By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board voted 8-1 Sept. 13 to levy special assessments totaling nearly $2 million on Shawano Avenue and the plat of the Crescent Hills subdivision. Trustee Craig McAllister cast the lone dissenting vote. According to the special assessments summary page included in the meeting agenda packet, nearly …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board heard from residents unhappy about the planned road reconstruction project where they live along Evergreen Avenue and Pinecrest Road before voting 7-2 Monday, April 12, in favor of the project’s design. Trustees Cathy Hughes and Scott Beyer, who sided with the residents’ objections related to …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Given the opportunity to borrow money at interest rates less than inflationary rates to repair roads, the Howard village board voted 7-1 Monday, Nov. 23, to add $40,000 to the tax levy to fund additional road work as part of next year’s budget. Trustee Chris Nielsen said he …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Three parcels with 73 acres along Shawano Avenue will become a single-family home subdivision under a development agreement approved Monday, Aug. 24, by the village board. The agreement passed 7-1 with Trustee Craig McAllister opposed and Trustee Maria Lasecki abstaining. It includes having developer Wade Micoley purchase the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board voted 5-4 Monday, June 8, to reopen Duck Creek Quarry Park this summer with limitations. After nearly a half hour of discussion, the board approved a recommendation from Public Safety Director Ed Janke to reopen the park when only Howard residents and their guests will …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board doesn’t want Duck Creek Quarry Park to get crowded this summer if other swimming areas close because of COVID-19. The board unanimously voted Monday, May 11, to close the quarry until further notice, subject to the board voting to reopen it. That means people won’t …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board is keeping its tax levy options open to fund the 2020 budget. Board members took their third look at the budget, Monday, Nov. 11, when Chris Haltom, director of administrative services, and Paul Evert, village administrator, presented financial figures. The initial proposal calls for increasing …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – After debating Monday, Sept. 23, whether to appoint someone as municipal judge or wait until a special election to fill the position, the Howard village board voted 5-3 to appoint attorney Brian Stevens, effective Nov. 1, 2019, and ending April 30, 2020. A motion to table action on …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – In response to visibility restrictions and safety concerns with vehicles being parked on the curve of Memorial Drive near Duck Creek Parkway, the village board passed a resolution Monday, Aug. 26, to expand the no-parking zone in that area. Geoff Farr, director of public works, said parking on …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A proposal on how to develop the public space of the Village Center, modeled after an existing facility in Valparaiso, Indiana, was presented Monday, Feb. 25, to the Howard village board. Village Administrator Paul Evert noted staff began working with architects in 2016 on a facility in the …
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