CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. v. Village of Germantown

The appellants challenge the Village of Germantown's special assessment for future users of the reserve capacity of a new sewer interceptor linking Germantown to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD). The issues are whether the assessment was made upon a reasonable basis, whether it stated the benefits for each assessed property pursuant to sec. 66.60(3)(d), Stats., and whether the assessment proceeds would not exceed the total cost of the project as required by sec. 66.60(11).

We affirm because we conclude that the assessment was reasonable; Germantown fulfilled the statutory…