The City of Whitewater Common Council has announced that it has selected three finalists for the position of city manager. According to a news release, the finalists are James “Jim” Palenick, David R. Porter and John S. Weidl. Interviews with the three candidates will be held Friday, Oct. 21. A...
Category: Government
Fort establishes boundaries, approves project plans for new Tax Incremental Districts in city
By Randall Dullum and Ryan WhisnerThe Fort Atkinson City Council on Tuesday approved establishing the boundaries of and project plans for new Tax Incremental Districts (TIDs) Nos. 9 and 10, both located on the city’s north side.Council members voted unanimously, in separate resolutions, to take that action upon staff recommendation.The two...
Increase to city’s tax base drives reduction in property taxes, Whitewater city officials say
By Kim McDarison The fall general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8, is quickly approaching. According to information released by Whitewater city officials, city of Whitewater residents will be asked whether they support two separate referendums. The first is a request from the city to raise the city’s...
Changes in voting process: Absentee ballot, witness form must be filled out completely
Editor’s note: The following story has been shared for publication by The Badger Project, which, according to its website, is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. A link to the publication is here: https://thebadgerproject.org. By Peter Cameron/The Badger ProjectSince 2020, the state of Wisconsin has made several changes to the...
Political advertisement: Vote Don Vruwink for 33rd Assembly District
Following is a political advertisement paid for by “Don Vruwink for Assembly, Jim Lyke, Treasurer." The click-through ad to the candidate’s website is here (see below) and can be found on the cover of Fort Atkinson Online.