By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – In a 3-2 vote May 26, the Bellevue village board approved the extension of its $20 per-vehicle wheel tax resolution through the end of 2023. Trustees Dave Kaster and Adam Gauthier voted against the motion while Trustees John Sinkler, Tom Katers and Village President Steve Soukup voted to extend …
By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – The Village of Bellevue plans to make available a portion of $1.5 million in federal funds for small businesses along a road less than a mile long. Businesses along Steffens Court will soon be able to apply for grant funding for COVID-19 relief. On Wednesday, April 14, the village …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – The Village of Bellevue’s Parks, Recreation and Forestry department had a steady year, despite barriers and bumps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Department director Adam Waszak presented a report during the March 24 village board meeting, where he said the biggest change in the past year was the completion …
By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – Residents living near Hoffman Road and Bellevue Street spoke against a preliminary plan to expand an existing apartment complex during the March 10 village board meeting. Crystal Lake Apartments is proposing the expansion of its 238-unit complex onto roughly 25 acres split across two parcels. The addition would include …
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By Press Times Staff BELLEVUE – There is a contested race for village president April 6 with the incumbent, Steve Soukup, being challenged by Jackie Krull. The top vote-getter wins a three-year term. The Press Times emailed each candidate the same questions and gave them 100 words to respond to each. Steve Soukup Why should …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – In November, Pieter deHart and his family moved a couple of miles south from New Franken to a home on Bellevue’s far-east side. The only thing they didn’t bring with them was high-speed broadband. “I talked to major providers and they said I’m too rural,” said deHart, the …
By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – As a part of the village’s capital improvement plan, Guns Street is headed for major reconstruction later this year. The Bellevue village board learned, Wednesday, Feb. 10, the project received a $450,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Local Road Improvement Program to assist with the road reconstruction, …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer BELLEVUE – At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Bellevue village board held a public hearing to discuss a request by Lexington Homes for a preliminary planned development district (PDD) for a multi-family complex. The PDD covers 35.12 acres and includes 208 units of multi-family apartments and intensive business uses. The …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – The process to run this spring for various local municipal offices has begun. As of Dec. 1, candidates running for non-partisan municipal offices this spring were allowed to begin circulating nomination papers, which are due back to their respective municipal clerks by 5 p.m. Jan. 5. The spring …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer BELLEVUE – The Green Bay Metro Fire Department recently added Bellevue to its area of service. The merger, which takes effect Jan. 1, will save Bellevue about $4 million in building costs, and was formally approved by the village board at it’s Nov. 11 meeting. “Because of the merger, Fire …
