By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Another school district in the area will be the beneficiary of a municipality’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The Hobart village board agreed Tuesday, Oct. 6, to donate up to $40,000 worth of document cameras and Chromebooks to the School District of West …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Hobart will continue to get more new housing after village board action Tuesday, Sept. 15. The board unanimously approved a plat for 14 additional single-family lots and one smaller outlot for the recently approved Southwind Estates Subdivision in southeast Hobart. Todd Gerbers, director of zoning and code compliance, said …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Bill Schwanke told the Hobart village board at its Tuesday, Sept. 15, meeting he doesn’t know what to do. Luckily for him and others in his situation, the village may soon have an answer. Schwanke said he is concerned about stormwater on his property and how after it rains, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – After meeting in closed session Sept. 1, the Hobart village board approved a developer agreement to bring a multi-million-dollar development to Centennial Centre. The agreement is with New Wall Street Properties LLC, a group of Green Bay-based investors, who are planning to build a four-story, 38-unit condominium building called …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The latest population estimate shows the Village of Hobart has exceeded 10,000 people, Village Administrator Aaron Kramer reported to the Hobart village board Tuesday, Sept. 1. Kramer said the estimated population of 10,454 as of Jan. 1 includes the biggest annual increase in both number of residents (855) …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village has exceeded $1 billion in equalized property value, based on preliminary numbers from the State of Wisconsin, Village Administrator Aaron Kramer reported Aug. 18 to the Hobart village board. “The news I gave you tonight, I think, is a fairly significant number,” Kramer said. “We are …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – A timetable to build a new Fire Station No. 1 was approved Tuesday, Aug. 18, by the village board. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer said replacing the building has been hinted at for the last two years, “but now it’s time for the rubber to hit the road on …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – As part of an estimated $3.25 million upgrade by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District (GBMSD) of an interceptor line shared by Hobart, the village board voted Aug. 4 to permanently own Hobart’s capacity, rather than lease it as has been done under a 2002 agreement. Public Works …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Erica Berger no longer has the “interim” title after being appointed clerk-treasurer Tuesday, Aug. 4, by the village board. Berger was a deputy clerk-treasurer before becoming the interim clerk-treasurer April 24 upon Mary Smith retiring. Berger will be on a six-month probationary period as the clerk-treasurer, effective immediately, …
Berger named Hobart clerk-treasurer as Smith returns part-time Read More »
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – With up to $69,000 in surplus funds from last year’s village budget available to make safety improvements and address security concerns at the village hall, the Hobart village board approved the first phase of improvements. Board members authorized Tuesday, July 21, to spend $15,521 for security upgrades at …
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