Town of Brookfield Businesses Pledge Not to Annex To Cities
At least 80 property owners sign non-annexation agreements in exchange for not being charged a total of $356,000 in special assessments.
At least 80 Town of Brookfield businesses and institutions have signed pledges to not annex into neighboring cities for the next 20 years, in exchange for not having to pay special assessments for a new town water tower. Those 80 property owners had been charged special assessments totaling $356,949, or about 44 percent of the total assessments billed for the water tower project. Another 43 property owners have expressed interest in signing the non-annexation agreement but have not yet done so, Town Clerk Jane Carlson said. Seven owners have paid their assessments, declining to sign the pledges. The rest of the total 191 properties affected have not yet acted on their bills, which if not paid by late fall will be placed on December …
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Randy1949
9:33 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011
"When the city hired a consultant to study whether the city and town should be consolidated, the report did not recommend merging because the tax rate for town residents would rise without a major increase in services." And that pretty much says it all. I'm also determined to preserve my rights, such as they are. more ›