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Rothschild authorizes negotiations with Schofield on Kort Street basin and Well No. 7 test well
Summary
The board authorized the administrator to negotiate with the City of Schofield on the Kort Street wet detention basin project and a 1,500-foot perimeter test well related to proposed Well No. 7; Schofield will pay upfront construction costs and share 50% of a test well drilling cost, motion carried 7–0.
The Village Board voted unanimously on Sept. 8 to allow the village administrator to negotiate intergovernmental agreements with the City of Schofield for the Kort Street wet detention basin and arrangements related to a proposed Well No. 7.
Public Works Administrator Timothy Vergara explained the detention basin would sit at the Kort Street Boat Landing to capture one of Schofield’s major stormwater outfalls and could provide Schofield credit toward WDNR stormwater requirements. Vergara said Strand Associates’ design is about 90% complete and that Schofield submitted a grant application due Sept. 30, 2025. He added that WDNR review raised a 400-foot setback concern for Well No. 4 and that the proposed basin location conflicted with the 400-foot setback for a proposed Well No. 7.
Because of setback constraints, the draft intergovernmental agreements would allow Rothschild placement of a new well within a 1,500-foot perimeter of Schofield’s jurisdictional boundary for Well No. 7 and include cost-sharing arrangements. The board approved a motion authorizing the administrator to negotiate terms under which Schofield would pay Rothschild’s upfront construction costs for the basin and would pay 50% of drilling one test well to determine viability for Rothschild over a 99‑year easement or term. Vergara said Well No. 7 was originally proposed to reduce pumping time and cleaning frequency at Well No. 4; the project was later sidelined by PFAS concerns, and subsequent improvements to Wells 3 and 6 reduced immediate capacity needs. Rothschild had previously invested about $150,000 in engineering, drilling and testing related to the Well No. 7 site; the test well was abandoned in 2025 due to WDNR requirements, Vergara said.
Sam Stroik moved and Bill Schremp seconded the motion to allow the administrator to negotiate; the motion carried 7–0. The agreements will return to the board for final approval once terms are negotiated.
