Board grants waiver for Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets as litigation proceeds

The Pleasant Prairie Board of Review voted to approve a waiver request from Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets LLC on Aug. 26, 2026, after staff and village counsel told the panel the property is already in active litigation.

At the meeting, Assessment Services reported it had enough information and recommended granting the waiver. Village attorney Amy Seibel explained the litigation timeline, saying the parties had “a 1 month trial for the tax years 2018 to 2020, and then we had post trial briefing,” and that the court’s forthcoming decision on those years will influence later tax years. The board’s Chair called for a motion; a member moved to approve the waiver and the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

Why it matters: granting the waiver moves the dispute out of the Board of Review process into circuit court, effectively pausing local administrative resolution of valuation for the years in question until the court issues its ruling. Amy Seibel told the board the case has been awaiting a decision for several years and that both sides agree the court’s ruling on 2018–2020 will have “a huge bearing on what happens in the subsequent years.”

Next steps: the waiver was approved and the matter will proceed through the circuit court process. No additional local action on the Premium Outlets appeal was taken at this meeting.