Evans v. Department of Local Affairs & Development

The petitioner-appellant, Evans, in a representative capacity, petitioned the circuit court for Waukesha county for the incorporation of the township of Pewaukee, Waukesha county, into a fourth-class city pursuant to municipal incorporation statutes appearing in sec. 66.013 through sec. 66.019, Stats.

The incorporation statutes require that a petition for incorporation be filed with the circuit court in the county in which all or a major part of the territory to be incorporated is located. Notices must be published, interested parties can appear and a hearing is held wherein the circuit court…