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Authority accepts stormwater and cross-drainage easements for Mill on Main project
Summary
The Redevelopment Authority approved two resolutions accepting stormwater easements tied to the Mill on Main development, allowing private-to-park discharge rights and cross-property drainage between subdivided lots.
The Redevelopment Authority of Oshkosh voted to accept two separate easements tied to the Mill on Main development: Resolution 25-04, accepting two stormwater easements located northeast of East Ninth Avenue that permit private property discharge through parks property to the river; and Resolution 25-05, accepting a cross-drainage easement along the vacated Eighth Avenue corridor that allows drainage between private lots.
City engineering staff described the 25-04 easements as rights allowing on-site storm sewers to discharge across park property to the river and granting access for that discharge. The 25-05 easement, staff said, is “more of cleanup between individual private properties” to permit drainage flow where lots are split and sold later.
Staff said the easements are part of routine project cleanup for the Mill on Main development and facilitate continued on-site stormwater conveyance. “Those give access and rights to discharge from private property through parks property to the river there,” a city engineering representative said during the presentation.
Both resolutions were moved and seconded and were approved by roll call. The meeting record shows multiple members voting aye; the chair declared the motions carried.
Separately, engineering and staff updates in the meeting noted Mill on Main is progressing and repairing roof damage from heavy rain; staff said the developer remedied water intrusion within a day and the project is expected to move toward completion this fall. The authority also discussed future permitting and ownership questions for docks tied to the Mill on Main commercial space; staff said the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) process could take about six months to a year and that docks may end up city-owned and leased to the developer depending on funding and DNR approvals.
The easement approvals are administrative steps connected to the larger Mill on Main redevelopment and help resolve cross-drainage and river-discharge access for the site.
