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Ted Neitzke Timeline
Reviewed statements arranged chronologically by their full public-statement date, oldest first. Each item also names the date of its paired official record.
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The no-disruption statement and the later construction-hour limits
Contradicted by the record
Nearby residents complained about noise and light pollution as well as traffic caused by nonstop, 24-hour weekday construction at the Vantage campus. On March 19, the Plan Commission unanimously amended the plan to limit outdoor construction and deliveries to 6 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, reduce lighting to security levels after 8:30 p.m., and let the amendment take effect April 18. Neitzke said the benefits of accelerating construction were not worth the additional inconvenience and that the overnight work was too disruptive and needed to end.
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The transparency commitment and the later records ruling
Promise vs outcome
Wisconsin CCAP identifies the matter as Ozaukee County case 2025CV000521, Lynde Uihlein v. City of Port Washington, a petition for writ of mandamus assigned to Judge Adam Gerol. At the January 28, 2026 motion hearing, Gerol denied the City's motion to quash and dismiss; the reported basis was that the City's response was incomplete because the requested communications included their email attachments.
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The resident-convenience statement and the later construction-hour limits
Promise vs outcome
After residents reported overnight noise and light disruption, the Plan Commission unanimously restricted outdoor construction hours and nighttime lighting; Neitzke said the overnight work had become too disruptive and needed to end.
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The infrastructure-cost statement and the later agreement
Promise vs outcome
The executed agreement provides for the City to reimburse qualifying development costs from project tax increment, with those costs accruing seven percent annual interest until reimbursed.
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The tax-relief statement and the City's ten-year forecast
Promise vs outcome
The City's 2027–2036 Financial Outlook projects the city-only tax on a $400,000 home at $2,205 in 2027, then rising every year to $3,413 in 2036, an increase of about 55 percent from 2027. The same table shows a $98, or 4.2 percent, decrease in 2027 from the prior year. The plan assumes the operating levy rises 5.0 percent each year, while the total levy used in planning rises from $10,575,540 in 2027 to $16,557,364 in 2036.
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The no-cost statement and the later utility-rate decision
Misleading / missing context
The Commission found that non-participating customers begin paying costs for facilities built to serve a very large customer before those facilities are energized and the customer receives service. It also found that unrealized demand posed a risk to non-participating customers and that early termination was not comprehensively accounted for once facilities were in service. To protect non-participating customers, the Commission required a minimum billing demand equal to 100 percent of forecasted load or actual demand during the billing period, whichever is higher.
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The “taxes will be halved” statement and the City's own ten-year forecast
Promise vs outcome
The City's August 18, 2026 outlook projects the city-only tax bill on a $400,000 home, using a 2025 base, at $2,205 in 2027 and then increasing each year to $3,413 in 2036. That is an increase of about 55 percent between the forecast's endpoints. The same table shows a one-year decrease of $98, or 4.2 percent, in 2027. The levy used in planning rises from $10,575,540 in 2027 to $16,557,364 in 2036. The outlook subtracts projected TID incremental values from total assessed value to derive the net assessed value that supports the local tax levies.
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The property-tax-burden statement and the City’s ten-year forecast
Promise vs outcome
The City's August 18, 2026 outlook projects the city-only tax bill on a $400,000 home, using a 2025 base, at $2,205 in 2027 and then increasing each year to $3,413 in 2036. That is an increase of about 55 percent between the forecast's endpoints. The same table shows a one-year decrease of $98, or 4.2 percent, in 2027. The levy used in planning rises from $10,575,540 in 2027 to $16,557,364 in 2036. For this calculation, the outlook subtracts projected TID incremental values from total assessed value to derive the net assessed value supporting local tax levies. The table shows projected TID 5 increment reaching $4,594,743,000 in 2036 while net assessed value is $1,940,365,000.
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