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City attorney says Middleton must convey parcel under 2023 urban renewal agreement

Middleton City Council · December 4, 2025
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Summary

City Attorney Douglas Waterman told council a 2023 memorandum and resolution meets statute-of-frauds requirements and leaves the city little legal discretion but to convey a city-owned parcel to the urban renewal agency under the agreed price; the mayor said she is reluctant but will sign.

City Attorney Douglas Waterman briefed the Middleton City Council on Dec. 3 about the city’s legal obligation to convey a piece of city-owned property to the local urban renewal agency under a 2023 agreement.

Waterman told the council the 2023 resolution memorialized the agreement, contains sufficient specificity about the…

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