Legal Opinion
Town of Ringle v. County of Marathon
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 21, 1980No. 80-090PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFoley, J.
The trial court granted summary judgment to Marathon County holding that sec. 59.97(9), Stats., allowed the County to rezone county-owned land in the Town of Ringle without Town approval. The Town contends that the County cannot unilaterally rezone its land if the land is already subject to existing Town zoning laws. Because we conclude that the trial court properly construed sec. 59.97(9), we affirm.
Section 59.97 (9) authorizes a county to “zone and rezone any lands owned by the county without necessity of securing the approval of the town boards of the towns wherein such lands are situated…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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