Published: July 15, 2010
Tags: Capital Area Regional Planning Commission, CARPC, Dane County Circuit Court, DNR, Hawthorn & Stone, Mazomanie, village
By Scott Carlson Special to the Daily Reporter A state agency will comply with a court order to review a controversial, 200-acre development proposed for the village of Mazomanie. The state Department of Natural Resources chose not to appeal Dane County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Moeser’s ruling earlier this month that the agency erred in [...]
By Paul Snyder A circuit court’s order that the state review a 200-acre development proposed for Mazomanie may put a regional planning commission in jeopardy. “I think it’s fair to say our future is up in the air at this point,” said Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag, a member of the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission. [...]
By Paul Snyder The chocolate brown color of Black Earth Creek near Mazomanie on Sunday prompted Village Trustee Mike Krawczyk to drive upstream toward Cross Plains to fish for trout. As the Mazomanie representative headed toward clearer water, he said, he surveyed the farmland separating his village and Cross Plains. Krawczyk said silt, fertilizer and [...]
By Paul Snyder Development fights killed one Dane County regional planning group, and the village of Mazomanie is sharpening the blade for another’s execution. “They’ve got to learn to work with us,” Lowell Holcomb, Mazomanie’s village president, said of the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission. “They just have to. They’ve just slammed the door in [...]
By Paul Snyder The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission on Thursday is expected to begin discussing its legal strategy in an ongoing debate with the village of Mazomanie. At the core of the dispute is a proposed 200 acre mixed-use project proposed by Cross Plains-based developer Janice Faga. Faga first pitched the project in 2008, [...]
By Paul Snyder Officials at Mazomanie-based Wick Building Systems Inc. have two options after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — reorganize or sell the company. “I’m surprised,” said Mazomanie Village President Lowell Holcomb. “I’d heard they were closing down a couple of divisions, but this is the first I’ve heard of this. I don’t [...]
By Paul Snyder Mazomanie and Marshfield leaders are preparing for the fallout in their communities when hundreds of people lose their jobs at Wick Building Systems Inc. “Certainly it has an impact on this area,” said Mike Brehm, Marshfield city administrator. “We’re talking about the wages of a lot of people and the volume of [...]
Published: September 3, 2009
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Milwaukee County to consider limiting options for Hoan Bridge Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik released a resolution Thursday that would order the state to study renovating the Hoan Bridge before considering replacement. Jursik opposes tearing down the bridge in Milwaukee and replacing it with an at-grade, four-lane boulevard. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation in June [...]
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Backers of a 200-acre Mazomanie development that was twice rejected by a Dane County planning group could use the project to undercut the group’s authority. If the village of Mazomanie appeals a decision by the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission and wins, the decision could set a precedent of appealing the organization’s [...]