Medians in the Highway

This article may explain the State Highway 89 medians at the County Highway “V” intersection.
“Funding is a fickle thing: While some states are figuring out how to spend federal stimulus money they weren’t necessarily expecting, others—and in some cases, departments within those same states—are struggling to cope with budget shortfalls. And some of the cutbacks they’re making are more visible to the public than others.
Several states have recently cut back on mowing and otherwise grooming their roadside vegetation. Many state highway and transportation departments depend on gasoline taxes to make up a good part of their budgets, and for a couple of reasons, there is less money coming in. First, people are simply driving less. Second, more of them are switching to hybrid vehicles and fuel-efficient cars. While both of these developments are good for the environment, they have the unintended result of shrinking the funding available to maintain the roads on which people are spending less time.”
~ Janice Kaspersen, http://www.erosioncontrol.com/july-august-2009/
The State of Wisconsin owns the medians in the Highway 89 right of way at the intersection with County Highway “V”. The State has historically paid Jefferson County to maintain the medians. Apparently, in an effort to save money, the State has not paid the County to maintain the medians. The State also controls the right of ways north of the intersection and pays the county to do the maintenance.
The City of Lake Mills has no jurisdiction and is not authorized by the State to maintain the right of ways. If you are concerned about the level of maintenance being provided, the State of Wisconsin is the appropriate contact. As the State has a two billion dollar deficit – they may not be inclined to care.