Middleton offers up storm water utility referendum

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MIDDLETON — The bike path here is smooth and winds along a creek though stands of cottonwood, walnut, oak and elm trees that provide a picturesque backdrop and a canopy of protection from the midday sun.

Referendum — Hans Hilbert, co-president of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, looks out over the confluence pond where the north and south branches of Pheasant branch creek come together along Deming Way in Middleton. The pond needs to be dredged and is one of many projects that would be done if a stormwater utility referendum is approved by Middleton voters on Nov. 5.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Referendum — This was the scene in 2018 of Pheasant Branch Creek below the bridge on Parmenter Street in Middleton. The creek was overwhelmed with water after heavy rains saturated the creek's watershed.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES

Referendum — The dam that holds back water from a confluence pond before it enters the main channel of Pheasant Branch Creek would be enlarged if a stormwater utility referendum is approved by Middleton voters.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Referendum — Signs on a post direct bikers and walkers using the path along Pheasant Branch Creek in Middleton. The creek collects water from a 24-square-mile area.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Referendum — Middleton voters approved the creation of a stormwater utility in 2014 that allowed the city to charge $15 a year per equivalent runoff unit. After the floods of 2018, voters approved a temporary increase to $45 annually to help pay for repair damage. However, both funding levels proved inadequate, according to the city.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Referendum — A pair of Canada geese swim in the confluence pond where the north and south branches of Pheasant Branch Creek meet in Middleton.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Referendum — The paths along the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor are popular with runners, walkers and bikers.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

Photos: Damage at Pheasant Branch Conservancy

Clean up continues at Pheasant Branch Conservancy Thursday Aug. 30, 2018 where high water from Rains August 20washed away trails and bridges. STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL

Barry Adams covers regional news for the Wisconsin State Journal. Send him ideas for On Wisconsin at 608-252-6148 or by email at badams@madison.com.

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