Board approves amendment to Monroe sanitary sewer service area to add school and development parcels

Utility staff presented a proposed second amendment to Monroe's sanitary sewer service area plan to bring several developing parcels into the city's sewer service map; the Board of Public Works voted to approve the recommendation and forward it to the common council.

A utility supervisor explained the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources requires the city to keep an updated sanitary sewer service area map on file and to modify it when new areas are developed. The supervisor listed the affected areas: the new high school development; the Richland Heights development on the south side of State Highway 11 (including approximately 62 acres north of Highway 11 and east of State Highway 59); and Monroe's addition to the North Industrial Park, a 48-acre Donny site across from County Highway Doctor. "I would recommend that we modify the current sanitary sewer service area plan to include these listed areas," the utility supervisor said.

Following a motion and second, the board voted by roll call to approve the amendment. The approval updates the city's map and authorizes staff to file the revised sanitary sewer service area map with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as required.