According to the Incorporation Review Board, the original submission did not meet the standards for characteristics of territory (homogeneity and compactness), and territory beyond the core. The Incorporation Review Board granted a 12-month extension to Greenville to submit a new petition with a revised boundary map, which should include less territory. The extension also waives the submission fee of $25,000.
The Town of Greenville has revised their submittal and have successfully sent it with the Wisconsin Department of Administration for consideration in January 2020.
This resubmission reflects the comments of the Review Board's determination, providing a revised boundary map and petition to support the incorporation of the Village of Greenville. The revised Village of Greenville has been reduced in size in order to meet the requirements of compactness. The proposed village will be 16.89 square miles in area (versus 36 square miles) and a population of 11,827 based on the 2020 DOA estimates. The remnant town will be 19.11 square miles in area and have a remaining population of 2,969 persons.
Resubmitting a new petition would initially create a separate Town and Village of Greenville. However, should the incorporation pass, the remaining Town could be reunited with the newly formed village via an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the remnant Town and newly formed Village. This act would be similar to the incorporation of the Town of Menasha to the Village of Fox Crossing. This process does add some complexity and can be confusing to many. Because of this complexity, we attempted to incorporate the entire Town at once.
Updates to the incorporation process will be posted on our website as they become available: http://townofgreenville.com/our_community/incorporation.php
What is incorporation?
Municipal incorporation is the process of creating new villages and cities from town territory. It is regulated under Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 66 General Municipality Law (s. 66.0201).
Why incorporate the Town of Greenville?
- Preserve the Town of Greenville’s Identity and Character;
- Make Local Planning & Zoning Decisions and Improve Our Ability to Attract and Retain Businesses;
- Preserve Greenville’s Borders and Protect the Future of Our Community; Attract and Retain Businesses to the Region and Promote Infrastructure Improvement;
- Have the Ability to Be More Fiscally Sound and Finance Projects More Efficiently and Effectively;
- Ability to Receive a Better Bond Rating;
- Villages and Cities Have More Access to State and Federal Aids, Grants and Shared Revenues than Towns.
