The developers behind a proposed 13-acre private pond in the Town of Cedarburg have filed a legal challenge seeking to overturn the town board’s decision to deny their project, escalating a months-long dispute that has drawn strong opposition from area residents.
The lawsuit argues the town government lacked the authority to deny the proposal based on existing Town ordinances. Developers Michale and Stacy Gauthier are seeking a court review of that process and, ultimately, for the denial to be overturned.
The Town of Cedarburg board rejected the pond proposal in February and went later went further by adopting an ordinance prohibiting ponds larger than five acres within its jurisdiction…