Community

By Tom Collins

Reporter

Kaukauna’s Board of Public Works meeting, shifted two nights forward from its normal Monday night time slot because of the Feb. 21 primary election, focused on improvements destined for La Follette Park over from the current year and out as far as 2029.

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

The Harrison Village Board held a special meeting last week to rescind a motion that limited activity for future planning with the property owned by the village at the northeast corner of Highway N and Manitowoc Road.

By Tom Collins

Reporter

With hefty costs ahead of them for the wastewater treatment plant upgrades, the Sherwood Village Board spent more than one hour of their nearly 2.5 hour Feb. 13 meeting examining financial implications and options financing the 2024 and 2030 wastewater treatment plan projects.

By Tom Collins

Reporter

The Presidents Day savings came early for members of the Little Chute Village Board at the Feb. 15 meeting. They saw reductions on at least two different budget items.

The 25th Annual Kaukauna Service Organizations Appreciation Night was held Feb. 15 at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown, honoring  two long-time volunteers.

By Tom Collins

Reporter

Keeping the city as clean as possible along with the processes of enforcement and potential fines or charges all were discussion topics at the Feb. 6 edition of the Kaukauna Legislative Committee.

By Tom Collins

Reporter

A committee of the whole session at Little Chute Feb. 8 focused on three projects with the Randolph Drive and Buchanan Street reconstruction coming this summer and the final costs for 2022 work on Buchanan Road, a few blocks north.

By Tom Collins

Reporter

While those promoting Kaukauna as a great place to live and work might wince at the knowledge a city area is defined as “blighted.” 

The term and explanations were discussed at the Feb. 7 Common Council meeting.

By Judy Dixon Hebbe

Reporter

A heavy truck traffic detour down Prospect Street during the replacement of the bridge on State Street this summer was approved by the Combined Locks Village Board last week. 

By Tom Collins

Reporter

A pair of potential rental housing developments in Kaukauna seem to be on different tracks at this point, according to discussions at the Feb. 7 Common Council meeting.