By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Business owner Dennis Korpan was unsuccessful Nov. 15 in getting the Village Board to rescind a $50 fee for the Brown County Sheriff’s Office responding to a second false alarm within two years at his bed and breakfast. Korpan, owner of Posey Patch Retreat and Studio at 2840 …
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By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay is rising in the ratings when it comes to municipal LGBTQ+ rights. The city received its highest score to date – 84 – on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the only nationwide assessment of LGBTQ+ equality in municipal policies, laws and services. “(Equality) …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – With COVID-19 vaccinations now available for children ages 5-11, the Ashwaubenon School District will switch from requiring masks for students and staff in grades 4K-6 to making them “highly recommended” or optional Jan. 3, when classes resume after winter break. Last month, the Ashwaubenon School Board backed discontinuing …
By Josh Staloch Staff Writer ALLOUEZ – The Village Board passed the 2022 budget of $7,892,528 with a unanimous 7-0 vote on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The 2022 village budget is an increase of $551,305, or roughly 8%, over the 2021 number. The total levy is $7,294,474 which includes $5,827,680 in general fund levy ($550,884 or …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The Village Board approved a resolution Nov. 8 to refinance notes used for the construction of the Howard Commons apartment complex. The resolution authorizes Village Administrator Paul Evert and Director of Municipal Services Chris Haltom to sign off on locking in an interest rate for the sale of …
By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – The Fine Arts Institute (FAI) at Green Bay East High School has come a long way in the past decade. “FAI began during the 2011-12 school year with only a music strand,” Fine Arts Program Coordinator Lucinda Roberts said. “When the program was initiated, it was always a …
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By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay taxpayers will see a small increase in their property tax rate for the third year in a row under Mayor Eric Genrich’s administration. The Common Council voted 10-2 Nov. 9 to approve the $116.4 million city budget for 2022, which has a $3,443,487, or 3%, increase …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Rezoning three parcels from Sports & Entertainment to B-3 Community Business to construct a 5,200-square-foot Holiday convenience store on the southwest corner of South Ashland Avenue and Mike McCarthy Way was approved Tuesday, Oct. 26, by the Village Board. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said he wouldn’t have …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer SUAMICO – The School Board could soon have more authority with pandemic-related decisions. At the Monday, Nov. 15, School Board meeting, Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix stood by his decision to “stay the course” and continue required masks for grades K-6 until the end of the semester, Jan. 21. “That gives …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council passed the city’s 2022 general fund budget of $19,226,263, a 3.9% increase over the 2021 budget of $18,504,593 at its Tuesday, Nov. 16 meeting. The council also approved an overall tax levy of $15,386,809, an increase of 2.09% from the previous year. The …
