Board approves MOU and state municipal agreement with WisDOT for planned Hwy 31/165 upgrades

Matt presented the TIA area and walked trustees through DOT expectations, the traffic‑impact analysis findings and possible corridor improvements. He explained the MOU would memorialize timing triggers for required improvements (generally when about 50% of identified development areas are built out) and gave the board a short primer on how TIAs and memoranda of understanding operate in coordinating long‑range highway and land use planning.

During the presentation Matt described the TIA recommendations for the corridor and the State Municipal Agreement (SMA) cost‑sharing structure: "So the overall project cost for that entire segment for Springbrook Road to Highway 31 ... is estimated to be about $20,700,000," he said. He added that DOT agreed to take responsibility for one eastbound additional travel lane from Highway 31 to 62nd Avenue (a lane the TIA had initially assigned to the village), and that the DOT would consider a 50% municipal cost share for redesign, right‑of‑way and construction if the village elects to proceed.

Trustees engaged in extended discussion about whether a 50/50 percentage agreement represented a fair allocation, how right‑of‑way acquisition would be handled, timing (staff estimated construction would be earliest in the early 2030s), what funding sources could be used (developer contributions, special assessments, TID funds), and maintenance responsibilities (village maintains sidewalks, curb and gutter, medians; DOT maintains travel lane pavement). After questions, the board moved and approved both the MOU (9b) and the SMA (9c). The votes were recorded as aye and the motions carried.