By Dave Fidlin
CORRESPONDENT
A request to shift oversight of a roadway from a condominium owner’s association to the Village of Union Grove has been denied by a panel responsible for streets-related issues.
The village’s Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets and Parks Commission on April 18 voted against the request, made by the Walnut Ridge Condominium Owner’s Association.
When the condominium site was developed, a private roadway, Walnut Ridge Street, was built with the understanding it would be overseen by the organization itself – not village public works staffers.
The arrangement means village crews do not sand and salt the roadway in the winter and are not be responsible for asphalt and other repairs as the roadway ages.
Speaking specifically to the condominium association’s request, Union Grove Clerk-Treasurer Jill Kopp said, “It’s not a normal practice.”
In other business this week, the Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets and Parks Commission:
- Discussed the possibility of undergoing a sewer rate study, though no formal action was taken.
The village’s sewer rates have held steady since Jan. 1, 2010, when the last increase took affect. A study was conducted before the rate adjustment.
Village officials are considering adjusting rates again as assorted expenses and improvements enter the equation.
- Reviewed and discussed Village Engineer John Tierney’s monthly report.
Highlights of Tierney’s report included the revelation he is analyzing the village’s long-range water supply and storage needs.
Tierney said the report is based on population projections encapsulated within Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission’s (SEWRPC) 2035 Plan.
Additionally, Tierney said he is in the process of planning improvements to one of the village’s well systems.
- Discussed a proposed stormwater detention pond along Leider Drive, west of York Street.
Depending upon the design, engineers frequently develop detention or retention ponds to mitigate such natural conditions as flooding.
In the case of the Leider Drive review, staffers within Baxter and Woodman, the village’s contracted engineering firm, looked into supplementing an existing detention pond as a means of addressing future development.
From his expert analysis, Kurt Baumann of Baxter and Woodman said he believes the existing detention pond should adequately serve the area into the immediate future.
“The existing basin (detention pond) is providing adequate service to the existing area that it serves,” Baumann wrote in a memo.
Baumann’s analysis included a caveat: his recommendation applies only to the 20.5 acres that are subject to the immediate expansion.
“Future developments must ensure that there is adequate conveyance to drain the surface runoff from the adjacent 20.5 acres,” he added.
- Discussed the development of a Subway eatery at 1680 15th Ave.
While a separate appointed body, the village Plan Commission, is overseeing many of the interior and exterior details within the sandwich shop, the Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets and Parks Commission has purview over such details as utility connections — an effort that remains ongoing before the restaurant opens its doors.
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