A number of residents living in the path of the Foxconn Technology Group development were frustrated with what they felt was a lack of information at an informational meeting in Mount Pleasant Wednesday night. The official location for the proposed $10 billion LCD display panel factory was announced Oct. 4. That was the first time […]
Tag: David DeGroot
Posted inBusiness, Government
Mount Pleasant President Takes Trip To Japan, Tells Board After
The question of where Foxconn Technology Group will locate in Racine County burns in the belly of many in Mount Pleasant and a recent trip to Japan by village President Dave DeGroot is turning up the heat. DeGroot left last Monday morning for Osaka and came back Friday. He said the trip was strictly village […]
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Mount Pleasant Village President Censured
Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot was censured by his fellow board members Monday for an outburst he directed at a resident that attempted to speak during the previous board meetings public comment section. DeGroot barred Mount Pleasant resident Kelly Gallaher on August 28 from speaking during the public comment period saying that she was […]
Posted inBreaking, Business
Foxconn Announcement Expected Wednesday
Foxconn Technology Group will likely build their next plant, which will bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investment to the region, in Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant, according to media reports. A Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company, Foxconn is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The company makes electronics for a number of […]
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5 Shot Down For Mount Pleasant Village Board Job
The Mount Pleasant Village Board failed to confirm five different candidates to fill an open trustee seat on the board Monday. Nearly all five candidates were voted down along established factions on the board. One vote, however, failed 4-2 as trustee Gary Feest maintained that he will not vote for a trustee to fill the […]
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New Industrial Building Planned For Mount Pleasant
The Land and Lakes Development Co. plans to build a 308,000 square-foot speculative industrial building starting this summer in the Park 94 business park. Part of a 60-acre business park development, Illinois-based Land and Lakes will break ground on the second phase of the project. The recent sale of a 132,000-square-foot spec building to Zilber Property Group […]
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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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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DeGroot Goes Solo At Candidate Forum
Mount Pleasant Village Trustee Dave DeGroot had a candidate forum all to himself Wednesday night after Village President Jerry Garski declined to participate in the event. DeGroot is running this year for both his trustee position and president. In his responses to the questions Wednesday night he indicated how he would have handled past issues […]
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Mount Pleasant Lifts Public Comment Restriction
An ordinance many thought to be unconstitutional was repealed by the Mount Pleasant Village Board Monday after 11 years of being on the books. The rule, which dates back to Mount Pleasant’s establishment as a village, barred people running for public office from speaking during the public comment section of village board meetings. Board members, […]
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DeGroot Blames Village President Supporters In Egging Home, No Arrests Made
Mount Pleasant Trustee David DeGroot circulated a press release Friday March, 10 alleging that supporters of village president Jerry Garski egged his house in a politically motivated attack, though investigators are not so sure. DeGroot hopes to unseat Garski in the April 4 election for village president. According to the release, four people egged DeGroot’s house […]
Posted inBusiness, Government, Real Estate
Campbell Woods Development OK’d By Mount Pleasant Board
After months of deliberation and public hearings, Campbell Woods, a senior living development in Mount Pleasant, moved forward Monday following approval of a re-zoning ordinance. The $40 million development will see a 170-unit senior care facility in the Campbell Woods subdivision at the northeast corner of highways 31 and KR. The vote of approval for […]
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Mount Pleasant To Buy Land For New Fire Station
The Mount Pleasant Village Board approved the purchased land across from the entrance to the Village Hall at its meeting Monday for a new fire station for the Southshore Fire Department. David Degroot attempted to prevent citizen Don Schulz from asking a question, but village president Jerry Garski reminded Degroot that he has the option […]
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Police Borrowing Ok’d, Firing Range Expected Late Summer
Mount Pleasant trustees approved – with a 5-1 vote – the police department borrowing up to $350,000 from the village’s sewer utility to complete the MPPD firing range. The loan will be interest free and will be paid back within seven years. The firing range is expected to cost up to $475,000 to complete depending […]