Editor's note: the following press release has been submitted by Fort Atkinson-based nonprofit group Heart of the City. The sun is shining for area homeowners, business owners and farmers, as the Grow Solar Jefferson and Waukesha Counties program is set to commence at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 15.The program will allow individual...
Category: Government
Fort Fire Department responds to weekend house fire on Monroe Street
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson Fire Department responded Saturday to a house fire in the 300 block of Monroe Street. Fort Atkinson Fire Department Division Chief Tom Gerondale, who was among those at the scene, said a call for help was received by the fire department around 4:04...
City approves funding for interactive online zoning map
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council approved Tuesday hiring Vandewalle and Associates to create an interactive online zoning map for the city of Fort Atkinson. Zoning Administrator Brian Juarez told council members that the map, and the services needed to create it, would come at a cost not...
Fort community encouraged to participate in Unity Project Police Partnership survey
Editor’s note: the following information has been released by Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire and Police Chief Adrian Bump. It has never been easier to connect with members of the community than it is in 2021. The rapid expansion of public and social media platforms carries a fresh...
Fire station change order approved; open house planned for Sept. 11
By Kim McDarisonThe Fort Atkinson City Council approved an expenditure of $10,090 submitted by Keller, the construction company working on the city’s fire station, for work encountered during completion of Phases 2 and 3 of the project. Fort Atkinson Fire Chief Daryl Rausch told council Tuesday that the money, requested by...