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Muskego Common Council: mayor's office flags assessment increases; council approves consent items and plans recycling resumption
Summary
At the July 14 meeting the presiding officer relayed mayor's-office information about recent property-assessment increases and a one-year contract extension for the assessment vendor; the council approved a consent agenda that included adding a part-time building engineering administrative-support position and reapproval of the Apple Hills preliminary plat, and members heard recycling and liaison updates.
At its July 14, 2026 meeting, the Muskego Common Council received a communication from the mayor's office about results from a recent citywide property reassessment and approved routine consent-agenda items including personnel and planning matters.
The presiding officer reported that the recent reassessment left many values outside the 10% range required by state law and that the city extended the contract with the assessment vendor for one additional year so the vendor could redo assessments. "Most assessments are coming through around 15%," the presiding officer said, and he urged homeowners who see increases greater than 20% to first contact the assessor’s office; residents who remain dissatisfied were told they could appeal to the board of review and present evidence there.
On the consent agenda, the council approved by voice vote several items read into the record: voucher approval and minutes from April 14 and 21; Resolution 0502026 (disallowance of a claim by Gary Bridal); Resolution 0512026 (an agreement with the Muskego City Historical Society for 2026–2027); Resolution 0522026 (authorization to add a part-time building engineering administrative support position); and Resolution 0532026 (reapproval of the preliminary plat for the Apple Hills subdivision). A council member asked whether the roughly $35,000 estimate for the new part-time position included benefits; the presiding officer replied the position is up to 20 hours per week and that benefits are very limited and the figure "should be all inclusive." The meeting record does not include a detailed budget breakdown.
Council members also received brief updates: a liaison said the senior-taxi group’s main fall fundraiser (a bingo) will occur the last weekend in September; and a council member provided an update that household recycling service will resume at the GFL landfill and that hazardous-waste recycling collection is expected to begin Aug. 1 with recurring sessions (the exact cadence was clarified in discussion but not definitively specified in the meeting record).
A council member asked for clearer agenda listings under the mayor's communications heading so members know in advance what will be discussed. The meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m.
Votes taken at the meeting were by voice and passed as announced; no roll-call tallies were read into the meeting record for the consent agenda items.
