By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council has proclaimed May 8 as World Migratory Bird Day. The citywide proclamation was made during Tuesday’s city council meeting. City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire, who was attending her first city council meeting in her role as city manager, noted in a memo...
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City receives $1.4 million block grant to eliminate blight
The city of Fort Atkinson announced Thursday that it is the recipient of just over $1.4 million awarded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The grant is facilitated through the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources and was awarded for the purpose...
Council receives property tax collection update
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday, Feb. 16, received an update comparing real property and personal property tax collection rates between 2017 and 2020. The report was accompanied by a request for authorization made by City Clerk/Treasurer/Finance Director Michelle Ebbert to refer unpaid bills for personal property...
Fire station storage rack approved; server approved for wastewater utility
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council approved on Tuesday, Feb. 16, a new storage racking system for the Fort Atkinson fire station. The new system comes at a cost of $4,497. In a memo to council, Fire Chief Daryl Rausch noted that during the initial bidding for the...
Police chief identifies trends in calls from adult care facilities
By Kim McDarison Fort Atkinson Police Chief Adrian Bump shared on Tuesday an update with the Fort Atkinson City Council, outlining police calls for service made by adult care facilities within the city. Bump said data collected between 2010 and 2020 showed an increase in calls beginning most notably four years...