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Muskego council delays Test Corners fire contract after debate over donation transparency
Summary
Councilors deferred final approval of a new agreement with Test Corners Volunteer Fire Department after weeks of negotiation over open-records language and whether the department must disclose donation amounts above $5,000. The mayor was authorized to extend the prior contract for up to 90 days to avoid disrupting fire service.
The Muskego Common Council on Feb. 10 deferred final approval of a proposed 2026–27 contract with the Test Corners Volunteer Fire Department after an extended debate over transparency in the department’s financial disclosures.
Alderman Tom Wolf and others pressed for the fire department to provide itemized donation amounts — not donor names — for the council to review before finalizing the contract. Alderman Schrader said the council had asked previously for donation figures “for the last five years” (later proposed as six) for any…
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