Recap: Common Council Marathon Includes Update on Borst Property

With a full slate of issues from an to several closed session items, the Common Council came back from a closed session more than two and a half hours into their meeting Tuesday night to discuss an update on a purchase of a large parcel of land on the north side of the city.

The purchase of a nearly 100-acre parcel owned by Nancy Borst is hoped to close on Friday, after several delays have reset the clock. Mayor Kathy Chiaverotti explained that the revisions in the agreement, including additional land that the Borst family would retain, had delayed the finalization of the sale.

The result was a lower cost to the city by $30,000, however anticipated funding by the DNR for the for the Little Muskego Lake watershed, was therefore also lowered by about $50,000. The revisions, Chiaverotti said, had also incurred higher than anticipated costs for attorney's fees.

Despite the delays, however, she said that all looked good for a closing on March 30.

approve the following issues:

• Agreements between the to include 31 practice and 14 show dates at Idle Isle

• As because of a potential conflict of interest regarding the lake park development, appointment of Paul Peardon to the Parks and Recreation Board; he will serve the remainder of Boisits term, ending in May of 2014

• Pioneer Drive Construction - the city will purchase a small section of land to repair a failing sidewalk. The 877 square feet of land is next to a creek crossing. The council also approved the road project's designer, R.A. Smith National, to assign an inspector.

• Tess Corners Drive Construction - council approved the hiring of and inspection team with Foth Infrastructure.

• Nearly a dozen homeowners will see repairs that will prevent or reduce sewer backups at no cost as the council approved a funding agreement between the city and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for its Private Property Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Program.