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Committee approves 20-year conservation easement to MMSD for McKinley Marina green infrastructure
Summary
The committee authorized a 20-year conservation easement in favor of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District after MMSD-funded green infrastructure was installed at McKinley Marina to manage stormwater; Milwaukee County will maintain the installations subject to the easement.
The Parks and Culture Committee authorized a conservation easement in favor of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) for green infrastructure that was installed as part of McKinley Marina parking-lot reconstruction.
Parks staff said the work—installed as part of a grant agreement with MMSD—includes native landscaping, porous pavement and bio-retention areas to manage stormwater. Under the easement terms approved by the committee, Milwaukee County will maintain the green-infrastructure elements and MMSD will retain the right to inspect and monitor compliance; the easement is a common requirement tied to grant funding for stormwater projects.
The committee approved the easement by unanimous vote and staff said the arrangement imposes no direct cost on the county; the green infrastructure was funded through MMSD grants and county acceptance of the easement satisfies the grant conditions so the project can remain in service.
