Category: City council

By Ryan Whisner To address connections to the proposed Banker Road development, the Fort Atkinson City Council advanced annexation of two properties along Campus Drive Tuesday through its first reading.The properties – W6490 and W6492 Campus Drive – are located adjacent to the Fort Atkinson High School property and just south...

By Ryan WhisnerThere’s been more transactions involving the Robert L. Klement Business Park on the south side of Fort Atkinson over the past three years than in the previous decade.Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Atkinson City Council was just the latest one.The council unanimously approved the repurchase of a...

By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson Police Department is utilizing state grant funds to purchase 16 portable radios that comply with the upgraded communication platform used by Jefferson County.The portable radios are the last part of Fort Atkinson Police Department’s communications platform not aligned with the county-wide communication upgrades.The purchase will...

By Ryan Whisner The City of Fort Atkinson extended its borders beyond the State Highway 26 bypass Tuesday with approval of an annexation of 34.21 acres along the southwest corner of the bypass at its intersection with U.S Highway 12.Fort Atkinson City Council member Mason Becker noted that the issue of...

By Ryan Whisner A recent performance by a Whitewater-based drag queen at the Fort Atkinson Farmers Market continued to stir up controversy during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting Tuesday night. Residents who felt the performance was overtly sexualized and inappropriate for children were seeking a public apology or acknowledgement...