By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Whether or not Green Bay will continue to rebroadcast its city council meetings on Spectrum TV channel 4 remains unclear as alders delayed a decision on the matter at its meeting earlier this month. Green Bay Information Technology Director Mike Hronek asked the council to discontinue the use …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A proposed grocery store and apartment building development downtown was approved by the city council at its Tuesday, June 29, meeting. “I think we have in front of us a pretty exciting project,” Mayor Eric Genrich said. “It checks a lot of boxes for Alder (Randy) Scannell’s district, …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The City of Green Bay is offering a new grant program for businesses looking to extend their premises outdoors. Parklets resemble decks or patios constructed within parking spaces on city streets to allow businesses to offer more seating or retail space. “(I’m) just really glad that we are …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council voted in favor of reinstating a city-wide face covering ordinance at a special meeting Thursday, April 1. The decision came a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mandate, and the city’s ordinance lapsed. “I had mentioned the other …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Allegations questioning the integrity of the November 2020 election in the City of Green Bay found their way to the city council meeting Tuesday, March 16 – with strong opinions from both sides. “To me, this is very simple, I feel like we are making a big brouhaha …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent GREEN BAY – On Broadway, Inc., Executive Director Brian Johnson said his organization’s funding situation has become dire, and without assistance from the community, Green Bay could be without some of its most familiar events once warm weather returns. “We have almost 60 events a year that we put together,” Johnson …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay police officers will be equipped with body cameras following an unanimous vote by city council Tuesday, Dec. 15. “It’s certainly not the end-all, be-all with regard to public safety or policing, but I think this is a really important step forward for us,” said Mayor Eric …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – From conception to estimated completion, the South Bridge Connector project in De Pere will take upwards of 64 years to finish, and at this point in time there are questions still to be answered. A bridge in south De Pere was recommended in the 1968 Brown County Comprehensive …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent GREEN BAY – The offices at On Broadway, Inc. are especially lonely these days. The organization, charged with promoting Green Bay’s Broadway District and its business community, had to drastically scale back operations due to the downturn in retail activity brought on by COVID-19. On Broadway Executive Director Brian Johnson said …
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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,” …
