Muskego Sees $600K Boost to Landfill Funds, Thanks to Walmart

The City of Muskego will be heading into its budgeting for 2014 in August, but will have a little extra money to work with when it gets started. 

Make that a lot more...about $600,000 worth. Where did the extra dollars come from? Thank Walmart.

According to Dave Simpson, Director of Public Works, a development in Cudahy to build a new Walmart translated into additional funds coming into the city's landfill account. The Landfill Host fees are charged usually by the ton for users to bring materials to Emerald Park, which is located on Muskego's southern border, with the city receiving a percentage of those fees.

The revenue in turn funds various accounts for the city, including Landfill, Park Dedication, Conservation, Storm Water & Well Testing Reserve. Most notably, the parks department has relied on the landfill funds to avoid using taxpayer dollars to improve and develop park lands.

Sharon Mueller, Finance Director for the city, advised the Finance Committee of the surplus at their meeting last week.