[middleton]Please Call Governor Doyle

Tue, 4 May 2010 13:54:13 -0500

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The Wisconsin Towns Association and the Town of Middleton are asking all =
town citizens to call the Governor's office and urge him to sign AB 260 =
into law.

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AB 260, a priority bill of the Association, passed both houses of the =
State legislature and is available for the Governor to sign the bill =
into law.  The Wisconsin Towns Association and Town of Middleton are =
asking all town officers and town citizens to call the Governor's office =
at (608) 266-1212 and ask him to sign AB 260 into law.

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AB 260 reverses a 2003 Wisconsin Supreme Court case (Wood v. City of =
Madison) which provided that cities and villages could deny plats within =
their extraterritorial areas (which is town land within 3 miles of the =
cities over 10,000 in population, and 1 =BD miles of a city under 10,000 =
or a village) on the basis of proposed land use.  The Wood case reversed =
prior court cases which limited city and village extraterritorial =
platting authority to traditional land division powers of how land is =
divided and street configuration.  As a result of the Wood case, very =
few cities and villages have been willing to even sit down and talk to =
town officials since 2003, while at the same time denying plats and =
developments in the towns.  AB 260 will help level the playing field =
between towns and cities/villages on at least one aspect of boundary =
issues.

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We know that mayors and other city and village officers are calling the =
Governor to ask him to veto this bill.  We need as many calls as =
possible, as soon as possible to impress the Governor's office of the =
importance of signing AB 260 into law.

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It will only take a few minutes to call his office.  The staff person =
will ask you your name and address and what the purpose of the call is, =
again to ask the Governor to sign AB 260.  The staff person will not ask =
questions like why are you calling or what does the bill do.  They only =
record who called and what you asked for.  It is very simple!  But very =
important to make as many calls now and in the next few days as =
possible.

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Thank you for your time.

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Sara Ludtke

Deputy Clerk/Public Works Coordinator

Town of Middleton

(608) 833-5887

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Wisconsin Towns Association and the Town of =
<st1:City
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Middleton</st1:place></st1:City> are =
asking all town
citizens to call the Governor&#8217;s office and urge him to sign AB 260 =
into
law.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>AB 260, a priority bill of the Association, passed =
both
houses of the State legislature and is available for the Governor to =
sign the
bill into law.&nbsp; <b><font color=3Dred><span =
style=3D'color:red;font-weight:
bold'>The Wisconsin Towns Association and Town of <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
 w:st=3D"on">Middleton</st1:place></st1:City> are asking all town =
officers and
town citizens to call the Governor&#8217;s office at (608) 266-1212 and =
ask him
to sign AB 260 into law.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

AB 260 reverses a 2003 Wisconsin Supreme Court case =
(Wood v. City of Madison) which =
provided
that cities and villages could deny plats within their extraterritorial =
areas
(which is town land within 3 miles of the cities over 10,000 in =
population, and
1 =BD miles of a city under 10,000 or a village) on the basis of =
proposed land
use.&nbsp; The Wood case =
reversed
prior court cases which limited city and village extraterritorial =
platting
authority to traditional land division powers of how land is divided and =
street
configuration.&nbsp; As a result of the Wood
case, very few cities and villages have been willing to even =
sit
down and talk to town officials since 2003, while at the same time =
denying
plats and developments in the towns.&nbsp; AB 260 will help level the =
playing
field between towns and cities/villages on at least one aspect of =
boundary
issues.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We know that mayors and other city and village =
officers are
calling the Governor to ask him to veto this bill.&nbsp; We need as many =
calls
as possible, as soon as possible to impress the Governor&#8217;s office =
of the
importance of signing AB 260 into law.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>It will only take a few minutes to =
call
his office.&nbsp; The staff person will ask you your name and address =
and what
the purpose of the call is, again to ask the Governor to sign AB =
260.&nbsp; The
staff person will not ask questions like why are you calling or what =
does the
bill do.&nbsp; They only record who called and what you asked for.&nbsp; =
It is
very simple!&nbsp; But very important to make as many calls now and in =
the next
few days as possible.</span></font></i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Sara Ludtke</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Deputy Clerk/Public Works =
Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Town of <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Middleton</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>=

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>(608) 833-5887</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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