Kwik Trip agreement
Marathon OKs plans, permit for convenience store
Marathon City will provide a frontage road and utility extensions to a new Kwik Trip in exchange for the developer paying at least $61,620 in annual property taxes starting in 2025, according to a recently approved developer’s agreement.
The village board, which approved the agreement after a February 1 closed session discussion, also signed off on a conditional use permit for the proposed travel center at a special February 8 meeting. The two actions set the stage for construction of a 10,000-square-foot gas station, convenience store and truck stop in 2024.
Under the terms of the developer’s agreement, the village will construct an industrial- grade asphalt road going east from STH 107 and provide water and sewer extensions from the south, with mains extending from Blue Stone Lane and going under STH 29. In exchange, Kwik Trip will build a facility worth $2.5 million, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2024.
The assessed value of the developed property will generate a minimum of $61,200 in yearly property taxes, with the company promising to make up the difference if the taxes fall below that amount. In addition, the company has committed to depositing $75,000 into an escrow fund, to help pay for stop lights at the intersection of the frontage road and STH 107, if needed in the future.
In a separate matter, Kwik Trip was also required to obtain a conditionaluse permit, which was granted by the village board after a brief public hearing and planning commission meeting on February 8. Village administrator Andy Kurtz said the permit is required for all developments within the village’s C-1 General Commercial zoning district.
In response to a question from trustee Mark Ahrens, Kurtz said the Kwik Trip property does not have to abide by the restrictive covenants in the village’s business park, but the proposed travel center site plans actually exceed those standards. If the village has any issues with the property once it is built, Kurtz said it can deal with them under the local nuisance ordinance.
Kurtz also said the new development will not require any additional staffing or equipment for the village’s police and fire departments.
“There are no additional requirements or considerations that we need to make as a result of this particular location,” he said.
According to Kwik Trip, the travel center will create 30 to 40 jobs, with a projected annual payroll of $600,000.
Other business
The board approved a $150 donation toward Marathon High School’s post-prom event on April 29 at the Marathon City Sports Center.
The board renewed the village’s $250 annual membership with MCDEVCO, which provides gap funding for businesses, promotion of business parks and classes for entrepreneurs.
The board approved a resolution stating that residents on North Ridge Road will not be special assessed for a new sanitary sewer collector being installed on the road this year. Residents will not be required to hook up to the village’s sewer system unless their current septic systems fail, but no new septic system installations will be permitted.
