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4 August 2018 News
Alliant Energy Rates Frozen Through 2020
Alliant Energy tells us Wisconsin customers will see no increase to base electric and natural gas rates through 2020 under a verbal decision by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The decision keeps base rates at 2017 levels while bringing the Riverside Energy Center, a new highly efficient natural gas generation facility, online in 2019. Reductions in operating costs, the addition of low-cost wind energy and savings from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act helped enable the freeze. Alliant Energy President John Larsen says the decision is a win for their Wisconsin customers. A written order by the PSC is expected in the next several weeks.
Crime Rate Down In FDL In 2017
The crime rate in Fond du Lac reached a 10-year low in 2017. Fond du Lac Police recently shared information about the crime statistics from last year. The property crime rate in the city also hit a 10-year low with 903 property crimes a 6 percent drop from the previous year. The violent crime rate dropped 15 percent from 2016, but domestic abuse remains the leading cause of violent crime in the community. Robberies were up with 19 and there was a shooting death. Police Chief Bill Lamb says drug enforcement continues to be one of their top priorities. He notes that in the last 5 years they have arrested more than 400 people for felony drug-related activity.
Public Facility Grants Awarded
Thirty-three communities across Wisconsin will be sharing $15 million for local infrastructure and community projects. Locally the Village of Oakfield in Fond du Lac County, the Village of Lowell in Dodge County and the City of Wautoma in Waushara County will each be getting $500,000 in block grants for the improvements they will make. Governor Scott Walker announced the public facility and planning grants on Friday.
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