Council sets July hearing to allow Foremost Farms to acquire sidewalk frontage on Booster Boulevard

The Reedsburg Common Council on a unanimous voice vote set a July 27, 2026, public hearing for Resolution 4600-26 to partially discontinue a section of Booster Boulevard so Foremost Farms can own improvements built within the sidewalk and frontage area.

Max, a city staff member who presented the item, said the plan commission previously approved a variance allowing Foremost to build into the right-of-way as part of a plant expansion. "Those improvements are now basically in city property," Max said, and the proposed transfer would give Foremost title to the land beneath those improvements while including a provision requiring the property to be returned to the city if the improvements are removed.

Max told the council the narrowing affects the sidewalk and frontage rather than the travel lane and that "in terms of vehicular traffic, there won't be any issues and there'll still be a walkway on the south side of the road." He also said the transfer follows standard public-notice requirements and will require a Class 3 notice in the local paper before the July hearing.

Councilmembers asked whether utilities would be affected and whether an easement would have been cleaner; Max said the city will retain necessary easements and that no current utilities in the conveyed area are impacted. The council then moved to set the first reading and public hearing; the motion passed on a motion by Peterson and second by Heidi.

The hearing will give the public a chance to comment on narrowing the city right-of-way and the proposed transfer of the frontage to Foremost Farms. The city packet will include the Class 3 public notices and the variance documents from the plan commission.

Next steps: The council will hold the public hearing July 27 and may take final action after considering public comment and any required legal notices.