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New U.S. Census Bureau figures show Dane County led the state in population growth in 2018.
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Dane County leads state in population growth
Task force to suggest steps to prevent flooding in Dane County
A task force is planning to recommend ways Dane Count can prevent the sort of flooding that occurred there after torrential rains caused lakes to spill over last summer, prompting evacuations.
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Read More »Two Wisconsin counties look to repair 2018 flooding damage
Two neighboring counties in southern Wisconsin are taking steps to clean up the mess left behind last year after floodwaters drenched streets, damaged homes and caused lakes to spill over.
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Read More »Dane County to spend $200K on bridge project to combat flooding
To minimize damage from future floods, Dane County officials are planning to spend more than $200,000 on lowering the pier depth of the Yahara Bridge in the town of Dunn.
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Read More »Dane County budget spends record amount on roads, rebuilds after summer floods (UPDATE) 
Dane County's recently passed 2019 budget calls for record spending on roads, $20 million worth of work to the county airport and setting aside more than $14 million to both rebuild infrastructure damaged by flooding this summer and prepare for the next flood.
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Read More »Dane County budget calls for record infrastructure spending, largest regional solar farm
Dane County plans to spend record amounts in 2019 on infrastructure and help build one of the largest solar farms in the state, according to a budget proposal from County Executive Joe Parisi.
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Read More »Dane County to spend more than $18M to fight flooding
In response to the devastating floods seen last month, Dane County officials announced plans on Tuesday to spend more than $18 million to help local municipalities repair the recent damage and prevent future destruction.
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Read More »Dane County readies $3.1 million in grants for seven Madison-area affordable-housing projects
Seven Madison-area affordable-housing projects would get more than $3 million worth of support from Dane County under a proposal before county officials. The Dane County Affordable Housing Development Fund would provide $3.1 million in total to the housing projects, which ...
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Read More »Dane County embarks on ‘suck the muck’ project to clean up lakes
Some places are easier to vacuum than others. On Tuesday, Dane County announced a new project, deemed"suck the muck," which calls for spending $12 million to slurp up phosphorus from 33 miles of streams leading into Lake Mendota. Local officials say the work will remove 870,000 pounds of phosphorus from waterways. The chemical is commonly blamed for the algae blossoms that can foul waterways.
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Read More »Madison’s Capital City Trail to get $1M overhaul
An overhaul is scheduled to begin this summer on the bustling Capital City Trail in Madison, giving the trail its first big set of improvements since it was built in 2000.
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