By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Because village employees are using less paid time off (PTO) this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suamico village board voted Monday, Nov. 16, to allow them to carry over an additional unused 40 hours into 2021. Village Administrator Alex Kaker said village policy has allowed employees to …
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By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – A resolution approving the 2021 village budget of $6,693,308 with a tax levy of $5,360,061 was adopted Monday, Nov. 9, by the Suamico village board. The budget was approved as presented on a 4-2 vote with Village President Laura Nelson and Trustee Michelle Eckert being opposed and Trustee Sky …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – After meeting in closed session Monday, Nov. 2, the village board voted 5-1 to approve the sale of the current Fire Station No. 1 property to Base Companies, LLC, for $350,000. Trustee Michelle Eckert cast the lone dissenting vote with Trustee Dan Roddan abstaining. Village Administrator Alex Kaker …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMCIO – Instead of holding a staff appreciation dinner for the village’s full-time employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they will instead receive extra money to close out the year. The Suamico village board passed a motion last month to add $50 to their final paychecks of 2020. Village Administrator Alex …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board has authorized using up to $36,253 of Suamico’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding allocation to add video streaming capabilities in the board room in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Board members heard a presentation Monday, Oct. 19, from Brent Ward with …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Of the 8,800-plus registered voters in the village, more than 40 percent have already requested mail-in absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, Village Clerk Bonnie Swan reported at the Monday, Oct. 19, Suamico village board meeting. As of Monday, the day before in-person absentee voting began …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board approved a motion Monday, Oct. 5, to direct Village Administrator Alex Kaker to collaborate with the Howard-Suamico School District and State of Wisconsin to donate Suamico’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the district. Because the village doesn’t expect to …
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By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – The village board agreed Sept. 21 to lower the speed limit on St. Francis Park Drive from 35 to 25 mph. Residents in the area overwhelmingly favored the lower speed limit, which was also recommended by the village’s Health and Safety Committee. Public Works Director Andy Smits said the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board wants to donate leftover funds Suamico won’t use for reimbursable COVID-19 expenses to the Howard-Suamico School District. Village Administrator Alex Kaker said Suamico was allocated $207,040 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, but he estimates the village won’t use approximately $100,000 …
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By Paul Srubas Correspondent HOWARD-SUAMICO – It’s been a little over a year since Suamico’s Shopko store closed its doors for the last time, but, although it remains depressingly dark and shuttered, the 80,000 square feet of emptiness is far from being the kiss of death for the Lineville Road commercial district that perhaps many …
