If you’re planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine or have just gotten the vaccine, you’re eligible for a free ride on a Racine city bus. Officials say people on their way to vaccinations, or those returning to home or work from a vaccination appointment, can ride free on the city’s RYDE Transit System, according to […]
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Mayor Mason Declares Snow Emergency
Mayor Cory Mason has issued the following: Per section 94-216 of the municipal code, I’m declaring a snow emergency in the City of Racine from 12 noon to 12 midnight, Tuesday, January 26 to aid the City’s snow removal operations. The National Weather Service is predicting a significant snowfall today and continuing through tonight. This […]
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Racine City Leaders Oppose Youth Facility Site Selection
RACINE – City of Racine leaders, including Mayor Cory Mason and a majority of the Racine Common Council, have gone on record in opposition to the proposed location of a youth detention facility within the city limits. In a letter to Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and the Racine County Board issued Monday, the city […]
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Never Mind!: Racine winter parking restrictions won’t change after all
File photo by Scott Anderson, Patch Staff RACINE ⏤ A planned change to city of Racine winter parking restrictions isn’t taking place. Instead, the city will continue to enforce the current winter parking restrictions for the 2020-2021 winter season. Those restrictions run from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. during snow emergencies. The Department of Public […]
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City Launches Financial Empowerment Center Monday
RACINE – The City of Racine will announce the official opening of the Racine Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) at a virtual press conference at noon on Monday (Dec. 7). The Racine FEC will offer free, professional, one-on-one financial counseling to help City of Racine individuals and families with low to moderate incomes, manage their finances; […]
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Racine Public Library Wins Grant to Support Climate Change Programs
City of Racine – The Racine Public Library has been selected as one of 25 U.S. libraries to participate in Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) that will help libraries engage their communities in programs and conversations on the climate crisis. “We are proud to be […]
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Free Meter Parking Days are back In Downtown
RACINE – Free meter parking in Downtown Racine is back for the holidays in 2020. The City of Racine and the Downtown Racine Corporation have teamed up to coordinate free meter parking on the following Saturdays: November 28 (Small Business Saturday), December 5, December 12 (Kris Kringle Tour and Open House), and December 19. This […]
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City Pushes Census Response; Mayor Fears Politically-Driven Undercount
RACINE – City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason is urging residents to complete the 2020 U.S. Census as the end date for data collection has been moved up by a month from the end of October to Sept. 30. In a statement issued Friday, Mayor Mason said: “The U.S. Constitution requires us to conduct a […]
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City Launches RENTS Website and Extends Property Registration through September 8th
City of Racine – The City of Racine RENTS Initiative has now launched a website with resources for tenants and landlords. The website also allows landlords and commercial property owners to register their properties and pay the associated fees online. The website is https://www.cityofracine.org/rents “The RENTS Initiative is a massive undertaking and represents the most robust package […]
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Mayor Mason Announces Initial Community Conversations in Police Reforms
On June 30, the City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason announced the first three community conversations on police reforms. In response to the murder of George Floyd, Mayor Mason announced a series of actions to reform the Racine Police Department to build trust, transparency, and accountability to the people they serve. One of those actions […]
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Following National Trend, City of Racine Spends Heavily on Policing
After George Floyd, a black man, died at the hands of a white Minneapolis Police Officer on Memorial Day, protests and calls to defund, demilitarize, reform, and even abolish the police have swelled across the country. Floyd’s death “shocked the conscience of the nation,” Racine Police Chief Art Howell said in a letter to the […]
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City to Waive Fees and Allow Sidewalk Cafés Citywide
City of Racine–Today, Mayor Cory Mason, in conjunction with City Clerk Tara Coolidge, and the Racine Public Health Department, have issued an order waiving the fees for sidewalk café licenses and allowing them citywide. The City of Racine is still in the midst of a public health emergency as coronavirus cases continue to increase. The […]
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Mayor Mason Speaks Out on COVID-19, Social Unrest
Madison 365 CEO Henry Sanders spoke with Mayor Cory Mason yesterday about COVID-19 and Social Unrest. Here is the exchange: https://youtu.be/cPHAqC9ijOo
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City Partners with State and County to Open COVID-19 Community Testing Site
City of Racine – Today, the City of Racine, in partnership with Racine County, the State of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin National Guard finalized plans to open a drive-thru COVID-19 community testing site to open in the City of Racine at Festival Hall. The site will be open Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22 from […]
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Do your part: Stay Safe. Save Lives.
By Racine Mayor Cory Mason and Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox The City of Racine recently launched #StaySafeRacine, a new social media campaign to flatten the curve, slow the spread of COVID-19, and keep people safe, no matter where they are — at home or, cautiously, out and about. The message is simple. Stay Safe. […]
