Emmitt B. Feldner

WALDO – The village is ready to start over on the issue of the future of the Mill Pond dam and spillway. “A couple of months ago we voted not to move forward with the spillway project,” with Ayres Associates Engineers, Village President Travis Thomas reminded the Village Board Monday. “Now we have to figure out how to move forward, […]

PLYMOUTH – Stafford Street will remain closed for one block south of Mill Street through next summer as the Henry Christopher Hotel project moves toward completion. The City Council Tuesday approved extending the street closure for the renovation of the former Laack Block/52 Stafford building by LAG Family LLC until next June. The closure had originally been scheduled to end […]

PLYMOUTH – It appears likely city voters will decide on adding three officers to the police department at a November referendum. Meeting as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday, City Council members indicated support for the referendum, which would increase the city property tax levy by $600,000 a year permanently. That would mean a property tax hike of $140 a […]

PLYMOUTH – Nearly 40 years after its last update, is the Plymouth Public Library ready for another renovation? The City Council, which will make the final decision, got a look at plans for a proposed library expansion June 30 at a Committee of the Whole meeting. “This conceptual design reimagines the library within the existing footprint, within the existing walls,” […]

PLYMOUTH – Another cheese company expansion means another tax incremental finance district for the city. The Plan Commission approved the creation of the city’s 11th TIF district to aid a planned expansion by Sartori Foods at their County PP location at their July 9 meeting. The proposed TIF district will now go to the City Council for final approval at […]

PLYMOUTH – The former Plymouth Hospital building on Reed Street received a stay of execution from the City Council Tuesday. Mike Laabs, vice president of asset management for North Shore Health of Milwaukee spoke to the council about his company’s plans for the Brickbauer building which formerly housed the hospital. The council authorized a raze or repair order for the […]

WALDO – An at-times contentious confrontation between developer Todd Haas and the Village Board wound its way to a reluctant compromise Monday, clearing the way for the long-delayed installation of sewer and water mains for phase one of the Hunter’s Grove subdivision. Under the agreement approved by the board, Haas will provide the village with a surety bond and add […]

PLYMOUTH – The city’s newest cheese-related tax incremental finance district won final approval from the City Council Tuesday. The city’s 11th TIF district will aid a $4.7 million expansion of Sartori Foods’ County PP facility. The expansion is projected to add 25 new jobs at the plant, City Administrator/Utilities Manager Tim Blakeslee told the council. “The city is in the […]

PLYMOUTH – The city is putting the final touches on a November referendum to expand the police department. The City Council Committee of the Whole heard final financial figures for the proposal from financial advisor Kayla Thorpe of Ehlers Tuesday. The council is expected to approve the final referendum question for the Nov. 3 ballot at their Aug. 24 meeting. […]

The most-watched state race in Tuesday’s partisan primary election ended in a whisker-thin margin of victory, but it was not close in Sheboygan County. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic nomination for governor by a margin of roughly one-half a percentage point over Madison-area state Rep. Francesca Hong, but his margin was larger in the county, almost 10 […]