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November 18, 2010Walworth — Representatives from Kikkoman Foods have denied the company threatened to stop making a minimal payment to the sewage treatment plant.
Instead, Kikkoman Vice President of Administration Dan Miller said the company wants to renegotiate the payment arrangement.
Two weeks ago, the villages of Walworth and Fontana met in closed session to discuss possible litigation with Kikkoman Foods. |
November 18, 2010Williams Bay — The numbers must have looked right, because the Village Board on Monday unanimously approved the levy and budget for 2011 with no comment or amendment.
The only resident to comment during the public hearing was Vernon Choyce, former school board president.
"I thank you for doing a fine job," Choyce told the board. |
Recent Geneva Lake West Attorney: Whowells own the lakefrontJensen critical of Gempeler’s findingsNovember 11, 2010Fontana — After months of review, the Whowells still own the lakefront. An independent attorney has determined that the Lake Street business owners have riparian rights to Geneva Lake, but that hasn’t silenced a critic who has dismissed the findings.In July, Madison-based attorney Hank Gempeler was hired by the Community Development Authority to investigate the issue.
School Board must weigh budget cutsNovember 04, 2010Williams Bay — Now starts the process of cutting costs to match income.The Williams Bay School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 to start bridging the $609,000 gap between what is budgeted to keep the district going into the 2010-11 school year, and what it expects in revenues. Reasons for the projected shortfall include declining enrollment and increases in teacher pay and benefits.
Is a lawsuit brewing with Kikkoman?Villages of Walworth, Fontana hold closed door meetingNovember 04, 2010Fontana — The soy sauce manufacturer and the two municipalities work together at the Fontana Walworth Water Pollution Control Commission, but that relationship soon may be in turmoil. The Walworth and Fontana village boards met behind closed doors Monday night to discuss possible litigation with Kikkoman Foods. It appears Kikkoman is planning to back out of a billing agreement, which could end up increasing sewer rates for village residents.
Potential for a serious accident?Chief: safety around square a concernOctober 28, 2010Walworth — In the past 22 months, there have only been seven accidents reported by police around the village’s square.Of those accidents, only two involved semis. In both, a street light was knocked over.Although there haven’t been many serious accidents around the square, it doesn’t mean there aren’t safety concerns in the village’s downtown.
Gage permit gets quick approvalOctober 28, 2010Williams Bay — If you blinked, you missed it.The Williams Bay Village Board on Monday, Oct. 18, approved a conditional use for Gage Marine as recommended by the Plan Commission on Oct. 12.In addition, the board also approved a zoning permit for the company.
Gage takes first step to add restaurant to marinaOctober 21, 2010Williams Bay — Gage Marine took its first step toward de-industrializing and re-purposing its Williams Bay location, adding a family restaurant and tavern to its boat repair and storage facility at 4 Liechty Drive.On Oct. 11, the Williams Bay Plan Commission unanimously recommended that Gage be granted a conditional use permit for the proposed changes.The conditional use must be approved by the Village Board, said Don Weyhrauch, Village Board president and chairman of the Plan Commission.
Village appeals TID changeOctober 21, 2010Fontana — Formally the village has appealed the change in how the state values its Tax Increment District, which has created financial pains for the TIF district.Earlier this year, the Department of Revenue changed how it values the TIF district. In previous years, the DOR valued the TIF district using a formula. Now the state uses the assessor’s value, which dropped the value of Fontana’s district by $26 million overnight.This change, depending on real estate growth, also could place the TIF district in debt until 2020. However, the TID should close with a positive balance.
State stocks Geneva Lake with 3,000 muskiesFirst time DNR has put this species in the lakeOctober 21, 2010Williams Bay — Geneva Lake has a new predator.The state Department of Natural Resources transplanted 3,000 muskellunge into lake waters Thursday and Friday, Oct. 14 and 15, said Doug Welch, DNR fisheries biologist for Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties.The fish were introduced to the lake in Williams Bay on the north side of the lake and near Trinke Estates in Linn Township at the south east side, Welsh said.
Resident passing petition seeking rewrite of codesOctober 14, 2010Fontana — Sharon O’Brien is feeling disenfranchised. The Fontana resident has been attending board meetings in her search for stricter regulations to the village’s zoning and land use laws, but she believes elected officials are ignoring her pleas.O’Brien wants to see village officials aggressively pursue rewriting ordinances to preserve the area and prevent unwanted development, especially on the shoreline.
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 More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Oklahoma to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area... FBI agents killed in Va. training were among elite
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from an underground bunker...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999...
