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Weston agrees to work with Mountain Bay Metro on lot‑line adjustments for proposed police building
Summary
The board directed staff to collaborate with Mountain Bay Metro oversight and police leadership to redraw municipal lot lines and swap land as needed so a planned Mountain Bay Metro building and parking can be properly sited; trustees emphasized the swap would be municipal property‑to‑municipal property and may require a CSM or easement adjustments.
The Village of Weston authorized staff to work with the Mountain Bay Metro Police Department oversight board on land transactions and lot‑line adjustments to facilitate the siting of a proposed Mountain Bay Metro building on village‑owned parcels.
Trustees and oversight members described a complication: a gas main runs through the municipal parcel cluster and existing lot lines force the architect to skew the building layout and stretch the parking area. Staff presented options including redrawing lot lines, performing a certified survey map (CSM) to combine or reconfigure lots, or negotiating an easement or trade between municipal owners to square the parcel for a regular building footprint and parking area.
"If we had the designer look at lots 4, 5 and 6 as if they were one parcel, it would make the layout easier," a trustee said, urging a combined site approach to avoid paying the engineer to redraw multiple times. Trustees also noted the work will likely require civil engineering and possible drainage adjustments to meet DNR requirements; staff said any trade would be municipal and that costs would likely be limited to survey and engineering work rather than land purchases.
The board moved to direct Village of Weston staff to work with Mountain Bay Metro oversight and Police Chief Jeremy Hunt to identify necessary land swaps or easements and to provide a site layout to the board for review. The motion carried.
Trustees asked that the architect and civil engineer coordinate to show how much pond area or parcel reconfiguration is required so the board can evaluate tradeoffs and potential restoration or drainage work. Staff said the item will return to oversight and then to the board once engineering layouts are available.
