CCR2025.008-Preliminary WCACOMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #008-2025
PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO LEVY
AREA -WIDE WATER CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
FOR WATER SERVICE UNDER §66.0703, WISCONSIN STATUTES
(19th Amended WCA District)
RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Muskego, Waukesha County,
Wisconsin, as follows:
1. The Common Council hereby declares its intent to exercise its police power
under §66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes to levy area -wide water capacity assessments upon
property within the following described territory located within the City for benefits
conferred upon such properties as a result of debt service and retirement for water
connections to provide water service to the entire territory described:
See attached legal description marked Exhibit "A"
and attached map marked Exhibit "B"
2. The amount of the water capacity assessment (WCA) proposed to be levied
shall be determined by the City's Financial Consultant, its consulting engineer and the
Public Works Committee, and it is anticipated that said assessment shall be determined
on a residential equivalency unit basis.
3. The assessment proposed to be levied is to be levied against all lots and
parcels of real estate located within the territory above described which are not presently,
at the time of the final resolution levying the special assessment, actually connected to
the public water and receiving the immediate benefit, and against all lots and parcels of
real estate actually connected and receiving an immediate benefit.
4. The water capacity assessment (WCA) proposed to be levied is based upon
the police power of the City of Muskego and is to be levied for the benefit given to all
unconnected real estate in the City of Muskego for the benefit conferred upon that
unconnected real estate for the availability of a capacity in the water system and against
all connected real estate for the immediate capacity now to be utilized.
5. The water capacity assessment (WCA) proposed to be levied herein may
be allowed to be paid in installments. The exact schedule of those properties immediately
assessed and installments thereon shall be determined when the final resolution is
adopted.
6. The Director of Public Works and Development or Designee for the City of
Muskego is hereby directed to prepare a report providing for all estimated costs of the
total water capacity purchased, a total list of all properties to be assessed and a schedule
of proposed assessments against the specific properties to be assessed. Said report,
when completed, shall be filed with the City Clerk.
Reso. #008-2025
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7. The City Clerk, after receiving the report, is directed to publish a Class 1
Notice of a Public Hearing, under Chapter 985 of the Wisconsin Statutes, on this proposed
resolution levying special assessments, the hearing to be held at City Hall at a time set
by the Clerk as specified in §66.0703(7)(a), Wisconsin Statutes.
DATED THIS 28th DAY OF JANUARY 2025.
SPONSORED BY:
Richard Petfalski Jr., Mayor
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #008-2025, which
was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
City Clerk