The Village Board declared a lightly used parking lot beside the Swiss Historical Village surplus, clearing the way for a bid process aimed at multi-family housing while preserving the character of one of New Glarus’ historic areas.
Election equipment, shipping-container rules, EMS, cameras for the new Town Garage and road line painting are among the items the Town of New Glarus Board will consider when it meets Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. at its new Town Garage.
State figures show the Village of New Glarus added $10.24 million in net new construction, producing a 3.06% rate that leads Green County’s cities and villages, nearly doubles Wisconsin’s statewide rate and could climb again in 2027.
Leah Hanson and Keith Kube turned a self-pour idea discovered in Denver into one of downtown New Glarus’ most distinctive gathering places, blending 30 taps, live music, food, local history and a business built around bringing people together.
After canceling a special meeting one day earlier, the Town of New Glarus Board met for about five minutes Sept. 2 and approved moving ahead with solicitation of new bids for asphalt work at the town’s new maintenance facility project.
The New Glarus Village Board approved a Prairie Haus II blasting permit with added safeguards after a lengthy public discussion, backed a new optional electric rate and approved action on redevelopment of a village-owned parking lot.
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A bicycle and pedestrian underpass beneath Highway 69/92 in Belleville raises a timely question in New Glarus: could existing Highway 69 bridges be adapted to safely connect the village to Riverside Brewery, Hoesly’s Pond Park and the east side of the village?
A false assault complaint arrest, two personal-injury crashes, a property-damage crash, an OWI arrest in New Glarus and a probation hold highlighted Green County Sheriff’s Office activity from Aug. 26 through Sept. 1, according to sheriff’s releases.
Town of York officials will meet with New Glarus Area EMS Thursday before touring Sugar River EMS, as the township weighs emergency medical service options after regional changes reshaped ambulance coverage across the New Glarus area.
Green County supervisors will meet Sept. 8 for a single substantive discussion: a facility assessment detailing aging buildings, safety concerns, space limitations and other problems at the county’s Highway Department campus in Monroe.
Mount Vernon’s Oct. 3 Homecoming and Fall Fest brings tug-of-war back to Forest of Fame Park, a gathering place with roots reaching to a 1919 homecoming and a remarkable arboretum begun with George Washington elm seedlings in 1916.
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