The Caledonia Village Board has five candidates to consider to fill a vacancy left by the appointment of Jim Dobbs to the president’s seat. Dobbs was chosen by his fellow board members earlier this month to serve as president after Bob Bradley stepped down, a story in The Journal Times reads. He has been on […]
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Caledonia Appointing President from Amongst Trustees
Despite opposition from at least one resident, the Caledonia Village Board will fill the president’s seat by appointing someone to serve through the April 2019 election. Bob Bradley announced his resignation earlier this month, saying he’d accomplished what he’d set out to do, mainly extending water and sewer out to I-94 so Caledonia could compete […]
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BREAKING: Caledonia village president resigns
Caledonia Village President Bob Bradley resigned from his position, effective Nov. 6. He told the Caledonia Village Board at its meeting Monday night. He did not give a reason for the resignation. Bradley served as a village trustee from 2006 through 2011. He was then re-elected in 2013 but as village president. He also served […]
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One Caledonia Trustee Faces Opposition In Upcoming Election.
The village president and three trustees are up for re-election in Caledonia on April 4. Though, the only elected official with a challenger in the village is Dave Prott, with Jay Benkowski, of County highway V, attempting to unseat him. Bob Bradley, the village president, along with village trustees Kevin Wanggaard and Jim Dobbs are […]
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Caledonia 1st To Approve RAMAC’s Master Education Plan Concept
The Caledonia Village Board voted 4 to 0 in favor of supporting the Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce’s intent to form a governing body to help create a master plan of education for Racine County. With an emphasis on the Racine Unified School District, the master plan would be patterned after the Nashville Academies Pathways […]
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Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey To Retire
After serving on the Caledonia Police Department for 24 years — almost five of it as the police chief — Toby Schey announced that he is retiring. Schey’s last day at the department is Dec. 3. In the interim, Capt. Dan Warren will fill in as the Caledonia Police and Fire Commission search internally for […]
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School Separation Study Carries $45,000 Price Tag
The push for Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant to fund a study looking at how they might pull out of the Racine Unified School District took a step forward. An Ad Hoc Committee, which had two board members from each community, learned at a meeting held Wednesday that the comprehensive study would cost about $45,000. Kevin Wanggaard, […]
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CDA Eyes Business Association, Looks To Improve Caledonia’s Image
Caledonia may be looking to form its own business association to improve various areas within the Village, including improving the highway 31 and 32 entrance into the Village. The Community Development Authority, which is charged with carrying out redevelopment projects and development programs within the village, will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 27. Here’s […]
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Caledonia Village Board Approves TIF District Expansion To Court Developer
A developer is eyeing up property just outside of Franksville and the Caledonia village board approved a resolution in a 6 to 1 vote Monday, July 20 to expand its 764-acre tax incremental finance district to include the project in the TIF District. Tax incremental financing district #4 consists of about 765 acres in the […]
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Highway V Project Moves Forward In Caledonia
The Caledonia portion of the Highway V project is moving forward with the installation of a lift station on the southeast corner of highways V and K. The village has agreed to buy about two acres of land from Twelve Oaks Investment Co. LLC for $68,000. The deal is expected to close in the next […]
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Citizens For A Caledonia School District Kicks Off Fundraiser For Study
Days after the Caledonia village board voted 4 to 2 to kill funding for a feasibility study to form an independent school district, local supporters have started a fundraising campaign to come up with the $30,000 on their own, according to the Citizens for a Caledonia School District Facebook page. Caledonia residents voted 2,481 to 2,372 […]
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Committee Meets Monday To Talk About Caledonia Independent School District
A newly formed Ad Hoc Committee tasked with looking at the next steps in forming an independent school district in Caledonia will meet Monday, June 15. The committee is expected to talk about a feasibility study and next steps. The Caledonia Village Board voted earlier this month to create the ad hoc committee with five […]
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Caledonia Auditors Recommend Water Rate Increase
Caledonia residents used a lot less water in 2014, less property owners paid public fire protection charges, and a brutally cold winter meant a 160 percent increase in water main breaks, according to Ehlers Inc., the village’s auditor. And that perfect storm created a $500,000 loss in 2014 for the Caledonia Utility District. Dave Wagner, senior municipal advisor for Ehlers, […]
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Caledonia To Hold Special Board Meeting On Independent School District
The Caledonia village board will consider how it will proceed in forming its own independent school board at a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. Since Caledonia voted 2,481 to 2,372 in April to approve an advisory referendum to start pursuing an independent school district, some parents that are for the independent school […]
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Some On Caledonia Board Want Independent School Law Changed First
Paying for a feasibility study to look at the costs around creating an independent school district in Caledonia has some on the village board feeling apprehensive. Even though Caledonia narrowly passed 2,481 to 2,372 an advisory referendum on April 7 to start pursuing an independent school district, Village President Bob Bradley said he doesn’t think […]