Politics & Government

School District Seeks Annexation After Water Access Worries

The School District of Waukesha contends it needs municipal water if it develop a school along Highway TT.

The Waukesha School District is petitioning to have nearly 130 acres of land located along Highway TT and MacArthur Road annexed from the Town of Waukesha into the city.

The annexation request comes after town officials excluded the property from the city’s future water service area as the city looks to purchase Lake Michigan water from Oak Creek.

The Waukesha School District could build a school on the property in the future. The town’s ruling would leave the school without a municipal water supply. The school district has invested $1.4 million in the property, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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A public hearing on the annexation request will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday during the Plan Commission meeting. If approved, the annexation request would advance to the Common Council for a final ruling.


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