STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
PIERCE COUNTY
In Re: Acquisition of Property: 245 N. Broadway, Ellsworth, Wisconsin
By: Village of Ellsworth
Petitioner.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
To: T. Gregory Amann
PO Box 70
Ellsworth, WI 54011-0070
-and-
John Doe, with interest in the above real property.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Petitioner has filed with the Circuit Court of Pierce County the attached Verified Petition for Condemnation. Petitioner respectfully requests that the Court approve of the taking and assign the matter to the chairperson of the county condemnation commissioners for hearing under s. 32.08 pursuant to Wis. Stat. 32.06(7). The attached proposed order is submitted herewith.
Electronically signed by: Ryan R. Simatic
Ryan R. Simatic, SBN 1101608
Attorneys for Petitioner
Von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
411 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
Milwaukee, WI 53202
PH: 414-287-1365
ryan.simatic@vonbrisen.com
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
PIERCE COUNTY
In Re: Acquisition of Property:
245 N. Broadway, Ellsworth, Wisconsin,
By: Village of Ellsworth,
Petitioner
VERIFIED PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
NOW COMES the Petitioner, the Village of Ellsworth, by its attorneys, von Briesen & Roper, s.c., by Attorney Ryan R. Simatic, and hereby respectfully petition the Honorable Circuit Court of Pierce County, Wisconsin, for condemnation proceedings in accordance with Wis. Stat.
32.06(7) as follows:
That the undersigned, Brad Roy, is Village Manager of the Village of Ellsworth, Wisconsin (hereinafter the “Village”) and is authorized to make this Petition on its behalf.
That the Village is a political subdivision of the State of Wisconsin located at 130 North Chestnut Street Ellsworth, Wisconsin 54011
That this Petition concerns the taking of the entire fee interest in lands in Pierce
County described in Exhibit A, (the “Property”).
4.That Gregory Amann is the only person that has an interest of record in the above-described real estate and that he is not a minor or person of unsound mind.
5.That a Jurisdictional Offer as required by Wis. § 32.06(3) has been made and the Jurisdictional Offer was not accepted within the statutory time period.
6.That it is the intention of the Petitioner, in good faith, to use the Property described
in Exhibit A for the public purpose of blight remediation and for urban redevelopment consistent with the Village’s Redevelopment Plan adopted on October 6, 2025.
7.That pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 32.07, the Village is authorized to determine the necessity of this taking and the Village has determined the necessity for the taking, in the Redevelopment Plan, adopted by the Village Board on October 6, 2025.
8.That the Village makes this Petition pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 32.06(7), for the purpose of securing an Order of assignment of this matter to the Chairperson of the Pierce County Condemnation Commission, so that the Commission may determine the amount of just compensation to be paid for the Property.
Dated this 28th of May, 2026
VON BRIESEN & ROPER, S.C.
Electronically signed by: Rvan R. Simatic Ryan R. Simatic, SBN 1101608
Attorneys for Petitioner
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
411 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
Milwaukee, WI 53202
PH: (414) 287-1365
ryan.simatic@vonbrisen.com
