Editor's note: A postcard has been mailed to residents in the town of Koshkonong which mistakenly notes the date of a public hearing about ATV use on town roads as Wednesday, July 23. The public hearing will be held Wednesday, July 20. While the public hearing will begin at 7...
Category: Government
Wisconsin Examiner: Nicholson drops out of GOP governor’s race
Editor's note: This story has been reproduced in Fort Atkinson Online with permission from the Wisconsin Examiner. The full publication can be found here: https://wisconsinexaminer.com. By Ruth Conniff On Tuesday, Republican candidate Kevin Nicholson announced he is dropping out of the primary race for governor. Nicholson, a Marine Corps veteran...
Council: Grant funds to purchase portable radios; parks and rec celebrated; Lutzke retires
By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson Police Department is utilizing state grant funds to purchase 16 portable radios that comply with the upgraded communication platform used by Jefferson County.The portable radios are the last part of Fort Atkinson Police Department’s communications platform not aligned with the county-wide communication upgrades.The purchase will...
Council approves 34-acre annexation near Highway 26 bypass; Fort HealthCare parking plan advances
By Ryan Whisner The City of Fort Atkinson extended its borders beyond the State Highway 26 bypass Tuesday with approval of an annexation of 34.21 acres along the southwest corner of the bypass at its intersection with U.S Highway 12.Fort Atkinson City Council member Mason Becker noted that the issue of...
Plan commission advances rezoning plans for four Fort HealthCare properties
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Planning Commission has advanced the rezoning of four properties owned by Fort HealthCare from single-family residential to institutional.During the commission’s meeting Tuesday, city engineer Andy Selle reported that Fort HealthCare intends to expand the Fort Memorial Hospital parking lot to the north. It would move or...