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PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT July 2, 2024
ITEM I: GRANT UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC EASEMENT AT 3280 COMPASS WAY
(CITY TRANSLOAD FACILITY) TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATION (WPS)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: City of Oshkosh
Actions Requested:
The City of Oshkosh requests to grant an underground electric easement to Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation (WPS) on City-owned land at 3280 Compass Way.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions: N/A
Property Location and Background Information:
The subject property is a City-owned
parcel located on the east side of Compass
Way within the Southwest Industrial Park
and is the location of the City’s transload
facility. The surrounding area is
predominantly agricultural in use and is
prepped for future industrial uses as
recommended by the City’s
Comprehensive Plan.
WPS is requesting this easement to install
electrical service to the transload terminal.
This will connect from WPS’s facilities to
the west within a separate easement area
granted by the City in 2014.
ANALYSIS
The proposed easement is located along the north side of the City’s property. The easement
will commence from an existing private utility easement to the west. The easement is proposed
to be 12 feet wide by approximately 160 feet long and 1,920 square feet (0.44 acres) in area.
Wording in the easement document will allow WPS to access the property, install underground
electric lines and related infrastructure, and maintain or replace its facilities as needed. The
easement is subject to conditions and restrictions listed in the easement agreement.
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Item I – Grant Easement – 3280 Compass Way
The City Attorney’s Office is coordinating
with the Department of Community
Development and WPS, and has prepared a
draft of the easement documents. The
signed easement agreement will be recorded
at the Winnebago County Register of Deeds
upon approval by the Common Council.
RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS
Staff recommends approval of the granting
of the proposed electric easement at 3280
Compass Way to Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation as requested.
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