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Muscoda board pursues land-swap option to cut $1.4M stormwater project costs
Summary
The Village Board voted to keep exploring a proposed one-acre land swap with Meister Cheese Company after engineer estimates showed relocating a planned stormwater pond could reduce construction costs roughly $300,000–$600,000; the board authorized continued investigation rather than immediate approval.
President Amy Imhoff and trustees voted April 8 to continue investigating a land swap proposal from Meister Cheese Company as a way to lower the cost of a planned regional stormwater pond in the industrial park.
Engineer Bart Nies told the board that siting a stormwater infiltration pond on the southeast corner of the village wastewater lagoon would cost roughly $1.4 million. Nies said preliminary mapping shows placing the pond due south on Meister Cheese Company (MCC) property could reduce that cost by about $300,000. Scott Meister, representing MCC, described a proposed one-acre swap that would move land south of Industrial Drive in exchange for land near the cheese plant’s seepage cells.
Board discussion emphasized potential savings and long-term capacity. Nies told the board the village has ample space for a 20-year expansion that could accommodate doubling the current wastewater flow. The transcript records the board’s estimate of up to $600,000 in total savings if the project is developed on the south side of Industrial Drive. The board did not approve construction or a land transfer; it passed a motion (mover: Trustee Wiederholt; second: Trustee Meyer) to continue investigating the land-swap option with Meister Cheese Company.
Why it matters: The stormwater pond is part of regional stormwater and industrial-park planning affecting wastewater handling and future expansion. Site selection affects immediate construction costs and long-term operational options for runoff management and potential wastewater capacity expansion.
Next steps: The board directed staff and the village engineer to continue due diligence on the land-swap proposal and preliminary mapping, including cost comparisons and legal/land-title implications before any formal agreement or ordinance is presented for a vote.
Attribution: Engineer Bart Nies presented the cost estimates and scoping information; Scott Meister represented Meister Cheese Company’s proposal. Trustee Wiederholt made the motion to continue investigating the swap; Trustee Meyer seconded it.
