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Marquette County Board approves $3.46 million borrowing package for roads, 911 center, equipment and building repairs
Summary
After debate and several failed reconsideration motions, the Marquette County Board adopted an amended Resolution 23-2025 authorizing up to $3,460,000 in general obligation promissory notes to fund road work, a new 911 dispatch center, highway equipment and a Human Services building roof replacement; the final vote was 16–1.
The Marquette County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize an amended borrowing package of not-to-exceed $3,460,000 in general obligation promissory notes to pay for road improvements, construction of a new 911 dispatch center, highway equipment including new chassis, and a roof replacement at the Human Services building. The amended Resolution 23-2025 passed 16–1 (Noes: Peggy Krause).
Robert W. Baird & Co. representative Kevin Mullen presented two hypothetical borrowing options — a $3.0 million plan focused on highway paving and a $4.0 million plan that bundled additional projects — and described expected debt-service and mill-rate impacts. Administrator Ron Barger and Highway Commissioner Brian Trebiatowski outlined projects that would be funded if the board approved the larger package, including chassis for highway trucks that Trebiatowski said are “important for completing town work and generating revenue.”
The board first failed to adopt the $4.0 million authorization and later considered several motions to reconsider and substitute lower amounts. Multiple attempts to approve other figures failed or were defeated; an amendment to set the authorization at $3,460,000 (to include highway borrowing and chassis) was adopted and the amended resolution was approved on a roll call vote (Ayes 16; Noes 1). The resolution delegates authority to the County Administrator and the County Board Chair to accept a note purchase proposal consistent with the resolution's terms.
The adopted resolution states the borrowing is for a defined public project and cites statutory authority for general obligation borrowing under Wisconsin law. The resolution also specifies that note proceeds shall not be used for operating expenses of the general fund or tax-supported special revenue funds.
The board’s action follows a presentation on hypothetical debt-service schedules prepared by Baird that showed projected combined levy-supported debt service and estimated mill-rate effects under different borrowing scenarios. Officials said exhibits and an updated Exhibit A to the resolution are available from the County Clerk’s Office.
Next procedural steps: the authorized officers will execute the approving certificate if and when a note purchase proposal meets the resolution's parameters; a full copy of the final resolution and its exhibits are available upon request from the County Clerk.
