Government

Arena voters will see a referendum question on the ballots in the November 8 election to whether or not to exceed levy limit for hiring Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) to staff the service, Arena Village Board decided at the board meeting in September.

The Black Earth Village Board elected to split ARPA funds in the amount of $120,000 50/50 between the Parks Committee and Public Works. Along with other funds, Public Works will use their share of the funds to purchase a combination sewer jetter. The village’s current jetter does not work well.

An agreement to move the Arena welcome sign has been reached. The sign, located at the Arena Cemetery,  currently encroaches about three feet onto cemetery property from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Right of Way (ROW).

“I want to understand all the numbers.”

A question of who should be mowing at the Arena cemetery, first asked in June, resulted in an agreement by the Arena Village Board to have the “Welcome to Arena” sign, which is located on cemetery property, and the unplotted area of the cemetery taken care of by the public works department.

The Sauk City Village Board ticked several items off its to-do list at their last meeting. They finalized allowing ATV/UTVs on select village streets with the approval of a signage agreement, approved the agreement for remodeling the village hall, and discussed food trucks in the village.

The Village of Prairie du Sac is helping out the Sauk Prairie Youth Hockey Association in the form of a loan. Prairie du Sac’s Village Administrator Alan Wildman explains:

Black Earth is one step closer to a second electrical substation with the pursuit for purchase of private property for the project. The board voted 6-1, with Scott Patchin the nay vote—to pursue the property. The village has also started buying equipment for the substation.

Before the regular June meeting, the Arena Village Board held a hearing about needs for the sanitary sewer and lift station upgrades in the village.

ATV/UTVs and new trash containers are coming to Sauk City—not at the same time, but soon enough. The village board made those decisions and other at the meeting last Tuesday night.