By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief GREEN BAY – Multiple seats will be contested this on the Brown County Board of Supervisors. District 6 will see a primary this month, while five other districts will face off on April 2. District 5 Dan Theno (Incumbent) Please provide your background, education and experiences that qualify you for the …
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By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief GREEN BAY – Three candidates will vie for a seat on the Brown County Board of Supervisors in District 6. Incumbent Kathy LeFebvre will face challengers Paul Boucher and Steven Campbell on the Feb. 20 primary ballot for two spots on the April 2 spring ballot. One person will not advance. …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – County Executive Troy Streckenbach introduced the proposed 2022 budget Friday, Oct. 1, with an emphasis on the tax rate. “I’m excited for the taxpayers of Brown County to see the true savings in this budget,” Streckenbach said. “I originally ran on certain principles and those principles are …
Proposed 2022 Brown County budget includes 1.14% tax levy increase Read More »
By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – The clock was ticking for Brown County to approve a new district map based on the 2020 Census, as the deadline for municipalities to draw their wards off of it was fast approaching. “Time is the reason we have to vote on this soon,” District 24 Supervisor …
10th map’s the charm: County Board approves new district map Read More »
By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Brown County Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to its contract with the City of Green Bay to allow the refinancing of bonds for the KI Convention Center expansion (KI-2) at its Sept. 15 board meeting. Chad Weininger, director of administration, said the amendment was needed because the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is no more – in name, that is. At a press conference July 20, at its temporary visitor center at 789 Armed Forces Drive, CVB officials announced the name has been changed to Discover Green Bay. The rebranding of …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Brown County supervisors resumed conversations on courthouse safety at their June 16 board meeting. With multiple unsecured entries, county courthouse security has been a concern for years. The pandemic forced the county to utilize a single point of entry for health reasons. Supervisors fully support the idea but …
Courthouse safety, jail, shooting range up for discussion Read More »
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The county board reluctantly adopted a resolution at its meeting Wednesday, April 21, to continue first installment property tax collections for municipalities for at least one more year. “I want to give the municipalities a choice,” said District 20 Supervisor Devon Coenen. “And this is what we are …
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By Charles Collier Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – The Brown County board helped christen Resch Expo Wednesday, Jan. 20, holding its monthly meeting as the first official event hosted in the new complex. “Driving down Lombardi tonight to get here, I think we all were really able to grasp how this puts us on the map,” said …
County board unveils Resch Expo, turns back proposed Clean Energy Commission Read More »
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The county board will allow in-person and virtual attendance for next month’s budget meeting in an effort to let all supervisors participate amid the uncertainty of COVID-19. Supervisors voted 17-7 for the dual format, following discussion at the Sept. 16 meeting. “None of us that are here tonight, …
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