By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Effective Feb. 3, the village will have a full-time fire chief. The Suamico Fire Commission gave final approval Monday, Jan. 20, to hiring Joe Bertler, a battalion chief with the Bellevue Fire-Rescue Department. Village Administrator Alex Kaker said Bertler will be formally sworn in at the Feb. 3 …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – A battalion chief in Bellevue is the preferred candidate to become Suamico’s full-time fire chief. Joe Bertler was selected after being one of two finalists the Fire Commission interviewed last week for the position, Village Administrator Alex Kaker confirmed in response to an open records request from The …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board doesn’t want to be penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to the exterior of a new Fire Station No. 1. The board voted unanimously Monday, Jan. 6, to direct the village’s building consultants to proceed with a block and brick veneer exterior design …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – An ordinance amendment related to minors sending messages of a sexual nature to other minors, also known as sexting, has been introduced in the village. The first reading of the proposed ordinance was Monday, Jan. 6, by the Suamico village board. Village Administrator Alex Kaker said the village’s …
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 Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Three candidates remain in the running for the village’s full-time fire chief position after one of the four finalists pulled out of consideration, said Village Administrator Alex Kaker. The village’s Fire Commission last month narrowed the field of 15 applicants to four finalists to interview Jan. 9-10. Kaker …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Four finalists for Suamico’s full-time fire chief position have been selected by the village’s Fire Commission for interviews Jan. 9-10, said Village Administrator Alex Kaker. Kaker said the commission narrowed the field of candidates Dec. 23 by selecting the following finalists with their respective backgrounds: • Joe Bertler …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – The village board doesn’t want Suamico getting into the business of buying properties located in floodplains, but could consider acquiring land on a case-by-case basis. That was the message of the board’s discussion, Monday, Dec. 16. The topic was whether to pursue state and federal grant funding for …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – A schematic design to construct a new Fire Station No. 1 on a 1.9-acre site at the intersection of Deerfield Lane and Riverside Drive was approved 6-1 Monday, Dec. 16, by the village board. The board’s motion includes having the project’s architect, Five Bugles Design, proceed with the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Fifteen people applied to be the village’s full-time fire chief prior to the Nov. 27 application deadline, Village Administrator Alex Kaker reported to the Suamico village board Monday, Dec. 2. Kaker said most of those applications came from out of state, with a couple of applications in Wisconsin …
