Choose one:
Upon the application of 6 or more resident freeholders residing in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and the application of 6 or more resident freeholders residing in the [Town or Village or City] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin,
or
Upon a resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and a resolution adopted by the [Town Board of the Town of ________, or Board of Trustees of the Village of ________, or Common Council of the City of ________,] ________County, Wisconsin,
or
Upon a resolution adopted by the [Town Board of the Town of ________,
or Board of Trustees of the Village of ________, or Common Council of the City of ________,] ________ County, Wisconsin, and the application of 6 or more resident freeholders residing in the [Town or Village or City] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin,
continue
for [laying out or altering or discontinuing] a highway, as set forth in the [application or resolution(s)], the undersigned, being the duly authorized officers of the municipalities, met on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o'clock __.m., at ________ [state place of meeting as in notice], being the time and place stated in the notice that was prepared in accordance with
s. 82.10 (3), Wis. stats., and that was served and posted as required by
s. 82.10 (4), Wis. stats., as demonstrated by properly filed affidavits that the notices required in
s. 82.10 (4), Wis. stats., had been properly given and published, and a lis pendens having been filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for ________ County, Wisconsin, as required by
s. 82.10 (5), Wis. stats., we examined the highway, and heard all reasons that were offered for and against the [application or resolution].
It being our opinion that the public good will be promoted, the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and [the town board or commissioners appointed under
s. 82.21 (3), Wis. stats., or trustees or alderpersons] of the [Town or Village or City] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, order that a highway is [laid out or altered or discontinued] in the town of ________ and the [Town or Village
or City] of ________, as follows: [here incorporate a description of the road and the specifics of the action to be taken]. The line described is the center of the highway, whose width is ________. [If applicable, state: A survey is determined to be unnecessary.]
It is further determined and ordered that the following described part of the highway, to wit: [describe the part] shall be made and kept in repair by the Town of ________, and the remaining portion of the highway by the [Town or Village or City] of ________; and that the damages [awarded to or agreed upon with] the owners of the following described lands [describe lands], shall be paid by the Town of ________, and the damages [awarded to or agreed upon with] the owners of the following described land [describe lands], shall be paid by the [Town or Village or City] of ________.
[If the municipalities have an official map, insert: The provisions of this order shall be incorporated into the official map of each municipality. If only one has a map, alter accordingly.]
The clerk of the [Town or Village or City] of ________ shall immediately cause the original order to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for ________ County, Wisconsin, and shall submit a certified copy of this order to the county highway commissioner. [If the highway is located in more than one county, the order must be adapted to provide for recording and submission in each county either by the same clerk or divided between the clerks as is appropriate.]
Dated this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of the acting officers of both municipalities]
Note: Highways on or across municipal lines may be laid out, altered, or discontinued under
s. 82.21, Wis. stats. Proceedings must be initiated in each municipality, may be initiated by resolution of the municipal governing body or by application of residents of the municipality, and the method of initiation may be different in each municipality. Pursuant to
s. 82.21 (2) governing bodies of the municipalities, shall act together in cooperation, but vote upon applications or resolutions as separate governing bodies. General proceedings are in accordance with
ss. 82.10
and
82.11, Wis. stats., are applicable to such proceedings, and the forms for those provisions may be adapted to incorporate the specific requirements of
s. 82.21, Wis. stats.
