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2010AP1778 Gage Inc. LLP v. Village of Sister Bay
Municipalities Zoning; conditional use permits
2010AP2159 Village of Little Chute v. Outagamie County Drainage Board
Municipalities Drainage boards; assessments The Village of Little Chute appeals from a judgment upholding upon certiorari review a reassessment by the Outagamie County Drainage Board for maintenance costs related to the Vandenbroek drainage district. The Village argues the reassessment rates were arbitrary, inequitable and disproportionate to benefits accruing from the project. We affirm. This opi[...]
2010AP1631 In re the Return of Property in: State v. Sweetalla
Municipalities Property return Lonnie Sweetalla appeals orders denying his motion for the return of property and the motion for reconsideration that followed. Because Sweetalla had no right to possess firearms at the time he filed his motions, we affirm. This opinion will not be published. 2010AP1631 In re the Return of Property in: State v. […]
2009AP1714 Emjay Investment Co. v. Village of Germantown
Municipalities Special assessments; statute of limitations An aggrieved property owner must strictly comply with the 90-day period of appeal in sec. 66.0703(12)(a) or forfeit the right to appeal. “The legislature has explicitly directed that an appeal under Wis. Stat. § 66.0703(12) is the ‘sole remedy’ of a property owner aggrieved by a special assessment levied […]
2010AP897 Hildebrand v. Town of Menasha
Municipalities Special assessments A recreational trail is not a local improvement for which a municipality may levy special assessments. “The Hildebrands successfully rebutted any presumption of the validity of the assessment and showed that the primary purpose of the trail—to complete the trail system in Winnebago county—confers a general, not local, benefit under the law. […]
2009AP3036 North Twin Builders, LLC, v. Town of Phelps
Municipalities Competitive bidding An unsuccessful bidder for a municipal contract is not required to seek injunctive relief before suing to recover the costs for preparing the bid. “Accepting the rule proposed by the Town would foreclose judicial review in a case, like this one, where the municipality violates the competitive bidding statute but quickly signs […]
2010AP2167 Village of Menomonee Falls v. Ferguson
Municipalities Sex offender registries; grandfather clauses A registered sex offender who may stay at one residence pursuant to a grandfather clause may not move to another residence within the residency restriction. “[I]f this court were to interpret the Village Ordinance’s grandfather clause to apply to Ferguson as an individual instead of his residence, the purpose […]
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