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County committee approves annual DOT maintenance agreements and 2025–27 right-of-way plan
Summary
The highway committee approved two annual Wisconsin DOT traffic maintenance agreements (including a corridor replacement item) and the countys proposed 2025'27 right-of-way maintenance plan after discussion about coordination with city approvals and budget effects.
The county highway committee voted Dec. 16 to approve its annual maintenance agreements with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and to adopt the proposed 2025'27 right-of-way maintenance plan.
Committee members approved a corridor replacement agreement item the packet listed at about $45,000 and a second DOT maintenance item the chair described as roughly $10,000 higher than last year; the chair and members emphasized that agreement amounts can fluctuate year to year depending on which corridors are included. "This amount will fluctuate greatly every year depending on [the corridors] we need to go," the Chair said.
The committee also approved the proposed 2025'27 right-of-way maintenance plan, which sets the department's schedule for brush and tree removal, clear-zone work and related roadside maintenance. Members noted that much of the work repeats tasks from prior years and that several specific road segments (listed in the packet) were carried over from last year's list. A committee member suggested making county approval contingent on the city or plan commission approval for a linked development intersection, a suggestion the committee agreed could be handled by bringing any city-requested changes back to the committee.
Committee discussion touched on staffing and winter operations costs; the chair told members the county spent roughly $14,000,000 last year and that GTA funding calculations are based on a six-year average. Committee members did not record a roll-call vote; the approvals were adopted by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
The committee said staff will continue coordinating with city planning officials and will bring any required revisions back to the committee if the city makes changes. The committee scheduled future meetings to accommodate the common council and plan commission calendar as needed.
