By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an awaited response from the Town of Waterford in mind, Village of Waterford officials Feb. 23 decided to extend their original deadline for receipts of Requests For Proposals to police the community. The village has been in a 35-year contractual agreement with the Racine […]
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Area riparian owners invited to meeting with DNR about Norway-Dover drawdown plans
IF YOU GO … WHAT: Special public meeting about proposed Norway-Dover Drainage District project; impact on Fox River and Waterford-area riparian owners WHERE: Yet to be determined, but will be held at one of two downtown locations next door to each other: either Waterford Village Hall, 123 N. River St., […]
Waterford seeks GIS requests for proposal
The Village of Waterford is seeking vendors interested in submitting a Request for Proposal for Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping/implementation. Currently, the general mapping information of the village’s municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure is in a format not accessible to staff electronically, nor can it be added to […]
Local woman is Mrs. Racine County
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Michelle Weisheim of Waterford has been selected to represent her community as Mrs. Racine County in the upcoming Mrs. Wisconsin Pageant, being held Saturday, March 7, in Fond du Lac. The winner of the state pageant will represent Wisconsin in Las Vegas for the Mrs. United […]
A sign of the times? Rochester examines need for address signs
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Nearly six years have passed since the town and village of Rochester consolidated into one municipality, and efforts to recognize the new arrangement continue. The most recent issue concerns property address signs and whether there should now be uniformity throughout the village. Most properties in the […]
UPDATE: Third now charged with felony child sexual assault in Waterford
A 21-year-old man and two Waterford-area teens have been charged with child sexual assaults police say occurred at an underage drinking party held Feb. 13 in the Village of Waterford. Stone Hudson, 21, Waterford, was charged Feb. 20 with second-degree sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. He also faces […]
Incumbent out, newcomers in after WGSD primary vote
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Six-year incumbent Douglas Schwartz was bumped from contention for a spot on the April 7 ballot, scoring a low tally of 127 votes (5.12 percent) in Tuesday’s primary election for the Waterford Graded School Board. Moving forward to the spring election are Amanda Fiehweg (437, 17.6 […]
Plan to videotape WGSD meetings advances
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent During a joint Feb. 9 meeting of two Waterford Graded School District board subgroups — the Technology Committee and the Policy and Curriculum Committee — officials backed a plan to record open-session WGSD meetings and place the contents online. The committee members’ recommendation will go […]
WGSD superintendent search starts rolling
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A consulting firm with expertise in the public education arena will be tapped to assist Waterford Graded School District officials in a search for a new superintendent. During a special board meeting Feb. 9, board members voted to enlist the services of the Wisconsin Association […]
Town is not hot to trot out a new village policing plan
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Waterford Town Board members decided Feb. 9 to take their time about drafting a new proposal to police the Village of Waterford. At the board’s monthly meeting, the town board decided to form a committee to consider the issue and discuss options, rather than immediately […]