By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The property tax rate to pay for village services in Howard is staying the same. The Howard village board approved an ordinance Monday, Nov. 26, to set the tax levy on all of Howard’s taxable property in Brown County, for the purposes of paying the village’s expenses, at …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Now that the village’s Special Assessment Review Committee has completed its work, some changes are being implemented. The Howard village board agreed Monday, Nov. 12, to amend its policy for determining special assessments with four changes recommended by the committee. Mike Kaster, village director of engineering, described the …
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By Press Times Staff HOWARD – Some voters in Howard today likely voted in a race for a district they don’t live in, said Chris Haltom, Howard, clerk/treasurer. The village uses three ballot styles with Howard split into three state assembly districts. At Green Bay Community Church at 8:05 a.m., a voter pointed out to …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Convicted sex offenders will not be allowed to loiter within 50 feet of areas designated in the village as Child Safety Zones under an ordinance amendment approved Monday, Oct. 22, by the Howard village board. The village board adopted a Child Protection Ordinance in 2008 to prohibit sex …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A 4.19-acre parcel located where high-power lines cut across that land in the Village Center is being purchased by the village for $375,000. The Howard village board agreed Monday, Oct. 22, to buy the land south of the Howard Commons apartment complex between Forefront Dermatology and Sierra Dental …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – In the interest of keeping the property tax rate for village purposes constant at $3.92 per $1,000, the Howard village board voted 5-3 Tuesday, Oct. 22, to reduce the capital projects fund levy by $165,000. Trustee Ray Suennen made the motion to take that amount out of next …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village’s Plan Commission unanimously agreed Monday, Oct. 15, to approve a site plan for Ronald Sinclair Construction to construct a 4,800-sqaure-foot building at 1640 Brookfield Ave. as the future home for Pirate Softball. After commission members tabled action last month over concerns about how the structure would …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – With the first building having been open for more than a month while tenants are moving in, the Howard Commons apartment complex held a grand opening Thursday, Oct. 11. Alliance Management, which has an agreement with the village to manage and market Howard Commons, hosted the event. It …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The 2019 budget process is now in progress with the village board already having held multiple meetings. Board members held a special meeting Thursday, Oct. 4, and had another budget workshop Monday, Oct. 8, on the village’s revenues and expenditures for next year. As currently proposed, the property …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – New contracts for police and ambulance services were approved Monday, Sept. 24, by the Howard village board. With 2018 being the final year of the current contract between the village and the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for police services, board members agreed to a new three-year contract with …
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