Verona meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

No decisions in Verona's past week; council to weigh $2.5M bond, water main design

No decisions were made by Verona boards and committees in the past two weeks. All recent meetings were agenda-only, with minutes not yet published. The coming week brings several consequential proposals, including a $2.5 million bond sale and a water main design contract.

Recent meetings (agenda only)

Common Council (Aug. 10) – The council was set to consider a conditional use permit for an indoor fitness facility at 1162 Laser Street, a zoning text amendment to allow places of worship, and a final plat for the 80-lot Ardent Glen subdivision (80 single-family/twin home parcels and 5 outlots). Also on the agenda: short-term rental licenses for three properties, a TIF request through Municipal Revenue Obligation (Livesey Co.), and an ordinance amending short-term rental regulations.

Finance Committee (Aug. 10) – Staff recommended denying two water damage claims: $1,000 from Coleen Rupnow at 1248 Enterprise Drive and $2,843.23 from Angie Simon at 430 Lucerne Drive. The committee also received 2027 budget updates for Buildings and Grounds, Council, Cable (BTRB), Planning, Administration, and Municipal Court.

Public Works, Sewer and Water (Aug. 10) – The committee considered a $42,895 amendment for additional design work on the Military Ridge State Trail project (JT Engineering) and a $74,594 contract for inspection of 126 prestressed concrete girders for the Hyper Drive bridge over Sugar River (Behnke Materials Engineering LLC). Bridge inspection fees are the responsibility of the developer, Epic.

Public Safety & Welfare (Aug. 10) – Staff recommended approval of special event permits for Ironman Wisconsin (Sept. 13, with a bike route change) and Bike the Barns (Sept. 20, ~850 participants). The committee also reviewed two road naming resolutions (including renaming a portion of Country View Road to Epic Lane) and three short-term rental licenses, two of which have code violations on file.

Police & Fire Commission (Aug. 13) – The commission met in closed session to select Battalion Chief of Training candidates for Fire Department interviews, then returned to open session for possible action.

Sustainability Task Force (Aug. 17) – The task force discussed an update to the city's outdoor lighting ordinance (dark skies), with a Plan Commission introduction set for Sept. 7, a public hearing Oct. 5, and council consideration Oct. 12. It also reviewed the 2026 solar project: a 31.04 kW DC array on the Senior Center roof, a contract with Eagle Point Solar, and a $10,000 Solar Moonshot grant.

Finance Committee (Aug. 17) – The committee received 2027 budget presentations for Fire, FitchRona EMS, and the Senior Center, and reviewed July 2026 revenue/expenditure and investment reports.

Municipal Board of Canvassers (Aug. 17) – The board processed provisional ballots, tabulated Election Day results, and certified the election outcome.

Park & Recreation Commission (Aug. 19) – The commission discussed a mobile sauna proposal for parks, a revised skatepark concept design, a special event application for Dancing With The Arts, a revision of Title 6 Tree & Shrub Ordinance, and 2027 capital and operating budgets.

EMS Commission (Aug. 20) – The Fitch-Rona EMS District Commission considered a resolution to purchase a replacement response/support vehicle, a memorandum of understanding on permanent part-time paramedic positions (tabled from July 16), and recognized volunteer EMT/Paramedic Tom Bates for 35 years of service.

Coming up

Common Council (Aug. 24) – The council will consider authorizing up to $2,515,000 in general obligation promissory notes (Series 2026A), approving a design services contract with AECOM for a water main replacement along W. Verona Ave and Epic Lane, and voting on ordinances covering cemetery rules, zoning definitions, and gender-neutral language. It will also act on a resolution supporting a DNR urban forestry grant application and an electric vehicle charging station site host agreement with Dane County.

Finance Committee (Aug. 24) – The committee will consider the same $2,515,000 bond sale (for an intersection study, trail improvements, and sanitary sewer work in TID No. 11), receive 2027 budget presentations for Police and Emergency Preparedness, and review a quote for a BS&A Cloud Upgrade.

Public Works, Sewer and Water (Aug. 24) – The committee will consider a design services contract with AECOM for the W. Verona Ave and Epic Lane water main replacement, not to exceed $93,400, and a pay request #2 for Mark Drive Reconstruction Phase 2 to Northwestern Stone LLC, not to exceed $203,086.73. The water main project aims to increase capacity serving the Epic campus and will be coordinated with upcoming lane widening.

Verona boards weigh utility rate hikes, property purchase, and zoning changes

Verona's city boards and committees met over the past two weeks to discuss a range of items, from sewer and storm water rates to a potential property purchase and zoning changes. No final decisions were recorded because meeting minutes have not yet been published; all items below were on agendas for discussion or possible action.

