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 Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – The village trustee seats generating the most competition locally this spring are in Bellevue, where two incumbents up for election to new two-year terms face two challengers. Thomas Katers and John Sinkler are seeking re-election with Larry Hamsing and Karen Hauser running to get on the Bellevue village board. All …
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 Hobart village board gave its approval Tuesday, Dec. 3, to splitting up two lots for future development. Board members approved a request from the Richard and Mary Jo Montgomery Joint Revocable Trust for a two-lot plat dividing a 4.22-acre parcel at 4550 Hillcrest Dr. into separate parcels …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board gave final approval Tuesday, Dec. 3, to a pedestrian and bicycle master plan drafted by Brown County Planning to be used as an official planning document for Hobart. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer said a memo he developed related to the plan assigns certain tasks to …
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By Press Times Staff HOBART – The number of people in the audience for a village board meeting was larger than normal Tuesday, Dec. 3, when a swearing-in ceremony took place for a new Hobart-Lawrence police officer. Current Hobart-Lawrence police officers and several family members were on hand when Ian Schiefelbein, who is originally from …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Hobart village board used a resolution to specify the means for land acquisition for an upcoming interchange project at its Tuesday, Nov. 19, meeting. The resolution, which required unanimous board approval, essentially states the village shall only contribute to land costs if the land is acquired outright and …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board approved a conditional use permit Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Michael and Karin Clark to operate a horticulture business and organically grow industrial hemp on properties at 458 Four Seasons Dr. and 4413 N. Overland Road. Todd Gerbers, village director of planning and code compliance, said …
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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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