The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a public hearing on the 2022 City Budget, which the council will discuss and take action on after the hearing. Other items on the agenda include the mayor's and city department head reports and the council will discuss a plan to reconstruct the Tarrant Park Pool. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
The Durand-Arkansaw School Board is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion of the 2021-2022 State Report Card, discussion and possible action on out-of-state travel for the district, and updates from Superintendent Doverspike and school administrators. Tonight's meeting begins at 6pm in the board room at Durand High School.
The Mondovi City Council has approved the 2022 city budget. The budget includes an increase of $5481 in the city tax levy to $923,966. For city taxpayers, the city portion of your property tax bill is 27%. For the coming year, Buffalo County increased city property taxes by 13,675 and is 24% of the tax bill, The Mondovi School District increased city property taxes by $34,625 which is 45% of the tax bill, and CVTC decreased city property taxes by $6619 and is 4% of a city resident's total property tax bill.
A West Allis person was arrested last Friday in Dunn County for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, troopers pulled over 47yr old Rene Sosa for traveling 89 in a 70mph zone on I-94 eastbound near milepost 32. After conducting field sobriety tests, Sosa was arrested and taken to the Dunn County Jail.
Wisconsin Democrats say their “Forward on Climate” package of bills will create jobs, reduce inequality, and fight climate change. Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes was present Monday as the package was unveiled. State Representative Greta Neubauer and state Senator Jeff Smith are co-sponsors of the 22-bill package. Neubauer says climate change “is a crisis,” but she says “it’s also an opportunity for Wisconsin.” Barnes spoke in support of the legislation, saying action on climate change is important.
It could be weeks – or even months – before the Wisconsin Supreme Court makes a ruling on the sales tax collected in Brown County. The justices debated its legality Tuesday and the ruling could have statewide implications on how county boards spend those revenues. Sixty-eight of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have a county sales tax. Brown County’s half-cent tax was implemented three years ago to fund the new Resch Expo Center, road and infrastructure improvements, the county jail, museum, libraries, and parks. The Brown County Taxpayers Association has challenged the tax, arguing it is illegal because Wisconsin state law doesn’t allow taxes to be collected for new spending.
Bipartisan legislation being offered at the Capitol would establish a statewide penalty for possessing up to 14 grams of cannabis to a one hundred dollar civil forfeiture. Possession of between half an ounce and an ounce of marijuana would be a misdemeanor, while possession of over an ounce would see no change. The bill also ends the repeat offense enhancement for possession of less than a half-ounce.
Wisconsin star-gazers will be outside early Friday morning searching the skies for a partial lunar eclipse. It will begin at 1:20 a-m and peak moon coverage will be visible at 3:03 a-m. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth’s shadow blocks the sun’s light on the moon. Astronomers say the event will be more than 99-percent visible in the state and sky conditions are going to be clear for the duration. This will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in more than 580 years. The eclipse will end at 4:00 a-m.
Monday’s meeting of the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education was focused on safety. It’s been a challenging fall semester for students and staff at the city’s East High School. Students walked out of class last month for a girl who was sexually assaulted at a party. Then, last week, more than a dozen Madison police officers responded to a call about a lunchtime fight. Some parents are calling for the return of school resource officers. The S-R-O program was ended last year. The district says its new safety plan includes having more staff present at East High School.
A candidate for governor is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Rebecca Kleefisch is asking the court to suspend the guidance the commission gave to local election officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kleefisch argues the W-E-C violated the law last year when it allowed those clerks to consolidate polling places for the spring election. Several cities made major reductions in the number of polling locations due to public health concerns over the COVID-19 virus and a lack of poll workers. The Legislative Audit Bureau has issued a report finding no evidence of election fraud, but it did make recommendations for improvements.
October home sales in Minnesota were 16 percent lower than the same month in 2020, which was part of a "banner" fall-into-winter season for real estate. But despite the return to a more typical seasonal slowdown, Chris Galler with Minnesota Realtors says even through the winter months we're anticipating that there'll be brisk sales, compared to what we would usually have at this time of the year. Galler says there are still problems because the inventory of homes on the market can't meet buyer demand. He says employment is strong and wages are up -- but the "big wild card" is whether the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates in a time of inflation.
Deer hunters are being urged to bring a face mask with them this season. Hunting guidelines from the Department of Health Services include a warning about the coronavirus. D-H-S says hunters should wear a face mask while processing deer to cut down any chance of spreading the virus. There are reports of the coronavirus in some deer across the Midwest, although there’s no evidence of any deer-to-human transmission.
The clock is running on redistricting bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature last week. Governor Evers says he wants Republican legislative leaders to forward him the bills, which redraw Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts. The Democratic governor will have seven days to act once he receives them. Evers has already pledged to veto the Republican maps, which will throw redistricting to either a federal court or the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
A three-year-old child has been returned home safely after wandering off after seeing emergency lights and hearing sirens. The child apparently became disoriented while walking toward the fire trucks and other emergency responders. Beaver Dam police located the child just after midnight Monday and reunited it with its family. Several agencies and community members worked together to resolve the situation.
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