Editing Menasha (town), Wisconsin (section)

=== Village incorporation ===
Discussion of the Town of Menasha being incorporated into a village began as early as 1979, when the name ''Bridgeview'' was proposed. A referendum on the matter was brought to residents in 2002 (again with the proposed village name of Bridgeview), which was defeated.<ref name=":1" />

In December 2014, a petition was circulated to incorporate the west side of the town as the Village of Fox Crossing.<ref>Duke Behnke. "[http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/12/30/town-menasha-petitions-become-village/21060697/ Town of Menasha petitions to become a village]". ''Appleton Post Crescent'', December 30, 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.town-menasha.com/incorporation-information|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141230225051/http://www.town-menasha.com/incorporation-information|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 30, 2014|title=Incorporation Information Newsletter - Town of Menasha|date=April 1, 2015|language=en-US|access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> It needed 50 signatures to file the petition in Winnebago County court; it had received over 200 by March 2015.<ref name="LawsuitMayHike" /> Town leaders estimate that it would cost $85000 to incorporate and possibly $75000 in legal fees to defend against challenges.<ref name="LawsuitMayHike" /> An incorporation committee suggested incorporating 10600 residents west of the Fox River followed later by annexing the 7900 residents east of the river.<ref name="LawsuitMayHike" />

Incorporation of Fox Crossing as a village, comprising the land west of Little Lake Butte des Morts became final on April 20, 2016. This roughly reduced the area of the Town of Menasha by half.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/town-of-fox-crossing-now-official|title=Town of Fox Crossing now official|website=We Are Green Bay|publisher=Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> The long term plan after this was finalized was to fold the remaining portions of the Town of Menasha into the new village, assuming there were no objections from remaining town residents.

On August 17, 2016, an agreement was reached between the Village of Fox Crossing and the remaining Town of Menasha to annex all remaining Town of Menasha lands to Fox Crossing. When completed, this would effectively end the existence of the Town of Menasha, on a timeline "on or as soon after the (agreement) as practical".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.town-menasha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Intergovernmental-Agreement-FINAL-8-17-2016.pdf|title=INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN VILLAGE OF FOX CROSSING AND TOWN OF MENASHA|date=August 17, 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> There were no petitions filed by town residents objecting to this. On September 22, 2016, the Town of Menasha ceased when remaining parts of the town were annexed into Fox Crossing.<ref>'It's official! Town of Menasha is no more,' '''Appleton Post Crescent,''' Madeleine Bahr, September 22, 2016</ref>