By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Brown County Public Works is sticking to a change in the Wisconsin Highway 29/County VV interchange project that will cost an additional $432,216. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer, in a June 4 letter to the Brown County Board of Supervisors and Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, called into question a …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The final plat for a 31-lot subdivision along Copilot Way was approved Tuesday, June 16, by the village board. Lexington Homes proposed the new subdivision known as Southwind Estates, for which the final plat includes 30 single-family lots and a larger lot for the construction of a multi-family …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – An audit report with good financial news was presented to the village board Tuesday, June 2, by David Maccoux, certified public accountant with CliftonLarsonAllen. Maccoux said Hobart had a “very strong budget year” in 2019 when the village increased its total general fund balance by around $351,000. “The …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village will be eligible for a reimbursement of up to $156,056 through a grant program being administered through the Wisconsin Department of Administration to assist local governments in covering unbudgeted expenses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hobart Administrator Aaron Kramer informed the village board Tuesday, June 2. …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Hobart village board approved a series of bond resolutions to look for low-interest rates for various upcoming projects at its Tuesday, May 19, meeting. The proposed 2020 borrowing resolutions include four components, presented to the board by PMA Securities. The first is a water loop extension in Centennial …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Village residents having trouble paying their utility bills in full because of serious financial stress resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the loss of a job or a layoff, have the option of paying in installments, Hobart Administrator Aaron Kramer informed the village board at its Tuesday, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Mary Smith has left village hall after retiring April 24 as clerk-treasurer. Her 37 years of service to Hobart residents was recognized in a resolution approved Tuesday, May 5, by the village board. The resolution, which included a copy of the ballot from 1983 when Smith was first …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – A request to rezone six parcels along Centennial Centre Boulevard and Fonda Fields Court from R-1 residential to B-1 business is headed back to the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The Hobart village board Tuesday, May 5, conducted a public hearing on the request from Jennifer DeCaster, who …
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By Lisa Klein Courthouse News Service CHICAGO – The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments via telephone Monday, April 13, in a dispute over whether the Village of Hobart can force the Oneida Nation to get a permit for an annual festival on the tribe’s reservation. Although the original lawsuit centered on a special events permit …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Concerns about fiber optics were unearthed by village officials during a recent joint meeting with project leaders regarding the planned County Highway VV/State Highway 29 interchange. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer informed the village board Tuesday, April 21, he along with Village President Rich Heidel, Public Works Director Jerry Lancelle …
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