Readers asked so we’re delivering: Here is a list of meetings this week in the Villages of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant and links to the agendas that go with them. Caledonia Village Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday Caledonia Board of Appeals meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday Mount Pleasant Joint Board Meeting and Community […]
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Kennel License Granted In August Where Illegal Surgeries Performed
The home where Caledonia Police say they discovered Debra Gray, former owner of Orphan Kanines, assisting in illegal surgeries on animals had just been granted a kennel license in August by the village. The home at 4747 County Highway H belongs to Marilyn Checki, Gray’s mother, which her daughter Ravann LaQuran rents from her. LaQuran […]
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Village Board Sets Kremer Addition Assessment
To pay for a $6.8 million road and utility project completed in June in the Kremer subdivision, the Village of Caledonia set the property assessment at $5,303 per residential unit at a board meeting held Monday. Residents can choose to pay over 15 years at 3 1/2 percent interest or pay in a lump sum, said […]
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Racine County DA: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem Anymore’
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete and Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey explained to the Caledonia Village Board that heroin use in Caledonia — not unlike Racine County and the nation — is on the rise. And the problem is at a level that is the worst they’ve seen in their careers. “This is a […]
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Trademark Graphics Pitches Building Proposal To Village Monday
Trademark Graphics Inc., a graphic supplier for the police and sheriff industry, wants to build a 9530 square-foot multi-tenant commercial building just north of 6539 Douglas Ave. The Caledonia-based company, which currently operates out of a facility located at 5757 Douglas Ave., is asking the village of Caledonia to re-zone about 5 acres on the property. Chris […]
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Villages in Top 20 for Home Ownership
Two Racine County villages are in the Top 20 of a list of Wisconsin communities for homeownership. Compiled by nerdwallet.com, the list includes 85 municipalities with a population over 10,000 and was put together with data to determine the best places in the state to own a home. Mount Pleasant and Caledonia came in at […]
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Caledonia Changes Carrying Concealed Weapons Ordinance
The Village’s concealed carrying weapons ordinance needed to be changed to bring it in compliance with changes made at the state level, Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey told the village board on Monday. The changes were made regarding the use and discharge of arms, specifically as it relates to the village’s carrying concealed weapons ordinance. […]
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5 Mile Road Still Closed, Here’s Why
For weeks 5 Mile Road between Nicholson Road and Highway H has been closed because of a broken culvert, said Tony Bunkelman, assistant village engineer for Caledonia. The village ordered a new culvert, but it hasn’t been dry enough to get the work done. Still, the road remains closed because Bunkelman fears the road could […]
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Trinity Church Request For Flashing Stop Sign Denied
Members of the public works committee denied a request last week from Trinity Church, 7900 Nicholson Rd., to put in a flashing stop sign at 7 Mile Road and Nicholson Road. Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey explained that there were nine traffic accidents since 2011, four of which involved injuries and there was a fatal […]
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Village Staff Raise Concerns Over Highway 32 Resurfacing Project
Staff from the Village of Caledonia have concerns about the Department of Transportation’s plan to resurface Highway 32 from 5 Mile Road to just north of the wayside. The concerns were brought up during a public works commission meeting on Wednesday. Originally the state wanted to put in roundabouts. But after residents complained, the plan […]
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Caledonia Repeals Green Space Requirement For Commercial Developments
Caledonia will no longer require commercial, industrial and recreational properties to have a minimum of 40 percent green space, but village officials say that won’t mean developers will have a green light to blacktop all properties. The village board passed the ordinance in a 6 to 0 vote repealing the ordinance at its meeting on […]
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Village Board To Consider Amston Supply Building Plans Monday
Amston Supply, a fleet maintenance company currently located in Raymond, wants to build a new facility on 38.75 acres just north of 7165 Highway 41. Officials with the company will presented plans at a plan commission meeting last week where they asked for the land use plan to be amended and for the property to […]
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Spring Cleaning Caledonia? Here’s Where To Take That Yard Waste
Spring cleaning time is here and that (hopefully) will mean cleaning up the yard. The yard waste drop-off site will be open from 1:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday starting March 26 through the last Sunday in November. The yard waste drop-off site is […]
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Why The Kremer Subdivision Project Cost $229,000 More To Fix
Last month the Caledonia Village Board approved a change order of $229,000 for cost overruns from the Kremer subdivision after the village ran into issues during the project, said Bob Lui, utility manager for the Caledonia Utility District. Globe Contractors of Pewaukee was awarded the $6.5 million contract in April at a joint meeting of the […]
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Caledonia Borrows $1.74 Million
The Village of Caledonia borrowed $1.74 million to pay for its portion of the water system upgrades as part of the Racine Water Utility agreement. Initially, the village was set to borrow $2.1 million to pay for its portion of Racine’s regional water facility, but the village board decided use $400,000 of a $605,000 budget […]
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