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Council debates flag locations, approves Cleary access addendum and notes boundary-agreement impasse
Summary
Council approved an addendum extending temporary access with Cleary Building Corporation to August 31, 2027, debated updates to the city's flag display policy (including whether to add Art House 360 and remove a banner pole), and discussed an apparent impasse in boundary-agreement talks with the Town of Verona.
The council approved an addendum to the temporary access agreement with Cleary Building Corporation, extending the city's use of Cleary property from Dec. 31, 2026 to Aug. 31, 2027 (or until bridge construction there is complete). The addendum passed by voice vote.
Separately, councilors considered amendments to the city's display-of-flags policy that would add 401 W. Verona Ave (Art House 360) to the list of locations and remove a banner pole at the Verona Ave/Main St. intersection. Discussion focused on technical distinctions between banner poles and rated flagpoles (safety and wind loading), a roughly $2,500 installation cost to replace the banner pole, whether the city should require rental tenants to fly city flags, and whether designation as a city facility would oblige Art House 360 to display the U.S. or Wisconsin flag under the policy. Councilors deferred a final decision pending legal review and further staff follow-up.
On an unrelated older item, council members discussed boundary‑agreement negotiations with the Town of Verona and characterized the current state as an impasse: town requests from October 2025 reportedly were not addressed in the city's latest draft, and councilors urged continued dialogue while noting difficulty finding common ground on development and preservation issues.
