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Wis. Stat. § 66.0701 (2026)

Special assessments by local ordinance

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66.070166.0701 Special assessments by local ordinance.
66.0701(1)(1) Except as provided in s. 66.0721, in addition to other methods provided by law, the governing body of a town, village or 2nd, 3rd or 4th class city may, by ordinance, provide that the cost of installing or constructing any public work or improvement shall be charged in whole or in part to the property benefited, and make an assessment against the property benefited in the manner that the governing body determines. The special assessment is a lien against the property from the date of the levy.
66.0701(2)(2) Every ordinance under this section shall contain provisions for reasonable notice and hearing. Any person against whose land a special assessment is levied under the ordinance may appeal in the manner prescribed in s. 66.0703 (12) within 40 days of the date of the final determination of the governing body.
66.0701 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 532; 1989 a. 322; 1999 a. 150 s. 544; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0701.
66.0701 AnnotationAn ordinance under this section may use police power as the basis for a special assessment. Mowers v. City of St. Francis, 108 Wis. 2d 630, 323 N.W.2d 157 (Ct. App. 1982).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Emjay Inv. Co. v. Vill. of Germantown, 2011 WI 31 (Wis. 2011).
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Emjay Inv. Co. v. Vill. of Germantown, 2011 WI 31 (Wis. 2011). · cites it 17× “June 30, 2010), that affirmed an order of the Washington County Circuit Court 1 granting the Village of Germantown's motion to dismiss Emjay Investment Company's appeal of special assessments levied under Wis. Stat. §§ 66.0701 and 66.0703 (2003-04).”
Hill v. Vill. of Howard (E.D. Wis. 2024). · cites it 6× “2021-20: (the Preliminary Resolution), declaring its intent to exercise its police power to levy assessments under Wis. Stat. § 66.0701 for the construction and installation of sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, service laterals, sidewalks, curb and gutter, asphalt…”
Sleik v. Vill. of Howard (E.D. Wis. 2024). · cites it 6× “2021-20: (the Preliminary Resolution), declaring its intent to exercise its police power to levy assessments under Wis. Stat. § 66.0701 for the construction and installation of sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, service laterals, sidewalks, curb and gutter, asphalt…”
Wis. Stat. § 66.0701(1): 1 case
Emjay Inv. Co. v. Vill. of Germantown, 2011 WI 31 (Wis. 2011). “June 30, 2010), that affirmed an order of the Washington County Circuit Court 1 granting the Village of Germantown's motion to dismiss Emjay Investment Company's appeal of special assessments levied under Wis. Stat. §§ 66.0701 and 66.0703 (2003-04).”
Wis. Stat. § 66.0701(2): 1 case
Emjay Inv. Co. v. Vill. of Germantown, 2011 WI 31 (Wis. 2011). “June 30, 2010), that affirmed an order of the Washington County Circuit Court 1 granting the Village of Germantown's motion to dismiss Emjay Investment Company's appeal of special assessments levied under Wis. Stat. §§ 66.0701 and 66.0703 (2003-04).”
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