Verona council votes to continue appeal in case with DNR and MMSD after closed‑session update
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After a closed‑session legal briefing, the Verona Common Council voted to continue its appeal in litigation involving the Wisconsin DNR and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.
The Verona Common Council voted to continue the city’s appeal in litigation against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.
In open session the city attorney summarized recent DNR correspondence: DNR approved a modification to an area‑wide water quality management plan conditionally, requested further modeling and monitoring to confirm dissolved‑oxygen levels (important for trout habitat), and suggested potential stream‑restoration projects if modeling indicates problems. MMSD provided modeling that DNR reviewed and questioned; the DNR’s most recent letter framed its recommendations as nonbinding suggestions that would become part of negotiation between MMSD and impacted communities.
The council convened in closed session to receive legal advice and negotiation strategy, then reconvened in open session and voted to continue the appeal. Alder Tucker Long moved to continue the appeal; council seconded and approved the motion with one recorded dissent.
