Waukesha council to consider annexing school district land
Waukesha - The Waukesha School District's petition to annex 127 acres west of Merrill Hills Road to the city will be considered by the common council Tuesday now that the Plan Commission has recommended approval.
Annexation of the district's property in the Town of Waukesha is the only way to ensure municipal water and sewer services are available when a new school is built there in the future, according to Superintendent Todd Gray.
The annexation became necessary after the town board earlier this year excluded the property from town land to be included in the city's future water service area, Gray said.
On Wednesday, the Plan Commission approved the petition without amendments, Community Development Director Steve Crandell said.
Jeffrey and Connie Riegel, owners of a one-acre lot at the southeast corner of MacArthur Road and Merrill Hills Road, are joining the district in the annexation petition.
A west boundary of the city bumps up against the Riegel lot. The district's vacant lot is not contiguous to the city so it could not be annexed without including the Riegels' property to bridge the gap.
The joint annexation petition encompasses a total of 128 acres.
