By Kim McDarison The City of Fort Atkinson held a budget workshop Tuesday Oct. 12. A public hearing on the proposed 2022 budget is scheduled for Nov. 2. Along with anticipated revenues and expenditures within the city’s general fund were budget items under consideration for the city’s three tax incremental...
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Fort officers receive ‘Lifesaving Award’ from department
Editor's note: the following information has been supplied by the City of Fort Atkinson. Two Fort Atkinson police officers each were presented with a "Lifesaving Award" Tuesday during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting. The officers were recognized for actions relating to an incident in July.Officers Noah Samson and Joshua Kinney were...
City shares 2022 draft budget
By Kim McDarison A budget workshop was held by the City of Fort Atkinson on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Information shared by City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire during the nearly four-hour meeting included a draft of the 2022 operating budget and the city’s 2022-2027 (five-year) Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). LeMire opened...
Fort redistricting process underway
Editor’s note: the following press release has been submitted by the City of Fort Atkinson. The Fort Atkinson City Council could take action Oct. 19 on the city’s updated ward map after the 2020 Census. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts its decennial census. Census results are used...
Plan Commission advances U-Haul development plan
By Chris Spangler Development of the U-Haul property on Fort Atkinson’s north side took a big step forward Tuesday afternoon. Meeting both in person and via Zoom, the Fort Atkinson Plan Commission unanimously approved the General Development Plan (GDP) for the former Kmart property at 1309 N. High St. The...