Wisconsin § 86.18 - Milwaukee County highways; location, alteration, maintenance.

§ 86.18. Milwaukee County highways; location, alteration, maintenance.

86.18(1) (1) The county board of any county having a population of 250,000 or more may acquire, establish, lay out, relocate, widen, enlarge, extend, pave, repave, improve and maintain county trunk highways therein, and when requested by resolution adopted by the governing body of any municipality situated therein, any other highway located in such municipality; to construct and lay water pipes, sewers, curbs, gutters and all other public facilities in such highways; to make assessments of benefits and damages, levy assessments, and issue assessment certificates and bonds in the making of and paying for said improvement to the same extent as is given to cities on the same subject matter. 86.18(2) (2) In acquiring property for any purpose covered by sub. (1) the county board shall proceed under ch. 32 , except that the board shall determine the necessity of the taking, and the county highway commissioner shall perform all the duties of the commissioners in making awards and appraisals under s.