Wisconsin § 88.215 - Landowner petitions.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 88.215 — Landowner petitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88.215. Landowner petitions.
The owners of land in a district may petition the drainage board to hold a district meeting. The petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the owners of land within the district or by the owners of at least 10 percent of the lands within the district. The drainage board shall either schedule a district meeting to be held within 60 days after receiving the petition or deny the petition, by issuing a published order, within 60 days after receiving the petition. The drainage board may deny the petition only on the grounds that it is unreasonable. 88.215 History History: 1993 a. 456 . 88.215 Note NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 456 , which created this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 88.215 ("Landowner petitions.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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