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Monroe council approves events permits, zoning change and $1.53M road contract; enters closed session
Summary
The Common Council approved special-events permits and a temporary Class B license for the Pocket Park opening, adopted a zoning map amendment for Richland Heights, awarded a $1,533,213.97 contract for an intersection reconstruction to Rock Road Companies, and voted to enter closed session on a potential property purchase.
Monroe, Wis. ' At its April 20 meeting the Common Council approved several routine and substantive actions, including event permits, a rezoning, a public-works contract and a closed-session deliberation.
Special-events permits: The council approved a resolution from the Public Safety Committee authorizing Main Street Monroe's 2026 outdoor farmers market season (May'Oct) and the City of Monroe Night Market and Pocket Park opening ceremony scheduled for May 16, 2026; the Police Department was directed to provide street closures. Councilors corrected a clerical time error in the resolution before final approval.
Temporary Class B license: The council granted a temporary Class B fermented malt beverage license to Green County Development Corporation in conjunction with the Pocket Park opening (05/16/2026). The resolution specifies licensed operators must oversee service and referenced state statutory authority; the vote passed (one recorded no vote).
Zoning: The council adopted an ordinance to rezone multiple lots in the Richland Heights subdivision from Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) to one- and two-family residential (TR-10). The ordinance lists tax parcel numbers and states the change will take effect the day after publication; the vote passed unanimously.
Contract award: The Board of Public Works recommended awarding the 13th Street and 32nd Avenue intersection reconstruction contract to Rock Road Companies, Inc. for $1,533,213.97. The council approved the contract and authorized the city administrator and clerk to sign the agreement.
Closed session: The council voted unanimously to enter closed session under the cited authority for deliberating purchase of public property and negotiating the investment of public funds, to consider a letter of interest for a 5-acre parcel in the North Industrial Park.
The council moved between items with roll-call votes where required and returned to open session only after the closed-session agenda; additional details and implementation steps were assigned to relevant city departments.
