By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – To improve internet service in the village, Hobart residents and businesses are being asked to test their current service speed. The Hobart village board approved a motion Tuesday, July 21, to adopt a broadband initiative and directed staff to proceed with the initiative’s first steps, as well as …
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HOBART – The Village of Hobart officially welcomed its newest neighbor in Centennial Centre last week. The Workshop, a basketball and sports training facility, and home of Team 1848 Grassroots AAU program, will break ground later this year on a 16,170-square-foot sports training facility. It will be constructed along Centerline Drive on a newly created …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – After designating up to $69,000 in surplus funds from last year’s village budget for safety upgrades at village hall, a proposal for the first phase of those improvements has been put together. Police chief Randy Bani informed the Hobart village board Tuesday, July 7, about an estimated $15,521 …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Village of Hobart received good news in regards to interest rates at a special meeting June 23. The rates are for up to $2.98 million in general obligation bonds and up to $1.25 million in taxable general obligation notes the board authorized May 19. “Two months ago we …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Brown County Public Works is sticking to a change in the Wisconsin Highway 29/County VV interchange project that will cost an additional $432,216. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer, in a June 4 letter to the Brown County Board of Supervisors and Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, called into question a …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The final plat for a 31-lot subdivision along Copilot Way was approved Tuesday, June 16, by the village board. Lexington Homes proposed the new subdivision known as Southwind Estates, for which the final plat includes 30 single-family lots and a larger lot for the construction of a multi-family …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – An audit report with good financial news was presented to the village board Tuesday, June 2, by David Maccoux, certified public accountant with CliftonLarsonAllen. Maccoux said Hobart had a “very strong budget year” in 2019 when the village increased its total general fund balance by around $351,000. “The …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village will be eligible for a reimbursement of up to $156,056 through a grant program being administered through the Wisconsin Department of Administration to assist local governments in covering unbudgeted expenses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hobart Administrator Aaron Kramer informed the village board Tuesday, June 2. …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Hobart village board approved a series of bond resolutions to look for low-interest rates for various upcoming projects at its Tuesday, May 19, meeting. The proposed 2020 borrowing resolutions include four components, presented to the board by PMA Securities. The first is a water loop extension in Centennial …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Village residents having trouble paying their utility bills in full because of serious financial stress resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the loss of a job or a layoff, have the option of paying in installments, Hobart Administrator Aaron Kramer informed the village board at its Tuesday, …
