The village of Lannon has made another request to change its boundary with Menomonee Falls so a youth baseball field can be located in Lannon.
The village of Lannon has submitted a petition to detach 3.7 aces of land on the east side of Lannon Road, which is currently in the village of Menomonee Falls, so the property can fall with in the Lannon village limits.
The matter was discussed in closed session by the Menomonee Falls Village Board Jan. 3. It will be on the agenda for the Jan. 10 Menomonee Falls Plan Commission meeting.
According to the staff report for the Plan Commission meeting, the property was donated to the village of Lannon in 1992 by Susan Schneider shortly after the death of her husband Richard for use as a youth baseball field. The village of Lannon obtained a conditional use permit from the village of Menomonee Falls in 1997 allowing a youth baseball field to be developed at the site.  The permit was amended in 1998 and 2002.
This is second time the village has received a formal request for detachment for the site.
During a Feb. 21, 2005 Menomonee Falls Village Board meeting, Menomonee Falls approved detaching the property. The Menomonee Falls Village Board approved the detachment request subject to a $41,504 payment and entering into a written, long-term, no-cost mutual aid agreement with Lannon to have that village provide fire and emergency medical service to the western portion of Menomonee Falls.
During the 2005 meeting, Trustee Jeff Steliga said the $41,504 represents the possible lost special assessments and impact fees that Menomonee Falls could have mandated on the parcel. Lannon officials subsequently decided not to pursue the request.
Menomonee Falls Planning staff has recommended approval of the current detachment request as well as a motion to remove the site from the purview of the village’s zoning code.
—By Thomas J. McKillen, Managing Editor