Community

Following a public hearing on the 2021 budget, which no one attended, the Combined Locks Village Board approved a balanced 2021 budget of $6,076,240 of which $1,656.788 will be on the tax levy at a rate of $5.55 per $1,000.

Attorney George Marek attended this month’s Town of Holland meeting to discuss the town’s agreement with Brown County to operate the South Landfill. Through Marek, the town will request the tipping fee be adjusted from $1.50 per ton to $2.11 and adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (Midwest Region).

With two grants awarded recently in quick succession, the proposed Fox River kayak launch at Little Chute is well funded and will likely be constructed in time for the completion of the Nelson River Crossing.

Ten women and three men who objected to the issuance of a conditional permit to Philip Pease operating an online firearms sales business out of his home on South Patrick Street convinced six members of the Kimberly Village Board to vote against the plan commission’s recommendation in favor of the project.

Dogs visiting the Kaukauna Veterinary Clinic will have a little less growth to explore and more moving water to observe when they come to the clinic grounds following a proposed 2021 project.

That’s because the Kaukauna Board of Public Works approved a new concept at their Nov. 16 meeting to get the water flowing.

There will be a renewed emphasis on developing some near north side Kaukauna properties that have seen several ideas for potential development that waned.

Principal Planner Allyson Watson Brunette explained the previous ideas were sound, but the developer experienced health issues and eventually backed away from the concepts.

The Buchanan Town Board approved a $6,751,945 overall budget that includes the general fund, the stormwater utility fund and the transportation utility fund. The tax levy will amount to $2,374,348 and have a mill rate of $3.10, down from $3.18 from last year.

An ambitious telephone and television provider’s marketing plan for much of the Fox Valley means an anticipated $80 million investment overall and approximately $7 to $8 million for Little Chute in the coming months.

With a busy election season behind them that yielded a 90 percent voter turnout, Sherwood officials were able to focus on the 2021 budget and capital improvement plans at their regular meeting last week.

The Kimberly Village Board approved a 2021 budget of $9,499,344 with a tax levy of $3,448,605 and a mill rate of 7.5897, which was 3.77 percent less than last year.