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Rothschild board adopts CIP amendment, pursues funding and favors 10-foot north-side path over short south-side sidewalk on Military Road
Summary
The Rothschild Village Board approved Resolution 2025-06 amending the 2025–2031 CIP to add Military Road reconstruction, a Weston Avenue multi-use trail and a Cedar Creek bridge, authorized funding applications, and voted 7-0 to decline a short 5-foot sidewalk on the south side of Military Road in favor of a 10-foot multi-use path on the north.
The Rothschild Village Board unanimously approved an amendment to its 2025–2031 Capital Improvement Plan and directed staff to pursue state and grant funding for several transportation and trail projects.
Administrator of Public Works Timothy Vergara told the board the revised CIP adds three target projects: the Military Road reconstruction (Pflieger Street to Urban Street), an off-street multi-use pedestrian trail along Weston Avenue and a Cedar Creek Trail bridge. Vergara said he is working with MSA on WDNR Clean Water funding applications for Military Road and with Vierbicher Associates on a WisDOT TAP application for the Weston Avenue trail; the applications are due in Sept. and Oct. 2025. The board approved Resolution 2025-06 adopting the amended CIP and authorizing the submittals (motion Ehster/Kennedy, carried 7-0).
The board also considered whether to add a 5-foot sidewalk on the south side of Military Road between Evelyn and Volkman Streets as part of the design. Vergara said the current design proposes a 10-foot asphalt multi-use path on the north side to close an existing gap from Gaska Park to the Volkman Street trail system and noted site constraints on the south side — creek setbacks and a 90-degree corner — that would make any south-side sidewalk short and less useful. He recommended against adding the south-side sidewalk. The board voted 7-0 (motion Luedtke/Stroik) to proceed without the south-side sidewalk and to include the 10-foot multi-use path on the north side.
Separately, the board authorized Village staff to enter a contract with American Asphalt to mill and pulverize Market Street from Imperial Avenue to Industrial Park Drive for $89,030, but only if the village first receives reimbursement from MSID funds tied to the Weston Avenue project (motion Jablonski/Schremp, carried 7-0).
Why it matters: The amended CIP and the board's direction shape which projects the village will seek external funding for in upcoming grant cycles and set likely construction timing; Vergara estimated construction years of roughly 2027–2029 for the Military Road and Weston Avenue projects. The decision to prioritize a continuous north-side multi-use path reflects a trail-connection strategy and limits short, constrained sidewalk construction that staff said would not meaningfully improve pedestrian continuity.
What’s next: Staff will finalize the CIP update with MSA, submit the identified funding applications by the stated deadlines, and proceed with design and contracting steps for approved projects if funding is secured.
