By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The county board put their unanimous support behind the southern De Pere bridge plan, which is once again gaining momentum. At their meeting Wednesday, Oct. 16, supervisors voted to reallocate $600,000 from the Highway ZZ account to fund half of the environmental impact study for the southern bridge …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Supervisors voted Wednesday, Sept. 18 to place six parcels of Brown County Golf Course land for sale, in addition to the four parcels they previously voted to place on the market back in April. The county will entertain offers to purchase all 10 under-utilized golf course parcels on …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – For the second year in a row, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach has announced the lowest tax rate in more than a decade. “(My 2020 budget proposal) reduces our tax rate to levels not seen since the 1980s,” Streckenbach said. “My 2020 budget proposal is filled with historic …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – County board members passed a resolution at their meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21, to take over responsibility for drawbridge operations in downtown Green Bay. The move follows a request from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation that the Brown County Highway Department take over management of the bridges over the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Brown County wouldn’t be committed to purchasing three parcels along Nicolet Drive for a safe harbor on the Bay of Green Bay upon receiving grant money to pay for half of the sale price. That was the underlying message Thursday, June 27, when the county’s Education and …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – After a near-hour closed session, on May 15, the county board reconvened in open session to approve a management agreement with PMI Venue Management, LLC, to, when completed, manage the new expo center. The county chose to enter into a management agreement with PMI for the expo center, …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The possibility of a new public safe harbor boat landing in Brown County with direct access to the lower bay took once step closer to becoming a reality at the Wednesday, April 17 county board meeting. The county is working on get funding to acquire approximately 4.54 acres …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – After much discussion, the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize and approve a new lease with the Ashwaubenon Community Development Authority (CDA) for the new expo center, planned at the site of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. This lease will replace the one the county …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – A $500,000 interest-free loan for the Greater Green Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to build a new visitor center in Ashwaubenon was approved Wednesday, Feb. 20, by the Brown County Board of Supervisors on a 20-5 vote. The terms of the 10-year loan between the county …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – On Nov. 6, one of the questions voters in Brown County will be asked is if they are in favor of medical marijuana. Earlier this year, the Brown County Board of Supervisors met for hours and listened to residents opinions about the the legalization of recreational and medicinal …
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