Government

Nearly two years after the devastating flood, the Village of Mazomanie is finally getting a solid picture of what properties will be covered by FEMA. The news came on the evening of July 27, and village administrator Peter Huebner spent the following few days in meetings to learn about the options.

A Prairie du Sac board member finds herself alone in opposing the village’s curfew ordinance. The remaining board members find the ordinance to be a useful tool, while Abby Howell-Dinger said she had “a lot of red flags going on in [her] head” when she first saw it.

The Arena Village Board met at the village hall in July after creating safe distancing space within the room.  All board members attended. Trustee Tara Hill via teleconference.

The fall election may bring a toothy smile to Black Earth residents as they will have a chance to weigh in on the village’s use of fluoride. The advisory referendum, which will be preceded by information about the fluoridation of water from the village, will help them decide whether or not to continue the application.

At the June 23 meeting, Prairie du Sac Village President Cheryl Sherman and the rest of the board congratulated Village Administrator Alan Wildman on his work to clear up easements, deeds, and parcels on lands bordering the town of Prairie du Sac. The mostly administrative work took close to ten years to straighten out.

Sauk City is looking to refinance its debt to put itself and taxpayers in a better position moving forward. The refinance was discussed at their June 20 meeting.

The Arena Village Board met at village hall in June after holding meetings via teleconference the past two months because of the covid-19 pandemic. Board members wore masks for the most part. 

Proposals affecting both the immediate and long-term futures of Sauk County were approved by the Board of Supervisors last week.

Among items given the go-ahead were the creation of a COVID-19 task force and a county administrator position.

Mazomanie

At their April meeting, the Village of Mazomanie chose to look into a flood control berm at the corner of Hudson and Cramer Streets. After examination by an engineer, that berm will not be built.