Caledonia Village Trustee Kevin Wanggaard died unexpectedly Saturday at Ascension-All Saints Hospital following a medical emergency at the age of 61. Wanggaard served 18 years on the Caledonia Village Board and worked 30 years at the City of Racine Water Department. He was also an active member of Moose Lodge #437 at the local and […]
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Caledonia Village board OKs secure youth facility
CALEDONIA – Despite opposition from village residents, the Caledonia Village Board voted 5 to 2 Monday night to allow Racine County to build and operate a $42.5 million secure youth facility. The county plans to build a 70,000 square-foot secure residential care center facility just south of Three Mile Road at the airport’s northeast corner […]
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Judge Issues Stay Order on Sex Offenders Placement
CALEDONIA – On Thursday, a Racine County Circuit Court Judge issued a stay order that temporarily halts a planned placement of two registered sex offenders to a Caledonia neighborhood. Judge Wynne Laufenberg issued the order after the Caledonia Village Board announced plans to sue the state over plans to place Daniel R. Williams and Hung […]
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Village of Caledonia Sues To Prevent Sex Offender Placement
CALEDONIA – The Village of Caledonia is suing the state to prevent two registered sex offenders from being placed in a rental property at 9901 Saratoga Drive. The planned lawsuit, announced Tuesday, was unanimously approved by the Caledonia Village Board in a special meeting Monday evening. At issue is the planned placement of Daniel R. […]
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Caledonia Special Village Board Meeting Agenda
NOTICE OF SPECIAL VILLAGE BOARD MEETING Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 5 p.m. Caledonia Village Hall – 5043 Chester Lane THIS WILL BE AN IN-PERSON MEETING Call to Order. The Village Board will take up a motion to go into CLOSED SESSION pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(c) & (e), WI Stats., to interview candidates for the […]
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Carmella Venturini
Carmella Venturini, 55, is throwing her hat in the ring to run against Auntavia Jackson in the spring election on April 6, 2021, for the Racine Unified School District seat #6. To read more about other races, click here. Where do you live? Racine, WI How long have you lived there? 34 years Age? 55 Spouse or partner’s name? Jim Venturini If […]
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Auntavia Jackson
Auntavia Jackson, 35, is throwing her hat in the ring to run against Carmella Venturini in the spring election on April 6, 2021, for the Racine Unified School District seat #6. To read more about other races, click here. Where do you live? Racine, WI How long have you lived there? Born and raised. Age? 35 Spouse or partner’s […]
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Caledonia Village Board considers two roundabouts
CALEDONIA  – Village Board members appeared receptive to supporting a state plan to install roundabouts at two crash-prone intersections in the village, based on a special board meeting held Thursday. The two intersections are located at Five Mile Road and Four Mile Road, where either east-west road intersects the north-south State Highway 38. The best […]
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Holly McManus: Caledonia Trustee #5 Candidate
Holly McManus, 35, is throwing her hat in the ring to run against incumbent Dave Prott on April 6, 2021, for Caledonia Village Trustee seat #5. To read more about other races, click here. Where do you live? 1622 Four Mile Rd, Caledonia, WI How long have you lived there? 5 years Age? 35 Spouse or partner’s name? Jason […]
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Editorial: Better leadership needed around We Energies issues
We Energies has bought 30 homes and will likely buy more properties for its expansion of a buffer zone around the Oak Creek Power Plant. The Caledonia Village Board, state Legislators, and We Energies officials need to demonstrate better leadership and communication on the issue of its impact on nearby neighbors’ health and on their property […]
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5 Vying for Vacant Caledonia Trustee Seat
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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Old Caledonia Village Hall To Close Friday For Move
The Village of Caledonia will begin operating out of its newly built Village Hall, 5043 Chester Lane starting Monday. The old Village Hall, 6922 Nicholson Road, will close Friday so that village officials can move into the new building. Construction on the $3.5 million building started in July. The project, however, has come in under […]
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Caledonia Officials Look At Why Riversview Park Is In The Dark
The Riversview Park subdivision, a development that has been around for 20 years, was promised streets lights. But it has been left in the dark, according to a story by the Journal Times. Now the Caledonia Village Board is looking at why the lighting at the 28-house development was never put in. The development is located along […]