Green Bay City CouncilCouncil approves using contingency funds for extended poll hoursThe City Council approved using $15,703 from the contingency fund for a handful of additional expenses for the remaining 2022 elections. The council’s approval designates $11,767 for additional seasonal salaries to cover extra nights and weekends for in-person absentee voting, recruitment and retainment of …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – A long-term plan to expand port operations, along with the possibility of relocating the coal piles from downtown Green Bay, took a leap forward following a unanimous vote by the county board to purchase the former Pulliam Power Plant property at its meeting Wednesday, Feb. 17. The county …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – A resolution aimed at establishing an energy commission in Brown County is causing some controversy as proposed edits aren’t sitting well with area groups. A long-term comprehensive energy plan has been in the works in Brown County since 2018 when the county teamed up with Wisconsin Conservation Voters …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board denied a request from Green Bay Community Church to rezone property it owns next to a roundabout along Cardinal Lane from R-2 Residential Single-Family Duplex by Subdivision to B-1 Business. Board members agreed Monday, Sept. 28, with a recommendation made a week earlier by the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board voted 6-1 Monday, July 13, to extend an option to purchase for Alliance Management to come up with a plan for developing property with apartments on portions of three village-owned lots along Security Boulevard in an office park. The board’s action extends the option to …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A group that received permission to train in the Duck Creek Quarry Park swimming area years before it opened to the general public won’t be able to swim there this summer. The Howard village board voted 6-1 Monday, July 13, to deny a request from Green Bay Multisport …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A tavern in the village was granted a new Class B liquor and beer license for 2020-21, but also received a 30-day license suspension, effective July 1, because of a series of reported violations. The Howard village board voted 8-1 at its June 22 meeting to renew the …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – November’s ballot will include an advisory referendum question asking voters for their thoughts on nonpartisan redistricting procedures, following a vote by county supervisors Wednesday, June 17. The ballot question – “Should the Wisconsin Legislature create a nonpartisan procedure for the preparation of legislative and congressional district plans and …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – As long as the village has an emergency declaration in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic, village board members will be able to participate in remote meetings. However, with two of the nine board members meeting remotely, they unanimously tabled action Monday, June 8, on an ordinance that …
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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