Trustees raise liability, maintenance concerns about DOT‑offered park‑and‑ride
DOT offered to include a park‑and‑ride lot in the corridor acquisition/construction if the village agrees to sponsor ongoing maintenance; trustees expressed concern about liability language in the DOT template and declined to commit without negotiated changes.
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Staff presented an option from WisDOT to include a park‑and‑ride lot at the US‑51/interstate interchange as part of the corridor project. The DOT would include property acquisition and initial construction in the project, but the municipality would be expected to sign a maintenance/sponsorship agreement afterward covering snow plowing, garbage, restriping, and eventual repaving. Staff cautioned that DOT’s maintenance template leaves limited room for negotiation.
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