Common Council

The Common Council on July 27 considered updates to sewer and storm water utility charges. Ordinance No. 26-1108 would amend sewer utility regulation and rates, and Resolution No. R-26-024 would modify the storm water utility charge. The council also reviewed construction inspection contracts with JT Engineering for the Aldi development (not to exceed $62,560.00) and Ardent Glen Phase 6, plus a potential property purchase at 308-310 Plympton Street. A special event permit and beverage license for the Madison 56ers Fall Invitational were also on the agenda.

Public Works, Sewer and Water Committee

Also on July 27, the Public Works, Sewer and Water Committee reviewed the same sewer and storm water rate proposals, noting they address current deficits. The committee considered a pay request #6 for Mark Drive Reconstruction to James Peterson and Sons Inc. not to exceed $283,218.48, an inspection service agreement for Aldi Development with JT Engineering not to exceed $62,560.00, and a contract services agreement for Ardent Glen Phase 6 with JT Engineering.

Finance and Personnel Committees

The Finance Committee met July 27 to discuss 2027 budget capital requests and received an update on the Verona Avenue and Main Street intersection. It also considered payment of bills and approval of prior minutes.

The Personnel Committee that same day discussed Administrative Policy Number 70, which would set requirements for city departments, vendors, contractors, and volunteers using generative artificial intelligence.

Public Safety & Welfare Committee

The Public Safety & Welfare Committee on July 27 reviewed four special event permit applications: the Madison 56ers Fall Invitational soccer tournament (Sept. 11-13) with a temporary Class "B" fermented malt beverage license, the VAHS Homecoming Parade (Oct. 2), the Community Day Festival (Oct. 10), and the Sugar Creek Fun Run (Oct. 3).

Board of Review

The Board of Review met July 28 to hear real estate tax assessment objections for five properties: 440 Hunters Cove Way, 433 Hunters Cove Way, and 577 Harvest Moon Trail (all filed by FRED-Verona HC, LLC), 104 North Main Street (Walgreen Co.), and 562 East View Road (Roberts Living Trust). The board also verified training and confidentiality ordinances.

Plan Commission

The Plan Commission held public hearings Aug. 3 on a conditional use permit for a 10,000 to 49,999 square foot fitness and entertainment facility at 1162 Laser Street, and a zoning text amendment to Section 13-1-105(d) to allow places of worship in additional districts. It also reviewed a final plat for 80 lots and 5 outlots in the Ardent Glen Subdivision west of Shady Oak Lane, a certified survey map for two lots at 2000 Range Trail, and an initial review for a 5,000 square foot addition at 201 South Main Street.

Library Board

The Library Board met Aug. 5 to discuss the 2027 library budget and potential service enhancements, along with routine items like minutes and invoices. No ordinances or contracts were scheduled for action.

Coming up

No meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days, according to the provided data. Residents should check the city's official meeting calendar for future agendas and minutes.

Verona committees weigh utility rate changes, property purchase, and fall event permits

Verona's city committees and Common Council have a full agenda this week, with sewer and storm water utility rate adjustments, a potential property purchase on Plympton Street, and several construction contracts among the items scheduled for discussion. However, minutes have not yet been published for any of the recent meetings, so it is not yet confirmed which items were decided versus merely discussed.

Utility rates and construction contracts

The Public Works, Sewer and Water Committee and the Common Council both scheduled review of Ordinance No. 26-1108, which would amend Sewer Utility Regulation and Rates, and Resolution No. R-26-024, which would modify the Storm Water Utility Charge. The committee agenda states the rate adjustments are intended to address current deficits.

The committee also was set to consider Pay Request #6 for the Mark Drive Reconstruction to James Peterson and Sons Inc., not to exceed $283,218.48, along with an Inspection Service Agreement for the Aldi Development with JT Engineering, not to exceed $62,560.00, and a Contract Services Agreement for Ardent Glen Phase 6 with JT Engineering. The Common Council agenda included the JT Engineering inspection contracts for both the Aldi and Ardent Glen Phase 6 projects.

Property purchase and short-term rentals

The Common Council agenda included discussion of a potential property purchase at 308-310 Plympton Street. The agenda also listed modifications to the short-term rental ordinance, though no specifics were provided.

