Subdivisions without city water and sewer service are typically found in rural settings, under the domain of a town and separated from cities.
But the City of Verona soon will consider whether it might bring well-and-septic neighborhoods into the city.
The debate - tossed around by city staff for more than a year but initiated by a proposal on the southeast edge of the city - could begin as soon as Monday. A joint Committee of the Whole (Common Council) and Plan Commission meeting was set for next week, though some details regarding procedure could push it back to a future month, city planner Bruce Sylvester said this week.
Sylvester brought up the idea last year in light of the failed city-town merger and the restrictions on traditional urban growth created by the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission.
Meanwhile, developer Tony Heinrichs has been looking for a way to develop the Brown farm between Sunset Drive and Prairie Moraine County Park for two years.
The city's Plan Commission told Heinrichs the hilly terminal moraine would make them reluctant to extend urban services that far any time soon, but he was told he could come back and explore alternative ideas if he couldn't do it through the town and county. At Town Hall, the plan created an uproar, with local residents concerned about dangerous roads, deep wells and muddy conditions they thought would be exacerbated by a 174-acre subdivision.
So with the city's comprehensive plan almost finished - this month it was forwarded to a public hearing - city leaders are ready to explore the pros and cons of allowing rural-style development within the city.
A June meeting would be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday and televised locally on VHAT-98.
