Town of Lisbon Residents Voice Opposition To Merger With Sussex
Town leaders attempt to make case for consolidation with Sussex during informational meeting Tuesday.
More than 100 Town of Lisbon residents voiced their concerns Tuesday regarding a possible consolidation with the Village of Sussex during an informational meeting held by town leader. After Town Chairman Matt Gehrke made a 90-minute presentation that made a case for moving forward with exploring a possible merger, several residents indicated their opposition to the plan. "When you look at (consolidation) with Sussex, the tax base goes up, their taxes go down; my taxes go up. It doesn't compute," said town resident Dennis Manthy. "I've lived here for 35 years and the Town of Lisbon is the Town of Lisbon." Gehrke noted the current the property tax rate in Lisbon is $3.09 per $1,000 of assessed value. It would increase to about $3.50 per $1,…
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Lois Liebau-Templin
9:25 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
May I say that we appreciate all the views on the Sussex-Lisbon merger. We moved out to the Town of Lisbon almost three years ago. There is so much that we do not know about, and after going to the meeting, last night, we are more informed about the merger. No one notified us of the first meeting, so we thank the Menomonee Falls Patch for posting an article about the meeting. Then, we knew what … more ›