Town of De Pere v. City of De Pere

Leo Danen and Eileen Danen appeal a judgment entered in favor of the City of De Pere and dismissing all of the Danens' causes of action against the City. The Danens contend the trial court erred when it concluded that the prohibition in § 66.021(4)(b), Stats., against adding or withdrawing signatures to a direct annexation petition also bars the withdrawal of the petition itself. Because we agree with the trial court, the judgment is affirmed.

In January 1993, the Danens petitioned the City to annex land that they solely owned. The De Pere city council received the petition and referred it to…