Fall special event permits

The Public Safety & Welfare Committee scheduled action on four special event permits: the Madison 56ers Fall Invitational (Sept. 11-13), which includes a Temporary Class "B" Fermented Malt Beverage License; the VAHS Homecoming Parade (Oct. 2); the Sugar Creek Fun Run (Oct. 3); and the Community Day Festival (Oct. 10). The Common Council agenda also listed the Madison 56ers permit and beverage license.

Board of Review hears assessment objections

The Board of Review scheduled objection hearings for five 2026 real estate tax assessments: FRED-Verona HC, LLC for 440 Hunters Cove Way, 433 Hunters Cove Way, and 577 Harvest Moon Trail; Walgreen Co. for 104 North Main Street; and Roberts Living Trust for 562 East View Road.

Budget and policy discussions

The Finance Committee scheduled discussion of 2027 budget capital requests and an update on the Verona Avenue and Main Street intersection. The Personnel Committee was set to discuss and potentially act on Administrative Policy Number 70, which establishes requirements for acquisition and use of generative artificial intelligence by city departments, vendors, contractors, and volunteers.

Planning and sustainability items

The Comprehensive Plan Task Force scheduled a public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan, review of public comments received as of July 15, 2026, and discussion of recommended final edits for the Plan Commission. The Sustainability Task Force agenda included the Dark Skies Ordinance update, the 2026 Solar Project, Office of Energy Innovation grants, and a Sustain Dane event debrief.

The Tourism Commission was set to review the 2026 1st Quarter Room Tax Report, a draft Independent Accountants' Report on the room tax agreement with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber's quarterly financial report, and sponsorship applications.

Coming up

• **Plan Commission — Aug. 3:** Public hearings on a conditional use permit for a 10,000 to 49,999 square foot fitness and entertainment facility at 1162 Laser Street and a zoning text amendment to allow places of worship in additional districts. Also on the agenda: final plat review for 80 lots and 5 outlots in the Ardent Glen Subdivision west of Shady Oak Lane, a certified survey map for two lots at 2000 Range Trail, and initial review of a 5,000 square foot addition at 201 South Main Street.
• **Library Board — Aug. 5:** Discussion of the 2027 library budget and potential service enhancements. No ordinances or contracts are scheduled for action.

Note: All recent meetings listed above are marked "agenda only (minutes not yet published)" in city records. Outcomes, votes, and final dollar amounts cannot be confirmed until minutes are available.

Verona boards weigh major development proposals, infrastructure spending in July meetings

Verona's city boards spent the first half of July lining up major land-use and infrastructure decisions, though minutes from the meetings have not yet been published. The agendas show the Plan Commission and Common Council both preparing to weigh a 200-unit apartment complex and an 800,000-square-foot distribution facility, while finance and public works committees reviewed spending items totaling more than $900,000 in proposed contracts and pay requests.

Plan Commission: Comprehensive Plan, apartments, and distribution facility

The Plan Commission's July 6 agenda included a public hearing on repealing and re-enacting the city's Comprehensive Plan for 1,940 acres north of County Highway PD, west to Epic Systems, south to Sunset Drive, and east to Fitchronia Road. The plan covers land use, utilities, parks, and streets.

Also on the agenda: a 200-unit apartment and clubhouse complex called Enclave, proposed south of Morningside Boulevard and west of Grassland Terrace, with a conditional use permit and a height variance request to exceed 35 feet in the Urban Residential district on the Midthun property. A separate item proposed an 800,000-square-foot distribution facility for Sub-Zero south of Whalen Road and east of Ambition, Clarity, and Laser Streets in Liberty Business Park.

Minutes have not been published, so outcomes are not yet known.

Common Council: development permits and infrastructure

The Common Council's July 13 agenda mirrored several Plan Commission items, including the conditional use permit for an apartment/condominium south of Morningside Boulevard, the height variance request, and initial review of the 800,000-square-foot Liberty Business Park distribution center.

The council also was set to review a citywide Pavement Crack Sealing contract with Thunder Road LLC and discuss a potential property purchase at 308-310 Plympton Street. Minutes are not yet published.

Finance Committee: June revenues and East Verona/Main Street costs

The Finance Committee's July 13 agenda called for reviewing June 2026 revenue and expenditure summary reports across city funds, the June 2026 City Investment Report, and financial impacts of the East Verona and Main Street intersection. Routine bill processing was on the agenda; the previous meeting had approved $771,186.58 in payments. Council members attending were noted as gathering information only, with no formal council action at the session.

