By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board voted unanimously at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9, to seek a series of waivers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the 2020-21 school year. The district, along with many others throughout the state, received a number of waivers last spring …
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By John McCracken Correspondent GREEN BAY – A mathematician, photographer and political scientist walk into Neville Public Museum after hours, each bringing a unique conversation, and anyone with an internet connection can watch. STEAM Engine is a local organization providing interactive events and lectures since spring 2017. In a year full of hardships, STEAM Engine …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The two school districts in the village will receive Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act donations. The Ashwaubenon village board passed a motion last month to purchase items to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which are reimbursable under the CARES Act, and donate $10,000 worth of …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village’s tax rate would drop by 2 cents to $4.40 per $1,000 of assessed value with the tax levy increasing by about $19,000 to more than $3 million under the proposed 2021 Hobart budget presented Wednesday, Nov. 4, to the village board by Village Administrator Aaron Kramer. …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – De Pere Health Department director Deb Armbruster gave the common council a COVID-19 update at its Nov. 4 meeting. Armbruster said Prevea has opened its winter testing site. “The site is at the Brown County Fairgrounds,” she said. “Since they’ve been open during the past week, they’ve …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay taxpayers will see a small increase in their property taxes for the second year in a row under Mayor Eric Genrich’s administration. “This is a no-nonsense budget with a real emphasis on public safety, maintaining essential services for the people of the City of Green Bay,” …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Changes to the village code as it relates to density, intensity and dimensional standards for property were approved Tuesday, Oct. 27, by the village board. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said the staff-requested amendments were the result of a number of conflicting items within the standards and current …
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By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – A resolution approving the 2021 village budget of $6,693,308 with a tax levy of $5,360,061 was adopted Monday, Nov. 9, by the Suamico village board. The budget was approved as presented on a 4-2 vote with Village President Laura Nelson and Trustee Michelle Eckert being opposed and Trustee Sky …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board is relaxing the criteria for reopening schools after a special meeting Monday, Nov. 9. Nearly 400 people tuned into the virtual meeting where the board decided the established gating criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was too strict. Under the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board passed a motion Oct. 27 to work with Radue Homes to seek the necessary permits for a dock on the Fox River for use by Aldon Station Homeowners Association members. The village, which purchased the former Schneider trucking site along South Broadway, has been working …
