The Dodge County Sheriff says the County Jail has a projected shortfall of nearly a half million dollars following the closing last month of one of their pods. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says he warned the county board in July about the budget impact of closing the pod at the end of the year. “As predicted, as we mentioned in late summer, we’re going to be at about a $490,000 shortfall,” Schmidt told WFDL news. “That number is not final. It could change a little bit because we’re still working on year end totals.” Schmidt says the county will have to figure out how to make up the difference. There were 108 beds in that Pod. Nine staff positions were cut. The staff cuts saved about $1 million for this year, but the county lost a projected $3 million in federal revenue.
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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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