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North Fond du Lac board approves $219,000 purchase of 729 Wisconsin Avenue over trustee objection
Summary
On Jan. 6 the Village of North Fond du Lac Board of Trustees approved buying 729 Wisconsin Avenue for $219,000. The purchase passed 3-1 after Trustee Mike Will said the funds would be better used to repair the municipal building roof; the board then entered closed session to discuss the real estate matter.
The Village of North Fond du Lac Board of Trustees voted Jan. 6 to approve the village’s purchase of 729 Wisconsin Avenue for $219,000 after Administrator Nick Leonard told the board the property was under contract and that the seller had accepted the village’s offer.
Trustee Mike Will opposed the purchase, saying, "I did not support this and thought the money could be better spent fixing the municipal building roof." Trustee Chuck Hornung moved to approve the purchase; Trustee John Duffy seconded. In a roll-call vote the board approved the purchase 3-1: Duffy, Hornung and Village President Michael Streetar voted yes; Will voted no.
Immediately after the vote the board moved to convene in closed session. Trustee Chuck Hornung moved and Trustee John Duffy seconded that the board meet in executive session under Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the purchasing of public properties; roll-call votes were recorded in the minutes as all in favor. The minutes show the board adjourned the closed session at 6:46 p.m.
The minutes do not record additional details about the property’s intended municipal use, funding source beyond the purchase price, or any conditions attached to closing. The contract price recorded in the minutes is $219,000 and no alternate financing or appropriation was specified in the recorded discussion.
