Kenosha Water Commission OKs property-use agreement with Miller Pipeline for lead service line work

The Kenosha Water Commission on Monday approved a property-use agreement permitting Miller Pipeline LLC to stage equipment and materials just outside the city wastewater treatment plant as part of a lead service line replacement project that will serve Census Tract 18 on Kenosha's southeast side.

The clerk introduced the item as a “property use agreement by and between the City of Kenosha Water Utility and Miller Pipeline LLC for lead service line replacement contract.” Utility staff member Czarnecki told commissioners the contractor needs a nearby laydown area for equipment and materials and said staff recommends approval to meet the contractor’s needs.

Commissioner [name used as functional label] moved to approve the agreement and a second was recorded; the motion passed on an oral vote with the chair declaring the motion carried. The board earlier in the meeting also moved and seconded to approve minutes from the July 28 meeting.

The agreement will allow Miller Pipeline to use municipal property adjacent to the wastewater treatment facility to support replacement work in the identified Census Tract. The transcript records no funding breakdown, timeline for the laydown use, or public objections; those details were not specified during the discussion. Utility staff framed the request as similar to prior lead service replacement contracts and recommended approval without further conditions.

The commission adjourned after the vote. Any implementation steps, permit conditions, or start dates for the contractor’s use of the laydown area were not stated in the meeting record.