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Wisconsin Statutes Public Lands, Waters and Natural Resources (Ch. 23 to 33) § 32.55. Hearing on the report and tentative plan of improvement

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) Notice. Upon receiving the report and tentative plan of improvement the common council shall refer the report to a council committee for a public hearing to discuss the tentative plan, the relative costs and benefits and the necessity of the proposed improvement. At least 10 days before the public hearing, the common council shall send notice of the hearing to the last-known mailing address of any owner of property that may be damaged or benefited by the proposed improvement.

(2) Approval, revision, abandonment. (a) After the hearing the common council shall:

1. Approve the report and tentative plan, if it determines that taking the property mentioned in the plan is necessary, and commence implementation of the plan;  or

2. Remand the report and tentative plan to the board for reconsideration and revision.

(b) If the common council remands the report and tentative plan, the board shall reconsider the report and tentative plan and submit a revised report and tentative plan to the common council. The common council shall refer the revised report and tentative plan to a council committee for a public hearing as provided in sub. (1). After the hearing, the common council may approve the revised report and tentative plan or revise the report and tentative plan itself and commence implementation of the plan. Instead of approving the original or revised report and tentative plan, the common council may abandon the proposed improvement.

(c) After approving the report and tentative plan the city may begin purchasing property to implement the plan.

(3) Records. The city attorney shall record the common council's resolution approving the original or revised report and tentative plan with a description of the property to be condemned plus a map showing the condemned property and the benefit district in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is located.

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