By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – As part of the 2022 village budget being put together for approval in November, Village Manager Joel Gregozeski said a 3% raise is proposed for non-union employees. Gregozeski informed the Ashwaubenon Village Board at its meeting Sept. 28 the village has traditionally budgeted for an increase in wages …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Plans are in the works for Ashwaubenon to celebrate its sesquicentennial (150 years) anniversary next year. Preliminary 2022 sesquicentennial plans were discussed Aug. 24 during the village board meeting. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director Rex Mehlberg said his department has been the “de facto lead” on plans for …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – In the interest of providing more access to walkers and bikers in the winter, Ashwaubenon’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee agreed July 12 to ask the village board to approve funding the plowing of 10.3 miles of paved trails in Ashwaubenon. The committee’s proposal calls for clearing the following …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Merit bonuses totaling $17,500 were approved earlier this year in closed session by the village board. According to the board’s Feb. 23 closed session minutes obtained in an open records request by The Press Times, bonuses of $2,500 each for seven Ashwaubenon employees were approved by the board …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Concerns were aired during an informational meeting Thursday, Nov. 12, at village hall about the possible impact to boaters with plans to build a bridge across the mouth of Ashwaubenon Creek between Ashwaubomay Park and Aldon Station. The plans are part of the proposed Ashwaubomay River Trail extension …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board approved a resolution last month to authorize Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director Rex Mehlberg to submit a grant application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for available financial aid to build a bridge crossing the Ashwaubenon Creek between Ashwaubomay Park and Aldon Station …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – To repair pier damage caused by high water at the Ashwaubenon marina, the village board agreed Tuesday, Aug. 25, to have AECOM put together a bid package to remove and replace the concrete end sections of the north and south breakwaters. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director Rex Mehlberg …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – At its July and August meetings, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) said if the organization didn’t offer fall sports to student-athletes, other entities would come in and swoop players away. In other words, local clubs and municipalities wouldn’t let athletes lie idle while their schools didn’t …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Ashwaubomay Lake is not scheduled to open this summer over concerns about the possible spread of COVID-19. After hearing a report Tuesday, May 26, on the status of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department facilities and programs from Director Rex Mehlberg, the Ashwaubenon village board voted to keep Ashwaubomay …
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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