The Fond du Lac city council may go to referendum to help pay for additional staffing for public safety. Council president Brian Kolstad says the council will start evaluating fire and police staffing needs in January. Kolstad says the council could decide next summer whether to put a referendum question on the 2020 presidential election ballot. Kolstad says specific dollar amounts have not been discussed yet. He says adding a million dollars to the city tax levy would ncrease the mill rate by 33 dollars for the owner of a $100,000 home.
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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 […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
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.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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