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Votes at a glance: North Avenue real estate services, tax refunds and sanitary rates
Summary
Committee approved advance authorization for North Avenue real estate professional services (not to exceed $400,000), approved two small 2025 property tax refunds ($3,118.26 total), and maintained the local sanitary sewer rate at 0% change for 2026.
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Financial Affairs Committee took three procedural finance votes summarized below.
North Avenue real estate professional services: The committee approved staff’s request to authorize selection of a qualified firm to provide real estate acquisition services for the North Avenue reconstruction project (CIP projects 2301 and 1127) in an amount not to exceed $400,000. Staff explained the work will cover appraisals, negotiations and right‑of‑way acquisition for roughly 120 parcels and that the project schedule is compressed to meet a DOT review milestone. The committee recorded a voice vote reported as approximately 7–1 in favor.
2025 property tax refunds: Assistant Finance Director Derek Summerfield presented two off‑roll refunds (one under Wis. Stat. 75.511 and a technical assessor recording correction) totaling $3,118.26; the committee approved the refunds and a Level 3 fund transfer (vote 8–0).
2026 sanitary sewer local rate: Staff recommended reducing the planned 3% local rate increase to 0% after learning the MMSD pass‑through increase was higher than budgeted; the committee approved no change to the local sanitary rate for 2026 (8–0).
