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Cross Plains reviews County KP redesign plan featuring 10-foot path, curb/gutter and storm-sewer changes; trustees raise runoff and farmland concerns
Summary
Consultants outlined a proposed rebuild of County KP with curb-and-gutter, a 10-foot multiuse path, storm-sewer changes, and a 36-foot roadway. Trustees and residents raised questions about concentrated runoff, effects on farm fields, property impacts and the county’s jurisdictional transfer; staff will advance drawings and return with detailed plans.
Consultants presented a conceptual design for County KP on Dec. 15 that would reconstruct the corridor from Highway 14 past Bourbon Road to a standard 36-foot roadway with curb and gutter on both sides, add a 10-foot asphalt multiuse path, and revise storm sewer routing to collect runoff into an existing stormwater pond.
The project was described as a partnership using grant funding and the county’s jurisdictional transfer program: grant money and a county agreement could cover roughly half of the construction cost depending on final scope. The consultant said the revised plan, if reduced in scope where shown, would be about $1,000,000 less than an earlier $2.59 million estimate because it stops short of a full reconstruction in lower-priority areas.
Trustees and members of the public asked about the alignment (a proposed curve to avoid utility poles and preserve right-of-way), whether to leave a ditch on the north side rather than installing curb there, and the environmental consequences of concentrating runoff into the pond and ultimately the nearby creek. Several trustees emphasized a preference to avoid moving large poles and to keep the project within the public right-of-way to limit easement needs. Staff noted that when curb-and-gutter replaces a ditch, required stormwater treatment (sumps/sediment collection) will be included and will become part of the village’s annual stormwater permit responsibilities.
Other technical questions covered bike-lane continuity, how the design ties into existing paths and senior-living site access, and coordination with Wisconsin Southern (railroad) and Dane County Highway. A timeline proposed advancing the design to a 70% set and taking it to the county and then to contracting in early 2026; grant deadlines require construction activity in 2026 to maintain eligibility for funds expiring in 2027.
Staff will refine the alignment and return with updated drawings and cost estimates for the board’s guidance; the board did not take a final substantive action at this meeting.
