MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local Wisconsin governments are making their case to get more money to pay for roads. A coalition of groups representing Wisconsin towns, villages, cities and counties presented a report Wednesday spelling out how funding has decreased for local roads needs over the past decade, and offers ideas on how to address the problem. Some solutions include making vehicles subject to the personal property tax and allowing for locally higher gas and sales taxes to generate money. That revenue could then be used locally or shared regionally. The report was written by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. It comes as the state Department of Transportation is calling for raising the gas tax as part of a $751 million package of tax and fee increases to pay for roads.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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