By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere mayor and city staff will ask neighboring communities to contribute to the pool of money for the two aquatic facilities to be built on either side of the city in the coming years. The referendum, which De Pere taxpayers passed on Nov. 6, gave the …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Of the 24 races this April for seats on local boards The Press Times covers, there are 20 that are uncontested and even one with no candidates at all. But officials say the candidate turnout for this April’s election is nothing to worry about, in fact, it’s normal. …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – There will be a primary election Feb. 19 in De Pere for the Common Council. Larry Lueck of the first district filed non-candidacy papers on Dec. 5. He has served on the council since 2011. Looking to replace him are Amy Chandik Kundinger, Randy Soquet and Emilio Montero. …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The Press Times expanded into De Pere in August of 2018, so there was not a full year of coverage, but there were lots of stories that were newsworthy in the four months that were covered. The biggest story of De Pere in 2018 was the successful passage …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council approved several changes to its municipal ordinance regarding parks at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 18, including changes to the sale of beverages containing alcohol in city parks. One of the changes to the ordinance is that the city will be able to sell …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – How to best allocate (or reallocate) stadium tax money was one of the issues batted about by the De Pere Common Council Tuesday, Dec. 4. In the end, the board member who proposed the idea to rescind allocated money and reallocate it voted against rescinding it. At issue …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Green thumbs, rejoice. In a unanimous vote at its meeting last week, the De Pere Common Council gave the grow-ahead to the proposed community gardens project. The gardens are slated for 9,000 square feet of city-owned land off Lions Trailside Park, 863 Killarny Trail, and could be ready …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The area has a new group of firefighting heroes in its midst. Well, sort of. At its meeting Tuesday night, the De Pere Common Council unanimously voted to adopt an agreement for automatic aid between the communities of De Pere, Ledgeview, Bellevue, Lawrence, Ashwaubenon and Hobart, under the …
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