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Thanks Gov. Doyle(continued)
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Limits the authority of cities and
villages to annex across county lines, and
Requires cities and villages to make payments for five
years to towns that lose territory due to annexations.
Minimal Payments in Many Cases:
"This bill will not stop annexation in Wisconsin as alleged by some
city and village officials," Rick stated in a press release. "Rather
SB 87 provides that cities and villages will have to pay to the town
from which the land is annexed the amount of the town tax for the
annexed property for five years. This payment in most situations
will be a minimal amount, of often less than $1.50 per acre per
year.."
Cooperation Works: Rick went on to state that the bill "gives
an exemption from this payment for cities and villages that have
boundary agreements with the neighboring towns. Wisconsin Towns
Association has been pushing in whatever means possible to get
cities and villages to the table to negotiate boundary agreements
with towns. Some of the largest cities in the state, such as
Appleton, Racine, and Kenosha have had boundary agreements with many
of their neighboring towns. Where no boundary agreements exist, the
payment of the lost town tax will be a minimal amount and not stop
annexations."
Governor Reaffirms His Support for Cooperation: "Governor
Doyle has demonstrated by signing SB 87 a commitment for
intergovernmental cooperation through encouraging cooperative
boundary agreements in lieu of litigation on boundary issues," Rick
added.
Rick also thanked the 500+ town leaders and residents who contacted
the Governor's Office to urge him to sign the bill. This was one of
the factors Governor Doyle considered when deciding whether or not
to sign this important legislation into law.
(from WTA website)
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