MILTON — The Milton Common Council will consider authorizing a four-way stop at John Paul Road and Madison Avenue on Tuesday. Madison Avenue is a stretch of State Highway 59 and County M in the city.
The council meeting is at 6 p.m. at Milton City Hall, 710 Janesville St., in Milton.
The official action the council would take is eliminating the “through street” designation of Madison Avenue from the west city limits and including the west curb line of Clear Lake Avenue, Madison Avenue from the east curb line of Clear Lake Avenue to the west curb line of John Paul Road and Madison Avenue from the east curb line of John Paul Road to the west curb line of Janesville Street.
Only northbound and southbound John Paul Road traffic is required now to stop at the intersection.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has been seeking long-term safety solutions for the intersection, but those could take up to five years to find.
Funding nonprofits
In other matters, the council will consider updates to the city’s nonprofit contribution policy to include The Gathering Place and the Milton Historical Society, to allow each receive $10,000 automatic contributions annually from the city.
The council will review requests from the Milton Historical Society, The Gathering Place and three other nonprofits in the city’s 2026 budget. The Gathering Place requested $10,000 and the Historical Society requested $20,000.
Three other requests came from the Badger Chordhawks Chorus Guild, Milton Youth Tri and the Open Doors Foundation.
The guild requested $5,000, Youth Tri requested $2,500 and the foundation asked for $6,000 for the Milton 4th of July Festival.
The funds for the guild would be used for The Patriotic Concert, a musical event with two performances in the Milton High School Auditorium. The funds for Youth Tri would be used for event operational expenses and essential safety equipment to “ensure a secure and enjoyable experience for all participating athletes, volunteers and spectators.”
The council will also consider amending its fund balance policy to include requiring it be 20% of its general fund annual revenues in addition to anticipated tax-increment district advances and implementation and monitoring assigned to the city administrator and treasurer with annual reporting of an audit to the common council. A policy review would also be required at least once every three years.
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