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Written by BILL SCHANEN IV
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 17:19 |
Board weighs bonding for list of items that range from essential maintenance to nature preserve contribution
The Ozaukee County Board was expected Wednesday to finalize plans for something it rarely does — borrow money.
After the lengthy process of vetting dozens of proposals, the county has compiled a list of 14 projects totalling $9.9 million — all, some or none of which could be financed through borrowing.
“We have plenty of (borrowing) capacity to do all the projects, but it will come down to political will,” County Administrator Tom Meaux said.
The projects are broken into categories — $5 million in essential maintenance, which includes everything from deferred road projects to tuck-pointing historic buildings; $3.7 million to address long-term needs; and $1.2 million in value-added projects. The last category includes $600,000 to help purchase the former VK Development property on the far south side of Port Washington to create a county-owned nature preserve.
County Board Chairman Lee Schlenvogt has said a historically conservative board that has been loath to borrow money may now be willing to issue bonds for essential projects the county has been unable to pay for within its shrinking budget. But, he said, projects seen as optional, like the purchase of land, may be a tough sell. |
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Written by KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 17:20 |
Rural Port residents say man’s 14 pets have made life in neighborhood intolerable
A pack of dogs that bark day and night and run through their neighborhood on Highway KK is making life intolerable, residents told the Port Washington Town Board Monday.
“We can’t enjoy our property because of these animals,” said Bill Worth, 3434 Hwy. KK. “I’m fed up.”
Worth said his neighbor Rick Goebel has about 14 dogs but doesn’t control them when he lets them out. They roam the neighborhood, tearing up lawns. They bark constantly, he said, and frighten children in the area.
Neighbors have called the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department to complain about the dogs, he said, but usually the animals are quiet by the time deputies arrive.
Dan Scheftgen, 3446 Hwy. KK, provided photos of the some of dogs running through a neighbor’s property, saying they jump fences.
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Written by KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 18:13 |
Proposed change angers town officials who have long fought gravel operation
Ozaukee County supervisors are expected to consider a measure next month that would allow them to rezone any county-owned land in a township — a measure that would clear the way for the Highway Department to mine gravel on a 35-acre Town of Saukville property the county bought last year.
That parcel, which is between Lakeland and Birchwood roads north of Highway 33 adjacent to the Highway Department’s current quarry and hot mix plant, is currently zoned agricultural, and town officials warned last year that it does not meet their criteria for a mining operation.
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Written by KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 17:55 |
Expert tells merchants more places for vehicles is not necessarily the answer
Parking isn’t really about storing cars and trucks, a consultant told downtown Port Washington merchants Tuesday.
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Written by KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 17:33 |
Rock the Harbor planners will ask city to close streets, use marina lot for Aug. 30 fest
Organizers of Port Washington’s Rock the Harbor — an Aug. 30 festival that dovetails with Harley-Davidson’s 110th anniversary celebration in Milwaukee — said plans for the event are falling into place with a little more than four months to go, organizers said.
“We’re in the process of booking the entertainment. We do have sponsors. We do have vendors,” organizer Cathy Wilger said, noting the planners hope to announce the main act in the next couple weeks.
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