By Chris SpanglerFort HealthCare and a local developer have proposed a preliminary neighborhood plan for use after the hospital consolidates nearby clinics at its main campus.The general area is north of Florence Street on the east and west sides of McMillen Street, north of the Fort Memorial Hospital’s main campus....
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Trillium development moves forward in Fort
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Plan Commission has advanced a 141-unit multifamily housing development along Banker Road on the city’s northwest side.Meeting Tuesday, the commission recommended city council approval of the preliminary certified survey map (CSM) for, as well as the rezoning of, land planned for the Trillium Multifamily Neighborhood...
Fort named Tree City USA in 2022; April 28 proclaimed Arbor Day
Fort Atkinson was recognized recently as a 2022 Tree City USA, according to information released by city officials. The recognition, which is given by the Arbor Day Foundation, described on its website as an “American 501 nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, is offered to those cities that have...
Hartwick, Scherer end terms on council; offer comments
By Ryan Whisner As the first portion of Tuesday’s Fort Atkinson City Council meeting ended, it also was a conclusion of public service for both Councilwoman Megan Hartwick, who resigned on Tuesday, and Council President Chris Scherer, who had filed papers of non-candidacy in December of last year. Both chose...
Hartwick resigns; council approves appointment process to fill first year of two-year term
By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an appointment process to fill the first year of a newly elected council seat, which, also on Tuesday, was vacated by then-newly reelected councilwoman Megan Hartwick. Hartwick, then an incumbent running for her second term, offering a...