By Kim McDarison Plans concerning a 75-acre, city-owned parcel of vacant land along Banker Road are moving forward according to Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. As part of the city manager’s report, presented during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting, held Tuesday, March 16, LeMire said she and...
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City approves liquor license premise change for Creamery 201
By Kim McDarisonThe Fort Atkinson City Council approved on Tuesday, March 16, a change in the alcohol license premise description for Creamery 201, a downtown event venue, to include a private outdoor patio. The change allows the company, which caters to special events such as weddings, fundraisers, and corporate functions, among...
City accepts $13.3 million bid for Phase II wastewater treatment plant upgrades
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council approved Tuesday a bid of $13.3 million for the completion of Phase II work on the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The approved bid includes an additional cost of $42,000 for repair work which will be made to the floor in the plant’s...
Online Fort Atkinson City Council Candidates forum released
The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of University Women, in cooperation with Fort Atkinson Online, invite area residents to an online candidate forum featuring the four candidates running for city council. Incumbents Mason Becker and Chris Scherer and challengers Megan Hartwick and Jordan Lamb are...
City: recently received block grant funds to be used for water main replacement
Editor's note: Information received today by email from the City of Fort Atkinson states the following: On March 2, 2021 the City of Fort Atkinson was announced as a recipient of Community Development Block Grant for CLOSE Public Facilities (CDBG-CL-PF) funds by the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration in...