By Dave Fidlin Correspondent There have a few snags along the way, but village officials recently emphasized the planned demolition of a severely deteriorated home is moving forward. In early November, the Waterford Village Board ruled the home in question, located at 418 Fox Isle Park Drive, was beyond repair […]
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Town changing up pier construction costs
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and scrutiny, Town of Waterford officials have set in motion a plan to revise an ordinance pertaining to pier construction. After a thorough vetting from members of the Plan Commission, the Town Board on Jan. 11 minted the ordinance, which calls […]
Officer is serving unpaid suspension
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington police officer recently accused of drunken driving is in a midst of a 20-shift unpaid suspension. The city police department released the disciplinary agreement regarding officer Eric Mitchell last week at the request of the Standard Press. Mitchell was cited for drunken […]
Wilmot teen wins Diva Quest
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The look on Marissa Lake’s face said it all Saturday night. As Waterford Union High School senior Ashlin Meyer was named the second-place finisher at Riverport Chorus’s 10th annual “Diva Quest,” Lake broke down into tears, unable to comprehend going from an also-ran last year to […]
Cars fall through ice on Geneva Lake
Footbridges open at White River County Park
Local foundations fund project that gives hikers access to both sides of river By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The recent completion of two new bridges at Walworth County’s White River County Park has opened up a whole new section of the park to visitors. The park, found just outside of […]
Village’s new development district looks to generate interest
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After passing smoothly through a number of channels last year, the Village of Union Grove officially has a fifth tax-incremental financing district, or TID, on its books. Now comes a game of wait-and-see. “Everything (for TID No. 5) was approved late last year,” Village Clerk-Treasurer Jill […]
Town changing up pier construction costs
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and scrutiny, Town of Waterford officials have set in motion a plan to revise an ordinance pertaining to pier construction. After a thorough vetting from members of the Plan Commission, the Town Board on Jan. 11 minted the ordinance, which calls […]
City will sell downtown development site
Retail parcel has been vacant for years By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Community Development Authority on Tuesday tentatively agreed to draft a proposal to sell property for an as-yet-undetermined downtown retail development to the Burlington Core Upgrades II, LLC. While an option will remain open for […]
City gets behind study, School Board questions its role in shared facility
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to move forward with a study for a shared government services building. While not everyone is fully on board with being a part of the project – at least one council member said putting everything in […]
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