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Board tables special‑assessment for DOT‑required traffic signals after attorney objection
Summary
Staff presented Resolution 24‑38 to levy special assessments and a right‑of‑recovery to split costs for DOT‑required signals at State Highway 32 and 128th; the board entered an emailed objection from Roadmaster Investments' attorney and voted to table the item for legal review.
The Village Board opened a public hearing on Resolution 24‑38, which would authorize special assessments and a right‑of‑recovery agreement to reimburse up to half of the cost to install traffic signals at the intersection of State Highway 32 and 128th Street tied to a proposed Shell gas station development.
Staff said the Wisconsin Department of Transportation required the signals as part of its traffic impact assessment and that the assessable cost for the work is $278,021.58, with an assessable amount of $92,673.86 per adjacent parcel. "These traffic signal installations were mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation," staff read aloud during the presentation.
No members of the public signed up to speak at the hearing. Staff then read an emailed objection submitted by the attorney for Roadmaster Investments LLC, which argued the project "is not a local improvement project" and that "there's no benefit to any of the 3 properties specified above." The email author was identified in the record as attorney Alan Markowitz. After trustees questioned staff about the legal basis and the public‑benefit analysis, staff recommended tabling the measure to allow the village attorney to review the objection.
A trustee moved to table the resolution pending legal counsel review and the board approved the motion by voice vote. The hearing was closed without further public comment.
