Even in a slumping economy, voters turned out Tuesday to approve construction-related referendums around the state. In Bangor, one of eight school districts holding referendums Tuesday, two referendum questions were passed by voters. The vote to exceed the school district’s ...

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By Sean Ryan A few guys looking for work dropped by Market & Johnson Inc. project manager Mike Seichter’s office Friday morning in La Crosse. Rhinelander/School District Building Plan Hilbert/Addition and Renovations to Schools Edgar/School District Building Plan Bangor/School Renovation ...

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By Paul Snyder Without successful bus systems in southeast Wisconsin, there can be no Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line. Without a bill giving local governments in southeast Wisconsin a menu of options for raising transit money, the bus systems will struggle ...

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By Paul Snyder Regional planners oppose a Dane County vote that would dictate whether they can consider commuter rail when outlining transit strategies. “If commuter rail is such a good idea,” said Dane County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz, “then why are ...

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Prescott Intermediate School’s referendum was defeated Tuesday as 888 voters said “no” to a single question referendum on the ballot vs. 683 “yes” votes. The referendum sought permission to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $8,900,000 ...

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Voters in the De Soto Area School District defeated a single-question referendum Tuesday night by a 762-334 tally. The referendum question asked for $8 million for additions and renovations to the De Soto High School and Middle School, Stoddard Elementary ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected] Dane County’s regional transit authority lacks money, members and timelines. But there is plenty of skepticism over the way in which the RTA, which will govern transit projects in the Madison metropolitan area, was formed and ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected] The Dane County Board of Supervisors Friday, on a 20-16 vote, created a nine-member regional transit authority, charged with creating a plan for future transit growth. The board spent many hours discussing the subject Thursday night ...

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By Sean Ryan [email protected] HSR Associates Inc. on Tuesday night could join Bray Associates Architects Inc. with schools to design this winter. Or HSR’s leaders could be left with little more to do than wonder what went wrong, as was ...

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By Sean Ryan and Joe Yovino [email protected] [email protected] The powers of persuasion hit a frenzied pitch in Whitefish Bay as a pre-referendum debate raged over whether or not to borrow $22.6 million for school construction and maintenance work. After the ...

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