Public Works, Sewer and Water: water plan and contracts

The Public Works, Sewer & Water Committee agenda included a Water Supply Service Area Plan prepared by Strand Associates, a Mark Drive Reconstruction Phase 2 pay request from Northwestern Stone LLC not to exceed $81,658.20, and a Pavement Crack Sealing contract with Thunder Road LLC not to exceed $75,250.00. The committee also listed discussion of a potential purchase of a 40-acre property at 6500 Shady Bend for a new public works facility.

Park & Recreation Commission: events, skatepark, capital budget

The Park, Recreation, and Forestry Commission met July 15 to approve June 17 minutes and discuss event approvals for VAIS Harriet Park and Puppets in the Park, a revised skatepark design, and a 2027 Verona Parks & Recreation proposed capital budget.

Senior Services Committee

The Senior Services Committee's July 6 agenda listed approval of April 2026 minutes and a director's report, with no other substantive items.

Coming up

• **July 20 — Sustainability Task Force:** Discussion of a Dark Skies Ordinance update to the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance, Office of Energy Innovation grants, a 2026 Solar Project update, a Sustain Dane event, and an MGE EV event debrief.
• **July 21 — Comprehensive Plan Task Force:** Review of public comments received on the draft Comprehensive Plan as of July 15, 2026, recommended final edits for the Plan Commission, and a public hearing on the draft plan.
• **July 21 — Tourism Commission:** Review of a draft Independent Accountants' Report on the room tax agreement with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2026 first-quarter room tax report, the Chamber's quarterly financial report, and sponsorship applications.

Verona boards weigh $46M TID plan, 200-unit apartments, and 800,000-sq-ft distribution facility

The most consequential item on Verona's recent meeting agendas was a Joint Review Board vote on a $46.1 million amended project plan for Tax Incremental District No. 8, which would raise total project costs by $27.7 million over the original $18.4 million plan. Minutes from that meeting and three others have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed in the available record.

Joint Review Board — TID No. 8 amendment

On June 29, the Joint Review Board was scheduled to vote on a resolution approving the amended project plan for TID No. 8, the Verona Technology Park Expansion. The amendment would fund new infrastructure including a water tower, pumping station, intersection improvements at Shady Bend Road/CTH M and American Way/CTH PB, and extension of Arrowhead Way and utilities to access a future public works facility site. The plan also includes $15.6 million in committed development assistance payments, including to Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. The board had previously reviewed the amendment and was set to take final action. Minutes are not yet published, so the vote result is not in the record.

Plan Commission — Comprehensive Plan, apartments, distribution facility

On July 6, the Plan Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing on repealing and re-enacting the city's Comprehensive Plan for 1,940 acres north of County Highway PD, west to Epic Systems, south to Sunset Drive, and east to Fitchronia Road. The plan covers land use, utilities, parks, and streets.

Also on the agenda: a 200-unit apartment and clubhouse complex called Enclave, south of Morningside Boulevard and west of Grassland Terrace, with a conditional use permit and a height variance request to exceed the 35-foot maximum in the Urban Residential district. The commission was also set to consider an 800,000-square-foot distribution facility for Sub-Zero, south of Whalen Road and east of Ambition, Clarity, and Laser Streets in Liberty Business Park. Approval of June 1, 2026 minutes was also listed. Minutes are not yet published.

Library Board — donor policy and 2027 budget

On July 1, the Verona Public Library Board was scheduled to approve April 2026 invoices, discuss and possibly act on a donor recognition policy, and discuss the 2027 library budget. Minutes are not yet published.

Senior Services Committee — routine meeting

On July 6, the Senior Services Committee was scheduled to approve April 2026 minutes and receive a director's report. No other substantive items were on the agenda. Minutes are not yet published.

Coming up — July 13 meetings

Three meetings are scheduled for today, July 13:

• **Common Council** will review conditional use permits and height variances for an apartment/condominium south of Morningside Boulevard, an initial review of the 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Liberty Business Park, a citywide pavement crack sealing contract with Thunder Road LLC, and a potential property purchase at 308-310 Plympton Street.
• **Finance Committee** will review June 2026 revenue and expenditure summaries, discuss financial impacts of the East Verona and Main Street intersection, review the June 2026 City Investment Report, approve June 22 minutes, and process routine bill payments. The previous meeting approved $771,186.58 in bills.
• **Public Works, Sewer and Water Committee** will review a Water Supply Service Area Plan by Strand Associates, a Mark Drive Reconstruction Phase 2 pay request from Northwestern Stone LLC not to exceed $81,658.20, a pavement crack sealing contract with Thunder Road LLC not to exceed $75,250.00, and a potential purchase of a 40-acre property at 6500 Shady Bend for a new public works facility.