Town of Sheboygan v. City of Sheboygan

The Town of Sheboygan (town) appeals from a judgment of the circuit court declaring that an annexation of a portion of the town by the City of Sheboygan (city) is valid and did not create a town island. Because we conclude the annexation creates a functional town island, we reverse the circuit court's judgment.

The town objects to the city's annexation of a twenty-five acre parcel known as the "Weiss annexation. " The town objects because the annexation completely isolates a tract of forty-five lots from the remainder of the town. After annexation, this tract is bordered on the east by Lake…