By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Hobart village board agreed Wednesday, April 8, to allocate 2019 surplus funds to new projects. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer said there is a surplus of $273,769 in the unreserved fund balance following the 2019 budget. “Tonight I’m asking you to do very little with the surplus simply because …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Village of Hobart now has an contagious and infectious disease policy after unanimous approval by the village board Tuesday, March 17. “It is not the COVID-19 coronarvirus policy, it is for everything moving forward,” said Aaron Kramer, village administrator. “It obviously has been drafted in response to this …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The ball keeps bouncing back and forth as to where village officials will meet with county administration to discuss the State Highway 29/County VV Interchange project. The village received a letter from Brown County Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt Feb. 19, the day of the village board meeting, declining the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – On the evening the President of the United States delivered the State of the Union Address, Village Administrator Aaron Kramer stated about Hobart, “The state of our finances is strong.” With the last fiscal year completed, and prior to the final audit, Kramer presented Hobart’s final amended 2019 …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Though Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach did not show up to speak Tuesday, Feb. 4, after being invited to a village board meeting, county officials expressed an interest in speaking with Hobart officials about more than the planned County Trunk VV interchange at State Highway 29. In a …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – A potential snag has been avoided, and the State Highway 29/County Trunk VV Interchange project will continue as planned, but not everyone is happy. The villages of Hobart and Howard had been working on securing an interchange there for nearly a decade because of safety concerns. In December 2018, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Village of Hobart has no immediate plans to start using taxpayer money to fund village events where private businesses can profit. At the Tuesday, Jan. 7, village board meeting, Trustee Debbie Schumacher asked the board about paying for a band for an event so the Green Bay Food …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The village board decided at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, to follow suit of neighboring communities in terms of maternity leave for employees. The change came during the first major update to the village employee handbook since 2014. Trustee Debbie Schumacher said she was not in agreement with the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The options aren’t looking good for having a single polling place in the village to accommodate an anticipated large voter turnout for some elections in 2020. The Hobart village board discussed the issue at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 5. With a record turnout reported for the November 2018 …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Village hall safety and security was the big discussion item at the Tuesday, Oct. 15, Hobart village board meeting. “Me personally, I’m not satisfied with the safety and security provided to office staff here,” said Rich Heidel, board president. Heidel had the item placed on the agenda after concerns …
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