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File #: 90594    Version: 1 Name: Declaring the City of Madison's intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Madison's Elmside Boulevard, Sommers Avenue, and Center Avenue Assessment District - 2026.
Type: Resolution Status: Items Referred
File created: 10/23/2025 In control: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
On agenda: 11/25/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Declaring the City of Madison's intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Madison's Elmside Boulevard, Sommers Avenue, and Center Avenue Assessment District - 2026. (District 15)
Sponsors: Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford

Fiscal Note

No Funds Required.

Title

Declaring the City of Madison's intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Madison's Elmside Boulevard, Sommers Avenue, and Center Avenue Assessment District - 2026. (District 15)  

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BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:

 

1.                     That the Common Council of the City of Madison hereby establishes an assessment district known as the Madison's Elmside Boulevard, Sommers Avenue, and Center Avenue Assessment District - 2026, serving Elmside Boulevard from Oakridge Avenue and Atwood Avenue, Sommers Avenue from Miller Avenue to Elmside Boulevard, and Center Avenue from Miller Avenue to Maple Avenue all in accordance with Section 66.0701 (formerly Section 66.62) of the Wisconsin State Statutes and Section 4.09 of the Madison General Ordinances. 

 

2.                     That the contemplated purposes of this assessment district are to remove and replace the sanitary sewer main and laterals, water main, storm sewer main and laterals, base course, curb and gutter, driveway aprons, asphalt pavement, pavement marking, signs, as well as improve pedestrian crossings, and spot replace sidewalk as needed along Elmside Boulevard from Oakridge Avenue and Atwood Avenue, Sommers Avenue from Miller Avenue to Elmside Boulevard, and Center Avenue from Miller Avenue to Maple Avenue.

 

3.                     That the benefited properties shall have the opportunity to pay the special assessments which may be levied as a result of this assessment district in eight (8) annual installments, subject to the current interest rate in effect at the time of establishment of the special assessment. 

 

4.                     That the City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare a report consisting of preliminary or final plans and specifications; an estimate of the entire cost of the proposed work or improvements within the assessment district; a schedule of proposed assessments, constituting an exercise of police power of the City of Madison; and a statement that the property against which the assessments are proposed is benefited. 

 

5.                     That upon completion of this aforesaid report, the City Engineer shall proceed in accordance with Section 4.09 of the Madison General Ordinances.