Tuesday News 4/2/19
2 April 2019 News
(Ripon Police Department photo)
Ripon Street Repair
Ripon Police are reminding drivers that road construction continues at the intersection of West Fond du Lac Street/ Highway 23 and Union Street/ Oshkosh Street through Wednesday. Road work is being done to repair the concrete that was removed for the water main repair. The intersection repair will take several days and lane reductions and stop signs will be placed.
Spring Election Today
Voters in Fond du Lac County will decide more than 25 races and two school referendums today. There is a statewide State Supreme Court race and a race for Lakeside Municipal Court judge. There are also four races for town chairperson including the town of Ripon, six for town supervisors, four for town clerk and one for town constable. In village races there is one for village president and four for village trustee seats. The Fond du Lac City Council has a race and there are school board races in Fond du Lac, Kewaskum, Ripon and Waupun. The Fond du Lac School District has two referendum questions totaling $98.5 million and the Oakfield School District a $5.3 million referendum. Green Lake County also has some races. Results will be listed tonight and tomorrow morning on the hometownbroadcasting.com website.
Things You Will Need To Vote
Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says there are a few things you need to keep in mind if you plan to vote today. She says the easiest way to remember is “State it, Show it, Sign it.” “State it, you will need to state your name and address. Show it, that means show your picture identification whether it’s your passport, your driver’s license, what you will show for picture ID and you will sign the poll book.” She says if you’ve moved since the last election and you haven’t registered you can still do that at the polls but you will need proof of residency such as your driver’s license if it is updated, a utility bill, a paycheck, your tax bill and things like that. She says if you’re not sure where to vote you can find out at the My Vote Wisconsin website or by calling her office at 920-929-3000.
Congressman Grothman On Health Care Planning
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he hopes Republicans can come up with a health insurance plan that will replace the Affordable Care Act. President Trump is trying to do away with Obamacare and has promised a Republican proposal. Grothman says they had a plan two years ago, but it failed in the Senate. He’d like to see more health care consortium’s. “The biggest problems are individuals or small businesses and in so far as we can get them involved in groups I think they can duplicate the successes the larger businesses have.” The federal lawmaker says it’s amazing how much health insurance costs some one over the age of 50.
US Highway 45 In Eden Being Improved
The state’s Department of Transportation says reconstruction of US Highway 45 in the village of Eden will begin today. During the $2.8 million project approximately one mile of Highway 45 and a small portion of County Highway B will be improved. The stretch of Highway 45 is from Elm Street to the north village limits. Work began last year on County Highway B in downtown Eden. Work on Highway 45 is scheduled to finish in the fall.
Dodge County Airport Funding
Governor Tony Evers recently approved $82,000 in funding to acquire an aviation easement at the Dodge County Airport, in Juneau, to help protect the airport’s airspace. A DOT official says the easement will allow for the trimming and clearing of trees which which are obstructions to the runways. Both the state and Dodge County will provide $4,100 each for the project and the Federal Aviation Administration will provide the remaining $73, 800.
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