City of Milwaukee - File #: 250517

• File #: 250517
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/15/2025
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/14/2025
• Title: Substitute resolution to vacate an east-west alley in the block west of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue, north of West Vliet Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: ALLEY VACATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/15/2025	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2025	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/1/2025	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
9/29/2025	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Appearing: Jonathan Latsko, DCD Planning John Lindstedt, Advanced Plating Technologies Mr. Latsko presented. Staff recommended approval. This resolution vacates the above public right-of-way in accordance with vacation proceedings under power granted to the City of Milwaukee by Section 62.73, Wisconsin Statutes, and Section 308-28, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. This vacation was requested by Donald P Gallo to accommodate expansion of the existing business. Mr. Lindstedt said his company has been in a long standing business (77 years) in the Haymarket area providing employment (83 currently) and benefits to local residents, the alley vacation would allow them to expand and connect their existing adjacent buildings over the alley, and the expansion would produce 12-15 additional jobs. Commissioner Washington moved approval, seconded by commissioner Smith. (Prevailed 6-0)	Pass	6:0
7/15/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
250517
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution to vacate an east-west alley in the block west of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue, north of West Vliet Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This substitute resolution vacates the above public right-of-way in accordance with vacation proceedings under power granted to the City of Milwaukee by Section 62.73, Wisconsin Statutes, and Section 308-28, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. This vacation was requested by Donald P. Gallo to accommodate expansion of the existing business.
Body
Whereas, It is proposed that the east-west alley in the block west of North Vel R Phillips Avenue, north of West Vliet Street be vacated pursuant to the provisions of Section 62.73, Wisconsin Statutes; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works has been directed to prepare a coordinated report estimating all costs and benefit assessments that will be incurred with said vacation; and

Whereas, That as provided by Sections 62.73(1) and 840.11, Wisconsin Statutes, a lis pendens must be filed with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds; and

Whereas, Said vacation has been reviewed in accordance with Section 308-28, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that said portion of public right-of-way is vacated as indicated in Exhibit A and bound and described by:

All that part of the 20-foot wide east-west alley, as originally platted in Block 28 of the Plat of the Town of Milwaukee on the West Side of the River, a recorded subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 22 East, being adjacent to Lot 8 and Lot 9, Block 28 and lying between the west right of way line of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and the east right of way line of a 20-foot wide north-south alley in Block 28 in the 6th Aldermanic District of the City in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; and, be it

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