TOWN OF ____________ LIS PENDENS
s. 840.11, WIS. STATS.
COUNTY OF ________
STATE OF WISCONSIN
IN THE MATTER OF A HIGHWAY IN
THE TOWN OF ________, ________ COUNTY
BE IT NOTED THAT:
In the matter of a current action to [lay out or alter or discontinue] a highway in the Town of ________, ________ County, on ________ ___, 20__, the Town Board of the Town of ________ adopted a resolution to have a highway [laid out or altered or discontinued]. This described action may affect certain unplatted parcels in the Town of ________, ________ County, described as follows:
The [described highway is now located or proposed highway action will occur] on land described as follows: [insert the legal description of the highway to be discontinued or of the proposed highway to be laid out or altered].
A map is attached as “Exhibit A” to describe [the highway location or where the proposed highway action will occur].
This lis pendens, at the direction of the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, is to be filed by the Town Clerk in the Register of Deeds Office, ________ County, Wisconsin, for the purpose of notice of all titleholders and prospective titleholders that a highway may be [laid out or altered or discontinued] affecting the above-described unplatted parcels in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin. Upon the adoption of a final highway order affecting the above-described unplatted parcels in the Town of ________, ________ County, by the Town Board of the Town of ________, approving or disapproving the resolution for the [laying out or alteration or discontinuation] of the highway, a certified copy of the final highway order, with a full and accurate description of the subject highway property, shall be recorded by the town clerk in the Office of Register of Deeds, ________ County.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Town of ________
_________ County, Wisconsin
STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ COUNTY
Personally came before me this ____ day of ________, 20__, the above-named ________ ________, known to me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same.
[Signature of town chairperson]
or
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
This instrument drafted by: _________________
Whose address is: ________________________
Note:
Section 82.10 (5), Wis. stats., provides: In the case of a resolution under sub. (2), the board shall file a lis pendens within 10 days of the introduction of the resolution.
