BD Comprehensive Plan Unveiled
11/13/08 - Beaver Dam residents got their first look at a draft of the city’s Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan last night. The plan is a state mandate for all cities’ that want to continue making land-use decisions for themselves. The draft identifies land use needs and prioritizes goals to help the city achieve a uniform vision as it grows over the next two decades. The priorities that were identified include the redevelopment of the downtown, a renewed use of the river and improvement of the lake, the establishment of biking and pedestrian trails, increased professional-level positions and more affordable housing. Justin Wolff with Crispell-Snider – the company assembling the plan – says city growth is also an important issue, especially as Beaver Dam expands its borders into the township. Wolff says the draft generally outlines the community’s needs and provides rough timelines, indicating who is responsible for implementing the identified priorities. The Plan Commission will review public comments and make recommendations to the council. There will be one more public hearing before council considers passage. The Smart Growth Plan is required to be in place by 2010.
Dodge County Eligible for SBA Disaster Loans
11/13/08 - The US Small Business Association has announced that Dodge County is among 39 counties statewide that is eligible for federal economic injury disaster loans as a result of the June floods. The loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes. Columbia, Fond du Lac, Jefferson and Washington counties are also eligible. Officials say when the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the SBA issues a declaration to assist small businesses and most private, non-profit organizations affected by the same disaster. As part of this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to those that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to the SBA. Eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations may qualify for loans up to $2 million. These loans are available at a 4% interest rate with loan terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than June 15, 2009.
Disaster victims should contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST or by emailing our customer service center at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Victims may visit SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ to apply for disaster loans. For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
Dodge County Eligible for SBA Disaster Loans
11/13/08 - The US Small Business Association has announced that Dodge County is among 39 counties statewide that is eligible for federal economic injury disaster loans as a result of the June floods. The loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes. Columbia, Fond du Lac, Jefferson and Washington counties are also eligible. Officials say when the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the SBA issues a declaration to assist small businesses and most private, non-profit organizations affected by the same disaster. As part of this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to those that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to the SBA. Eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations may qualify for loans up to $2 million. These loans are available at a 4% interest rate with loan terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than June 15, 2009.
Disaster victims should contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST or by emailing our customer service center at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Victims may visit SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ to apply for disaster loans. For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
County Budget Passed; Amendments to Sheriff’s Department Budget Denied
11/13/08 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors passed the 2009 budget yesterday. The mill rate for 2009 is $5.08 per $1,000 of assessed value, down from 5.20 in ’08. That means a person whose property is valued at $100,000 would pay a little more than $500 in taxes. The 2% cap on property tax levy increases means the county was able to raise their total levy by around $583,000 for a total of $31-million. The total budget is just more than $102-million.
However, an amendment to add one detective to the Dodge County Sheriff’s budget failed by one vote. The vote was 18-17 in favor of keeping the budget as is and not add the additional $67,000 for the detective. It was one amendment of three that attempted to add money to the sheriff’s budget.
A number of supervisors, including Roger Mattson, were upset with how the Sheriff’s Department submitted their budget requests. All departments were asked to submit budget request with a tax levy no greater than last year and also include a priority list of items they’d like added if possible. All departments complied with the request except the Sheriff’s Department who requested a 1.13 million dollar levy increase and no priority list. The county gave the department $500,000. Instead of asking for the additional $600,000 the sheriff’s department countered by asking for just $110,000. However, the finance committee denied their request, which led to the amendment on the floor this morning.
Supervisor Robert Ballweg feels the amendments were possibly voted down for the wrong reasons, citing possible personality conflicts between board members and Sheriff Todd Nehls. Ballweg says even if there are issues those should be set aside to do what’s best for the county. The other amendments voted down for the Sheriff’s Department, included one that would have put $23,000 back for laptop computers and another that would have taken $67,000 from the Highway Department and put it into the Sheriff’s Department to pay for the detective.
Waupun Residents Can Still Feed Deer in FDL County
11/13/08 - Waupun residents can continue to feed deer within the city limits. The Common Council this week voted down an ordinance that would have banned the feeding of deer by a 4 to 2 vote. Some Council members felt the ordinance would have been unenforceable. Currently baiting and feeding deer is prohibited in Dodge County because the County is in a Chronic Wasting Disease Zone. That means baiting and feeding deer is not permitted on that side of the city, but it is allowed in the Fond du Lac County portion.
Town of Ashippun Set to Officially Re-open Roosevelt Road
11/13/08 - The Town of Ashippun will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow for the official re-opening of Roosevelt Road. The project to widen the pavement and come into compliance with Wisconsin D-O-T specifications had been in the planning stages for the last couple of years but according to Town Chairman Jim Schoenike “everything just fell into place this year.” The Town had put aside funds continually for several years for the project so they would incur no debt and Schoenike says people in the town should be proud they didn’t have to borrow any of the $1.3 million to complete it. He says doing the project this summer allowed for the town to take advantage of the current economy as construction companies were looking for work, which allowed for the bid to come in below expectations. The 1.1 miles of road completed is just a bloc east of Highway 67 in Old Ashippun. The ceremony will be held at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Amanda Street at 1 pm.
