General procedure for obtaining consent or approval of the court in drainage proceedings
Wis. Stat. § 88.06
in effectWhenever any action by the drainage board requires the consent or approval of the court and no other procedure is expressly provided, the procedure in this section applies:
(1) The board shall file with the clerk of court a petition asking the court’s consent to or approval of the particular action that the board proposes to take.
(2) Upon receipt of the petition the court shall fix the time and place of the hearing on the petition and shall order the board to give notice of the hearing as provided in s. 88.05 (1) (b) to the persons specified in s. 88.05 (4) (b).
(3) At the hearing any interested person may appear and testify either for or against the petition, subject to the requirements of s. 88.07 (1). If the court is satisfied that the board’s proposed action will be in the best interests of the districts involved, it shall grant the petition and approve the report, subject to the changes and conditions that it considers advisable. Otherwise, the court shall dismiss the petition.
(4) If a petition, which is basically the same in substance as a petition which has been decided or dismissed, is filed within 3 years after the dismissal, the court may refuse to order a hearing on the petition or to take any other action with respect to it.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/88.06Fetched: 10/7/2026