By Kim McDarison Friday, Dec. 1, marks the first day hopefuls running for seats in the 2024 spring election may begin circulating nomination papers, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission website. Additional deadlines include Friday, Dec. 22, the day on which municipal clerks across the state must provide to the...
Category: City council
Fort city council approves 2024 operating, capital improvement budgets, capital improvement plan
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday in three separate actions approved a 2024 operating budget for the city and set a property tax levy to fund it, confirmed the total levy taxing jurisdictions in the city and determined its mill rate, and established the 2024 schedule of...
Police, Fire Commission: Process to select fire chief continues; next meeting to be held Nov. 29
By Chris Spangler Following a closed session meeting Monday of the Fort Atkinson Police and Fire Commission, Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman, after the body reconvened in open session, noted that the process for selecting a new fire chief will continue. The commission met Monday afternoon in closed session...
Fort city officials: ‘not ready’ to release ‘any information’ about five applicants identified recently for fire chief position
By Kim McDarisonWhile a recruitment process to fill the position of Fort Atkinson fire chief has been underway since July, city officials remain slow to release information about the process thus far.Responding to queries from Fort Atkinson Online, City of Fort Atkinson Public Relations Executive Assistant Sarah Weihert confirmed by...
Council approves ordinance allowing ATVs on city streets; goes into effect next spring
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson City Council on Tuesday gave the green light for all-terrain and utility-task vehicles to travel on city streets starting next spring.The vote was 4-1, with councilman Davin Lescohier the lone dissenter.In past discussions, he had expressed concern that city staff, along with City Manager Rebecca...