Government

The Arena Village Board of Trustees approved a motion to appoint Charles Burch to the open village trustee seat at the January village board meeting. The seat was recently vacated upon the resignation of William Hanson, with the term expiring in April, 2021.

The Village of Sauk City had a quiet meeting last week, while Prairie du Sac prepared for some 2021 purchases.

Village of Prairie du Sac

Numerous efforts, including two senior meal sites, were approved at December’s Sauk County Board meeting.

The Arena Village Board approved the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2021-2026 at the December 1 village board meeting.

In Sauk Prairie municipal news:

Sauk City

Sauk City’s SCADA system is nearly complete, as the village made what is nearly the final payment of $12,000.

The Village of Prairie du Sac Municipal Electric Utility, in collaboration with WPPI Energy, recently donated a total of $1,500 to local community organizations.

Alternate side parking is no more in the Village of Black Earth, as the board elected at their November meeting to take down the signs and repeal the ordinance. Trustees agreed there were other, better ways to ensure the streets were properly plowed, including the use of a snow emergency.

A recommendation was made to approve Ordinance No. 2020-110 to amend Section 2.10.090(a) of the Municipal Code of the Village of Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin, Relating to Meetings at the Arena Village Board of Trustees November meeting.

Sauk County residents won’t see much of a break on their tax bill for next year. However, their property values are also expected to go up.

At the October meeting of the Arena Village Board, trustees agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by former interim clerk Taylor Scott in May. The village agreed to pay $300 in attorney fees and $178 in filing fees.