Government

The Sauk County Board is full again following the regular May meeting.

Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Michelle Bushweiler to the District 21 seat, which was vacated by Chuck Spencer. Spencer, who announced his resignation in late April, did not give a reason for his departure.

The Village of Mazomanie decided to look into a flood control berm at their April meeting. They will spend $3500 to examine whether a three foot berm near Hudson and Cramer Streets will be viable, and avoiding the extensive permitting process required for more advanced flood control.

A former Arena village clerk filed a complaint against the village last Wednesday with Iowa County Circuit Court Judge Margaret Koehler who issued a temporary injunction in response. The complaint sought to stop the destruction of text messages following passage of an ordinance declaring that text messages aren’t public records.

Prairie du Sac Utilities, the Village of Prairie du Sac’s locally owned, not-for-profit electric service provider, recently earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2019. The utility earned a first place designation.

There’s a new head at the table for the Sauk County Board.

Tim McCumber of Merrimac won the most votes to serve as the new chair. He takes over for Peter Vedro of Baraboo, who was not re-elected.

An ongoing investigation involving the Sauk County Board, county staff and the Attorney General’s office has come to an end.

The village of Mazomanie will face some short-term borrowing after paying for the replacement of the Historical Society roof at their April 14 meeting.

The Village Board of Prairie du Sac ratified the disaster declaration and empowered Village Administrator Alan Wildman to modify operations and programs at their virtual meeting on April 14.

At is April 14, 2020 meeting, the Village of Prairie du Sac Board of Trustees authorized a number of responses to COVID-19.  The responses included assistance for businesses located within the Village of Prairie du Sac affected by COVID-19 and the State of Wisconsin Safe at Home order.

The Arena Village Board held their April meeting via conference call because of the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning that the board members attended the meeting by telephone.  There was a large agenda to go through, but all went well with the meeting running smoothly. Village president Kate Reimann chose voice vote on for all action items.