Legal Opinion
(1972)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided December 1, 1972Published
1Opinion of the Court
L.P. VOIGT, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
You have requested my opinion concerning the authority of a town sanitary district formed under chapter 60 of the statutes. Specifically, you inquire whether such district is limited in its authority pursuant to and by the terms of the petition and notice of hearing for its creation or whether it is limited only by the town board order creating such district.
The answer to your question is that the town board order creating the town sanitary district is the only instrument which determines the limits of the district's authority within the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Beloit v. Town of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Clintonville Transfer Line, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
- Fort Howard Paper Co. v. Fox River Heights Sanitary DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
- Fort Howard Paper Co. v. Town of AshwaubenonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- Fort Howard Paper Co. v. Town BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954