The New Year has brought about a new transaction involving the Village Board and developers for a property in Sturtevant, according to a story in the Journal Times. The Village Board purchased a property in Renaissance Business Park that was sold to Dr. Marc Kennedy and his wife, Dr. Debbie Kennedy, back in December 2017. […]
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Sturtevant Asking for Public Input for Skate Park
Village of Sturtevant officials want residents to help them design a new skate park slated for East Park. The design meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at Village Hall, 8901 89th Street. Located at the intersection of 87th and Corliss Streets on the village’s east side, East Park is a mostly blank slate consisting […]
Posted inGovernment, Real Estate
Cobble Court Parcels Up Between Village, County
Now that the Village of Sturtevant has the deed for Cobble Court in hand, a once-disputed parcel along Durand Avenue, officials are beginning to explore how to market them and other properties with an eye to to the future. The village will likely see a growth-boom if Foxconn Technology Group builds a manufacturing campus in […]
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Government Meetings: Week of June 4
Looking to get involved with municipal government? Here’s a list of government meetings. Caledonia Special Village Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. Village Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. Elmwood Park Plan Commission meeting canceled for this week. Mount Pleasant Public Works Committee, 9 […]
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Sturtevant Files Lawsuit Against County Over Cobble Court
A land dispute between the Village of Sturtevant and Racine County, playing out as a war of attrition, came to a head Monday with Sturtevant beginning a lawsuit against the County. The property in question consists of four vacant parcels located near the corner of 84th Street and Hwy 11. They were originally part of […]
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Grand Appliance and TV Announces Relocation To Sturtevant
Grand Appliance and TV will move its headquarters from Zion, Illinois and operations in New Berlin to Sturtevant. The company, which employees 300 people, operates 20 retail locations in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. It plans to build an $8 million, 137,000 square-foot facility, which will serve as its corporate headquarters and distribution facility. The facility will […]
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Sturtevant Considers Ice Rink In North Park
To put in an ice rink in Sturtevant, village officials are looking at having the South Shore Fire Department flood an area of North Park as part of a training exercise. The notion of an ice rink was raised at the last Parks, Event Planning and Village Beautification Committee meeting. Village trustee Carrie Harbach said […]
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Public Hearings in Mount Pleasant, Sturtevant for 2017 Budgets
Residents of both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant will have the opportunity next week to weigh in on the 2017 budgets of their respective villages. Mount Pleasant will host a public hearing where neighbors can let board members know what they think about a proposed property tax increase – albeit one lower than originally discussed – […]
Posted inElections, Government
Sturtevant Voters Choose Republican Candidates
Village of Sturtevant residents overwhelmingly voted for Republican candidates Tuesday, giving Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Robin Vos and Tricia Hanson decidedly more votes than their Democratic opponents. Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole recorded 2,725 voters out of more than 3,175 total registered voters, putting turnout there at 85 percent. Here’s how it shook out there: President […]
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Sturtevant Taxes Going Down 18%, Adding 2 New Officers
The 2017 Sturtevant budget includes a 18 percent property tax decrease, hiring two new police officers and wage increases for village employees. Most of the credit for the property tax reduction – from $8.92 per $1,000 in assessed value to $7.31 – goes to the closure of the village’s highly successful tax incremental financing district, […]
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Sturtevant Budget Focus of Board Meeting
Sturtevant trustees tonight will hear a formal presentation of the 2017 village budget as well as formally approve transferring land into Mount Pleasant. Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole will give a broad overview of the budget as a whole and point out areas of interest like projected tax revenues now that the village’s highly successful tax […]
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Incomplete Witness Info Could Get Absentee Ballots Tossed
Thousands of absentee ballots could be at risk because of missing information in the witness section of the ballot. Citizens who cast their vote by having their ballots mailed to them are required to have a witness sign the ballot before it’s returned to the appropriate municipality. In addition to their signature, witnesses must also fill out […]
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Leaf Collection Begins Next Week
Leaves throughout the greater Racine area are still mostly green, but will soon enough turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red before dropping quickly to the ground. All those dropping leaves will need raking and pick-up. If you live in the city, here’s when your leaves will be collected, depending on when your […]
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Sturtevant OKs New Development District, DPW Borrowing
As expected, Sturtevant trustees Tuesday approved the boundaries for a new development district that officials hope will drastically change how the Highway 11 corridor looks in the next 10 to 15 years. Start-up costs to establish the district (TIF #4) and either install or improve necessary infrastructure like sewer and water system lines and connections; […]
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Sturtevant Hosting Celebration for TID Closing, Lower Taxes
The Village of Sturtevant is throwing a party to celebrate the closing of the village’s highly successful tax incremental financing district that could mean lower tax rates for nearly every property owner in eastern Racine County. Scheduled for Sept. 27 at Fountain Banquet Hall, 8505 Durand Avenue, the celebration will include check presentations to representatives […]
