Government

The Village of Prairie du Sac officially decided what to do with the estate of Patrick J. McPhee, who bequeathed $492,000 to the village to be used for the fire department. After discussion at the last meeting, it was decided to buy a “wish list” provided by the Fire Chief, and use the rest towards the aerial fire truck purchased in 2022. 

Sauk City’s April 9^th village board meeting started out with something new, as President James Anderson said his new tablet “read 6 o’clock,” instead of his usual “the clock says” to start the meeting. Best to leave it up to the philosophers as to whether that’s progress.

At their April 9^th meeting the Mazomanie Village Board heard from Village President Gary Harrop about their proposal to the Village of Black earth to combine police departments.

Although the Black Earth Village Board discussed the possibility of combining their police department with Mazomanie at their meeting last Tuesday, it occurred in closed session and there was nothing reported after.

The Sauk County Board has revealed the results of the most recent vote regarding the Sauk County Health Care Center.

The Village of Arena held a special meeting on March 27, called by board members James Doerflinger and Brittany Carney, to discuss the status of the police department with the officers themselves.

It appears as though the Sauk County Board of Supervisors intends to move forward with possibly selling the Sauk County Health Care Center.

Last Thursday, the board gathered for a special meeting specifically about the Center. It then went into closed session, which was properly posted under the state’s Open Meetings Law.

At their March 5^th meeting, the Arena Village Board went through their normal slate of monthly items while receiving updates on construction projects and public works, while also hearing a Citizen Petition read aloud.

Sauk City’s waterworks have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award recognizes those communities that achieved excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent level of fluoride in drinking water throughout 2022.

The Village of Prairie du Sac and the Fire Department are the recipients of a generous donation from the estate of the McPhee family in the amount of $492,000. The board discussed, but made no final decisions, on how to spend that money at their march 26^th meeting.