Town Incorporation Information
10/27/25 Dane County Circuit Court Hearing Update
At the 10/27/25 hearing before Dane County Circuit Court Judge Lanford, Town of Middleton Attorney Mike Lawton outlined how the Town has satisfied the statutory requirements for incorporation.
In addition, City of Madison Attorney Doran Viste participated and had no objection to the Town’s request for incorporation. However, City of Middleton Attorney Matt Fleming, who also participated, did object, but did not provide a factual basis to the Court for Middleton’s objection.
In response, the Court gave the City of Middleton until Friday, 10/31/25 to file a brief with information regarding the basis for its objection to the Town of Middleton’s Incorporation Petition. The Town of Middleton has until 11/14/25 to file its reply to the City of Middleton’s objection, and the City of Middleton has until 11/21/25 in the event it wishes to file a response to the Town’s reply brief.
The contents of the City of Middleton’s brief objecting to the Town of Middleton’s incorporation will help determine whether or not an evidentiary hearing will be needed before the judge rules for the matter to continue the incorporation process before the Department of Administration Review Board.
Incorporation is a lengthy process that is in the beginning stage for the Town of Middleton. On January 20, 2025 the Town Board voted unanimously to express an intent to incorporate the Town of Middleton to protect its current geographic boundaries.
Publication of the Town's land legal description was the next step in the process, which occurred on January 30, 2025 in the Middleton Times Tribune: Notice of Intent to Circulate a Petition for Incorporation of the Lands Comprising the Town of Middleton
General incorporation information is available here: https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/LocalGovtsGrants/Incorporation.aspx