Emmitt B. Feldner

ELKHART LAKE – Village and tourism officials are working at finalizing plans for a new visitors' center. Trustee Terri Knowles told the Village Board Monday that the Tourism Commission is continuing to tweak plans for the proposed downtown center. “They're bringing the design down to a lower cost number,” Knowles reported. Trustee Lynn Shovan added that the Administration and Finance

PLYMOUTH – The city's newest tax incremental finance district is now official and the developments can begin. The City Council Tuesday approved a resolution creating the seventh TIF district, a sprawling 246-acre area stretching across the city's north and east sides. It includes two proposed residential developments – a 156-unit apartment/townhouse project on Carr Road and roughly 90 entrylevel single-family

PLYMOUTH – The city will conduct a traffic study, but not a traffic impact analysis, at the intersection of State 67 and Hill and Dale Road/County PP. The City Council, meeting as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday, directed city staff to proceed with the speed and traffic count on Hill and Dale Road. The council will be taking up […]

ELKHART LAKE – Village residents will be paying more next year for sewer and recycling. The Village Board Monday approved rate increases for both services as part of the 2025 village budget. Village Administrator/Clerk- Treasurer Jessica Reilly told the board the village's costs for both items will be increasing next year. As a result, the sewer fee will increase $8

PLYMOUTH – The city's nascent housing boom got more fuel from the Plan Commission at their Oct. 3 meeting. Commissioners endorsed rezoning requests for two additional residential developments on the city's east side. Both requests were for rezoning to R-6 high-density multi-family and still must be approved by the City Council. One proposal is for a senior housing/townhouse development on

ELKHART LAKE – The Village Board went to class Monday to learn about the upcoming Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District referendum. Superintendent Adam Englebretson, along with School Board members and district staff, provided an update on the $39.6 million capital referendum district voters will decide in the Nov. 5 election. Englebretson explained that the referendum, if approved, would allow the district […]

WALDO – Village officials wil host a public information session on the Waldo Mill Pond Dam Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall prior to next month's referendum. Village Administrator Bruce Neerhof reported to the Village Board at their Oct. 14 meeting that he was working with Ayres and Associates to schedule the session in the village.

PLYMOUTH – Bowing to neighbors' concerns – with about two dozen of them filling their chambers – the City Council Tuesday blocked moves to clear the way for a proposed Dollar General store on the city's southwest side. After a public hearing which saw more than half a dozen people speak against the store plan and a convoluted series of

When the dust settles after Tuesday's general election, voters across the country will have elected a new president and residents of the Plymouth area will have selected a new representative in the state Assembly. In addition to voting for federal and state offices, voters in the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Sheboygan Area and Sheboygan Falls school districts will be deciding referendum questions.

SHEBOYGAN – The County Board reviewed the first $200 million annual budget in the county's history Tuesday. Despite the 6.6 percent increase in spending in the proposed $204.1 million 2025 budget, it will produce a reduced property tax rate, dropping 7.9 percent from $4.27 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to $3.58 per thousand. “We can't guarantee your total tax bill