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16 December 2019 News
Congressman Grothman On Trade Agreement
Congressman Glenn Grothman is glad to see a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico is closer to reality. He says President Bill Clinton pushed through a bad NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico in the 1990’s, but no president since then was willing to do anything about it until President Trump. He says Trump worked out a better version of the agreement. “I think that agreement even though it was supposed to about Canada and Mexico favored China too much. I think we weren’t able to get as much our agricultural project in Mexico as we’d like. So Donald Trump did go to bat for both the American farmer and American Industry against Canada and Mexico and he got a better deal.” The new agreement was recently passed out of the House by an overwhelming margin.
Ripon Area United Way Campaign Update
The Ripon Area United Way is a little over half way to its goal of raising $85,000 for the 17 agencies it will help fund in the next year. “We passed 50 percent in the last couple of days we’re really happy about that we still have 50 percent of way to go so the glass is half-empty and half-full pretty much exactly and this is the time of the year that people tend to be generous so we are banking on that.” Jeff Puhlmann-Becker is the President of the United Way Board of Directors. He says they can also use good people to serve on the board if they are interested in that. To make a contribution to the United Way campaign send them to P.O. Box 71 in Ripon, 54971 or go to their Facebook page or website.
Washington County Judge Retiring
Governor Tony Evers is looking for applicants for judge in Washington County. Judge Andrew Gonring, who presides over Brach IV of the circuit court, will be retiring on March 28th. The person appointed by Governor Evers will complete Gonring’s term of office which ends July 31st, 2021. An application form is available at the Governor’s website on the “Apply to Serve” page. It should be completed and submitted by 5 pm on January 3rd.
State Building Commission Approves Projects
The state’s Building Commission recently approved $73.8 million in key projects across the state. One of those projects involves construction of a steam turbine rebuild at the Department of Corrections’ Central Generating Plant in Waupun. Also on tap are repair projects at four counties across the state for the University of Wisconsin System.
FDL County Office Closings For The Holidays
Fond du Lac County government offices will be closing at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and will be closed all day on Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Sheriff’s lobby/records office will close at 11 am on December 24th and 31st. The Highway Department will be closed all day on Christmas and New Year’s. The Moraine Lakes Consortium call center will be closed all day on those four days.
Mercury Earns Ninth Consecutive Green Masters Designation
Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac recently earned a Green Masters designation from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council during the Council’s annual conference. It was the ninth consecutive year and Mercury like in years past achieved a score within the top 20 percent of all applicants with a score well above the minimum requirements needed to earn the designation. The Green Masters Program measures companies on a broad range of sustainability categories. In addition, companies are measured on transportation, supply chain, workforce and governance. The company also received a Sustainable Process Award
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