Village Board Meeting – April 24, 2017 6:30pm Bookmark this link to see this and all future recordings: Click here. Public Comment: Sandra Kress spoke about an issue concerning water on her property. Kelly Gallaher spoke to a certain business which was allowed to operate 12 years beyond allowed zoning decisions made […]
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Posted inElections, Government
Gridlock: Mount Pleasant Stuck On Village Trustee Appointment
In a three to three vote, the Mount Pleasant Village Board of Trustees failed to confirm new president Dave DeGroot’s choice to fill his empty trustee seat. The vote split along voting blocks that have formed in recent years. Trustees Gary Feest, Jon Hansen and Ken Otwaska voted against appointing John Kis to the Village […]
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Mount Pleasant Doesn’t Add Village Trustee
Bookmark this link to see this and all future recordings: Click here. This is a recording. Click the play button above to listen to the Board Meeting. Special Village Board Meeting – April 24, 2017 Public Comment Gayle Ives spoke indicating his opinion that John Kis would be a financial conflict of […]
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Opinion: Why Racine Can’t Manufacture Its Way Out Of This Economy
Dear Racine, You have given so much with your hands, your blood, you sweat and your tears as America’s machine shop. Work is no stranger to this City. We are the best at tinkering, creating, and innovating. We are a community that makes things happen. And in many ways, our work continues but not in […]
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Kwik Trip Proposes Gas Station, Car Wash On Washington Avenue
A proposed new Kwik Trip gas station and car wash was approved for Mount Pleasant by the village plan commission Wednesday, and is bringing with it an extension of Sunnyslope Drive. The 10,000 square-foot convenience store and car wash with a canopied filling station will be constructed on the vacant Toyota dealership at 6801 Washington Ave. […]
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Developer Eyes 37 Acres In Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant – A real estate development firm is interested in buying a large piece of land near the corner of North Green Bay Road and Spring Street for a future residential development. But many questions still remain. Developer Stack Real Estate LLC went before a zoning public hearing Tuesday and the village planning commission […]
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John Kis Tapped For Mount Pleasant Trustee Spot
Newly elected Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot appointed John Kis, a member of the Village Plan Commission and an executive with Tri City National Bank, to fill his village trustee seat. DeGroot ran for both president and trustee. Winning both, he is allowed to appoint his successor. In a press release circulated Tuesday, DeGroot […]
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Trump To Visit Snap-on Tools In Kenosha Tuesday
President Donald Trump will visit Snap-on Tools in Kenosha on Tuesday, according to a story by Fox 6 News. This will be his first visit to Wisconsin since being elected in November. He stumped at Memorial Hall a year ago during the presidential race. While it is unclear why Trump is visiting the Kenosha-based tool-maker. Snap-on […]
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Opposition Brewing Against Funding Arena
Spurred on by an educational meeting by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Association on how to get a referenda question on the ballot, a group against the public funding of an arena has started. The Racine Common Council voted 10 to 5 in March in favor of spending $600,000 from its intergovernmental revenue fund to pay for […]
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New Sewer Rate Rules Up For Consideration In Mount Pleasant
The rules governing connection charges for sewer projects will go before the Mount Pleasant Village Board, now that an ad hoc committee approved them Wednesday. The new rules, if passed by the board, will set new a procedure in place for assessing the cost for homeowners and developers when a sewer line is being put […]
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Racine Unified, Sturtevant Village Board Agree On REAL School Permit
After hours of negotiation, the Sturtevant Village Board and Racine Unified School District came to an agreement on terms for a permit allowing the construction for the REAL School to begin soon in the village. The conditional use permit was approved unanimously by the planning commission and the village board following a marathon negotiation in […]
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Rosenbaum Earns Sturtevant Trustee Seat
Soon-to-be village trustee Mike Rosenbaum will be a new face on the Sturtevant Village Board. The board is also losing Trustee Chris Wright, who came up short in the at-large election. Wright was the chair of the Finance and Budgetary Committee and the Economic Development and Redevelopment Committee. On the election, Wright said, “I wish […]
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Hoffman Unseats Jansen In Sturtevant Village President Race
In a 339 to 214 vote count, Village Trustee Jayme Hoffman defeated incumbent president Steve Jansen for leadership of the Sturtevant Village Board. Hoffman said he was “excited” about the result. “A lot of hard work went into this campaign,” he said. He hopes to simply provide a fresh face and new leadership for the board […]
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2017 Spring Election Results For Racine County
Several upsets have taken place in Sturtevant, Caledonia, one aldermanic race in Racine, and Mount Pleasant where the incumbents lost their seat. Long-time Village President Steve Jansen lost against Jayme Hoffman. Mike Rosenbaum, Mark Villalpando, and John Johnson made the cut for Sturtevant Village Trustee. Mount Pleasant Village President Jerry Garski lost against David DeGroot, who […]
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We Energies To Reduce Carbon Emissions, No Specifics On Oak Creek
We Energies plans to continue reducing carbon emissions system-wide even though President Donald Trump called for the undoing of several Obama-era climate change regulations. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week saying the policy is hobbling oil drillers and coal miners, a move environmental groups have vowed to take to court. The […]