Mount Pleasant To Revisit Assessments; Property Owners May Get Relief they Seek

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Residents living along Highway V in Mount Pleasant may get the relief they are looking for after the Mount Pleasant Village Board voted to reconsider the jaw-dropping special assessments saddled upon area residents.

According to a report by the Journal Times, the village board voted 4-2 to take a second look at the assessments, coming at a time when a citizen group was putting legal pressure on the village in the form of lawsuits.

A public hearing was held before the board meeting, which was filled to capacity. According to a report from the Racine County Eye, five residents spoke in favor of the current assessment, five spoke against and 3 “others” spoke. The “others” spoke about things like deed restriction suggestions, etc. Attorney Tom Devine spoke (at 51 minutes and 10 seconds into the recording) for 35 of his clients of Hwy V who would prefer that a solution be attained in the political arena.

Some residents were assessed for the project in early 2016 - to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. The Journal Times reported that the group of roughly 35 property owners, represented by attorney Thomas Devine, may not necessarily file a legal challenge to the assessments by the Aug. 30 deadline.