Emmitt B. Feldner

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 […]

ELKHART LAKE – Recently opened civic improvements right outside their meeting room window were the focus of the Village Board Monday. The new playground equipment in the Village Square Park and the new Welcome Center next door were both addressed by trustees. Trustee Michael Wolf praised the new playground equipment, wryly noting that it is even drawing use by some […]

PLYMOUTH – The city would like to keep weekly recycling collection as part of any future garbage collection contract. That option, which the City Council Committee of the Whole endorsed Monday, would cost homeowners $24.60 more a year than an alternative of bi-weekly recycling collection. Public Works Director Cathy Austin updated the committee on the city’s next garbage contract. The […]

PLYMOUTH – City voters will have the final say in November on expanding the police department. The City Council Monday approved a referendum question for the Nov. 3 ballot asking voters to approve permanently adding $600,000 to the property tax levy to add three officers, a patrol car and equipment to the department, which hasn’t added an officer in nearly […]

PLYMOUTH – The city has another liquor license for a restaurant, bar or tavern available. The City Council Tuesday adopted a resolution increasing the number of class B liquor licenses by one, to 18. “When the city goes up by 500 in population, we’re able to go up one license,” City Administrator/ Utilities Manager Tim Blakeslee explained. The latest estimate […]