Wis. Stat. § 61.36

Streets, sidewalks, sewers and watercourses

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61.3661.36 Streets, sidewalks, sewers and watercourses. Without limitation because of enumeration, the village board may lay out, open, change, widen or extend roads, streets, alleys, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, parks and other public grounds, and improve, repair or discontinue the same or any part thereof, including lighting and tree planting, and may establish and open and construct drains, canals or sewers and alter, widen or straighten watercourses; may build, alter, repair or otherwise improve or vacate or discontinue sidewalks and crosswalks; and may build and maintain roads and sidewalks required to connect the village with any transportation terminal or village property outside of its limits.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1939–2008 · leading case: Village of Menomonee Falls v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Village of Menomonee Falls v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (1987) wisctapp · cites it 7× “, grants the village board the management and control of Village affairs, including navigable waters within the Village, 8 and that sec. 61.36, Stats., authorizes it to *598 alter, widen or straighten watercourses.”

Oneida Tribe of Indians v. Village of Hobart (2008) wied · cites it 2× “5 It thus follows, according to the Village, that the land at issue here is not federally protected and Wisconsin’s laws authorizing municipalities to condemn property within their boundaries, Wis.”

Schaefer v. Village Board of Potosi (1993) wisctapp · cites it 3× “The village board, acting under sec. 61.36, Stats., voted to have DOT install sidewalks along portions of the highway and widen the highway to allow on-street parking on other portions.”

Handlos v. Town of State Line (1939) wis “Sec. 61.36, Stats., empowers village boards to acquire land to widen streets, and sec.”

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