Wisconsin Residents Wins 2nd Prize in Powerball
11/13/08 - A Wisconsin Powerball player is 200-thousand-dollars richer after last night’s drawing. A ticket sold in Shawano County won the game’s second prize. Just over 14-thousand Wisconsin players won something. But nobody won the jackpot, so it goes up to 42-million-dollars on Wednesday. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting to hear who won last Saturday’s nine-point-one-million-dollar Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot. The ticket was bought in Sheboygan, and the winner has not come forward. But that’s no surprise, as a winner like that often gets legal help in handling the massive prize before turning in the ticket. The winner has six months to submit the winning ticket to the Wisconsin Lottery office in Madison.
Alliant Energy Won’t Shutdown Coal Plant in Sheboygan
11/13/08 - Alliant Energy says it will keep running a coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan. The utility was planning to shut down one of its three units at Sheboygan by 2013. But that’s no longer in the cards, now that the state Public Service Commission has turned down Alliant’s request to build a new coal-fired power plant at Cassville. Alliant spokesman Rob Crain said the plan all along was to shut down the old unit only if the one-point-three billion dollar Cassville project was approved. But the P-S-C unanimously rejected it on Tuesday, saying it cost too much – and it did nothing to reduce the air emissions that can lead to global warming.
11/13/08 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors passed the 2009 budget yesterday. The mill rate for 2009 is $5.08 per $1,000 of assessed value, down from 5.20 in ’08. That means a person whose property is valued at $100,000 would pay a little more than $500 in taxes. The 2% cap on property tax levy increases means the county was able to raise their total levy by around $583,000 for a total of $31-million. The total budget is just more than $102-million.
However, an amendment to add one detective to the Dodge County Sheriff’s budget failed by one vote. The vote was 18-17 in favor of keeping the budget as is and not add the additional $67,000 for the detective. It was one amendment of three that attempted to add money to the sheriff’s budget.
A number of supervisors, including Roger Mattson, were upset with how the Sheriff’s Department submitted their budget requests. All departments were asked to submit budget request with a tax levy no greater than last year and also include a priority list of items they’d like added if possible. All departments complied with the request except the Sheriff’s Department who requested a 1.13 million dollar levy increase and no priority list. The county gave the department $500,000. Instead of asking for the additional $600,000 the sheriff’s department countered by asking for just $110,000. However, the finance committee denied their request, which led to the amendment on the floor this morning.
Supervisor Robert Ballweg feels the amendments were possibly voted down for the wrong reasons, citing possible personality conflicts between board members and Sheriff Todd Nehls. Ballweg says even if there are issues those should be set aside to do what’s best for the county. The other amendments voted down for the Sheriff’s Department, included one that would have put $23,000 back for laptop computers and another that would have taken $67,000 from the Highway Department and put it into the Sheriff’s Department to pay for the detective.
Waupun Residents Can Still Feed Deer in FDL County
11/13/08 - Waupun residents can continue to feed deer within the city limits. The Common Council this week voted down an ordinance that would have banned the feeding of deer by a 4 to 2 vote. Some Council members felt the ordinance would have been unenforceable. Currently baiting and feeding deer is prohibited in Dodge County because the County is in a Chronic Wasting Disease Zone. That means baiting and feeding deer is not permitted on that side of the city, but it is allowed in the Fond du Lac County portion.
Town of Ashippun Set to Officially Re-open Roosevelt Road
11/13/08 - The Town of Ashippun will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow for the official re-opening of Roosevelt Road. The project to widen the pavement and come into compliance with Wisconsin D-O-T specifications had been in the planning stages for the last couple of years but according to Town Chairman Jim Schoenike “everything just fell into place this year.” The Town had put aside funds continually for several years for the project so they would incur no debt and Schoenike says people in the town should be proud they didn’t have to borrow any of the $1.3 million to complete it. He says doing the project this summer allowed for the town to take advantage of the current economy as construction companies were looking for work, which allowed for the bid to come in below expectations. The 1.1 miles of road completed is just a bloc east of Highway 67 in Old Ashippun. The ceremony will be held at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Amanda Street at 1 pm.
Wisconsin Residents Wins 2nd Prize in Powerball
11/13/08 - A Wisconsin Powerball player is 200-thousand-dollars richer after last night’s drawing. A ticket sold in Shawano County won the game’s second prize. Just over 14-thousand Wisconsin players won something. But nobody won the jackpot, so it goes up to 42-million-dollars on Wednesday. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting to hear who won last Saturday’s nine-point-one-million-dollar Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot. The ticket was bought in Sheboygan, and the winner has not come forward. But that’s no surprise, as a winner like that often gets legal help in handling the massive prize before turning in the ticket. The winner has six months to submit the winning ticket to the Wisconsin Lottery office in Madison.
Alliant Energy Won’t Shutdown Coal Plant in Sheboygan
11/13/08 - Alliant Energy says it will keep running a coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan. The utility was planning to shut down one of its three units at Sheboygan by 2013. But that’s no longer in the cards, now that the state Public Service Commission has turned down Alliant’s request to build a new coal-fired power plant at Cassville. Alliant spokesman Rob Crain said the plan all along was to shut down the old unit only if the one-point-three billion dollar Cassville project was approved. But the P-S-C unanimously rejected it on Tuesday, saying it cost too much – and it did nothing to reduce the air emissions that can lead to global warming.
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