Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments about Tuesday’s election, including a seat won by incumbent Megan Hartwick, from Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. By Kim McDarison Three candidates whose names appeared on Tuesday’s ballot in the race for three seats on the Fort Atkinson...
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Fort PD recognizes lifesavers: Adsit, Dunkleberger, Kleven
By Kim McDarison Three members of the Fort Atkinson Police Department were recognized Tuesday for lifesaving actions taken in December of last year. Fort Atkinson Police Chief Adrian Bump, addressing council Tuesday, shared the events of Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, when two officers — Amelia Adsit and Brett Dunkleberger — and...
Council approves resolution to vacate portion of Fourth Street
By Kim McDarison Members of the Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday voted in favor of vacating a section of Fourth Street on the city’s northeast side. The decision, which, according to an opinion offered by Fort Atkinson City Attorney David Westrick, required a supermajority, or two-thirds vote, was made in response to...
Apartment building construction to begin this summer
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Plan Commission has advanced the first phase of multifamily housing planned for the city’s northwest side.Ryan Quam is developing two apartment buildings at 1310-1320 Campus Drive on land owned by Tip of the Spear LLC.He plans to construct two four-story, 36-unit apartment buildings on the...
Online 2023 Fort Atkinson City Council Candidates Forum released
An online 2023 Fort Atkinson City Council Candidates Forum has been released. The forum, which is produced by Fort Atkinson Online LLC, and sponsored by the nonprofit and nonpartisan groups Heart of the City and the American Association of University Women, features interviews with three candidates each running unopposed for...