# Fitchburg, WI Common Council 11-10-26

The Fitchburg Common Council meeting on November 10, 2026, included procurement and budget decisions. The council approved Resolution R20826 accepting two bids for park improvements in Highland Reserve: Madison Commercial Landscapes for concrete walkways, pads, and benches at $52,150, and Heartland Ecological Group for prairie restoration and tree plantings at $53,999. A resident also presented the city with a $5,000 donation for dog-park maintenance. The council adopted the 2027 budget after considering amendments, including funding for a second food-scrap drop-off site, $5,175 for Oak Meadow Park improvements, and a reduction in brush collections from 14 to 12 per year. It also approved keeping solid-waste rates at the 2026 levels: $236 for the base rate and $7.35 for brush collection. The final budget discussion noted an estimated $44 increase in the city portion of the average home’s tax bill.

The council debated an Axon real-time information center package described during public comment as a seven-year, $1.8 million surveillance system, with a vendor discount contingent on signing by December 1. Residents raised privacy, data-sharing, and oversight concerns, while police officials described proposed access limits, auditing, retention rules, and transparency reporting. Amendments to remove license-plate reader cameras failed, while amendments to delay implementation of four fixed cameras pending further council approval and to require related policies to return to council passed. However, the separate 2026 budget amendment resolution R20126 to fund the package failed, so those conditions did not authorize the contract through that resolution. Later, during the 2027 budget process, a staff-recommended amendment described as adding funding for the real-time information center passed; the overall 2027 budget was also approved. The council additionally approved an EMS levy-limit adjustment and a collateral assignment of the Syncopation LLC development agreement, required by the developer’s lender.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Sources
- [Fitchburg, WI Common Council 11-10-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qZi9rJloU0) - FACTv City of Fitchburg