By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The controversy surrounding the November 2020 election continued at the Tuesday, Nov. 2, City Council meeting. A request from District 12 Alderperson Jesse Brunette for a full list of funders and donors to Law Forward and States United Democracy Center, the organizations offering free legal help to …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – City Attorney Vanessa Chavez is leaving her position here for the same position in Cedar Rapids, a city in eastern Iowa slightly larger than Green Bay. Chavez tendered her resignation to Mayor Eric Genrich and City Council Tuesday, Oct. 19, with an end date of Friday, Nov. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Whether or not Green Bay will continue to rebroadcast its city council meetings on Spectrum TV channel 4 remains unclear as alders delayed a decision on the matter at its meeting earlier this month. Green Bay Information Technology Director Mike Hronek asked the council to discontinue the use …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A request for an outside human resources department or consultant to review the hostile workplace accusation by former city clerk Kris Teske was voted down at the Tuesday, April 20 city council meeting. Earlier this year, alders approved a report from Joe Flauds, the city’s human resources director, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Allegations questioning the integrity of the November 2020 election in the City of Green Bay found their way to the city council meeting Tuesday, March 16 – with strong opinions from both sides. “To me, this is very simple, I feel like we are making a big brouhaha …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – An attorney representing Black Lives Matter protesters is seeking to dismiss citations issued to nine of his clients accused in early June of violating the city’s emergency curfew. In a Sept. 2 letter sent to Mayor Eric Genrich and City Attorney Vanessa Chavez, attorney David Hassel said …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It was tense inside the city council chambers Tuesday, March 17, during an emergency meeting where alders approved the city’s state of emergency proclamation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision didn’t come easy, and the vote wasn’t unanimous. District 8 Alder Chris Wery voted against the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – District 6 Alder Kathy Lefebvre will have to wait to hear the outcome regarding an ethics complaint filed against her by District 3 Alder Andy Nicholson. The Ethics Board voted to delay Lefebvre’s hearing at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 10. “I was hoping that tonight (Thursday, Oct. 10) …
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