Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 12/29/20
29 December 2020 News
Ripon Special Traffic Enforcement Effort
Ripon’s Police Department has established a special traffic enforcement area due to complaints about traffic issues in the area of Hall Street, Stanton Street, and East Jackson Street. Residents have complained about traffic speeds, violations of stop signs, and truck route signs. To answer citizen complaints police will be doing increased patrols, traffic monitoring, and enforcement. Strict enforcement of traffic violations on speed and sign violations will be a priority. The effort will continue until there is a change in traffic complaints and violations in the area.
Business As Usual
Fond du Lac County and the City of Fond du Lac have been able to keep their offices open during the pandemic. County Executive Al Buechel says they felt they could protect their employees and the public while still conducting everyday business. “You know are offices are open all the way through this and part of what we felt is if we gave people a couple of weeks off and the virus wasn’t any better after two to three weeks and you wanted to bring employees back it’s going to be very difficult to bring them back and we felt we just would try and do what we could to protect them here.” He says they are using masks, plexiglass, social distancing, hand sanitizer and other means recommended for protection from COVID-19. They even purchased an ultra-violet device that they can use to go through a room to kill viruses.
Envision Had Role In Administering Financial Program During Pandemic
Envision Greater Fond du Lac played a role in administering grants and microloans to businesses that needed help to make it through the pandemic this year. Envision President and CEO Sadie Parafiniuk says in March the County quickly realized that it would have to provide some gap financing to help some of our businesses. “They quickly authorized some microloans and asked Envision Greater Fond du Lac to administer them along with the City of Fond du Lac and the City of Waupun had a grant program that we administered.” She says Joe Cleveland, Joe Becker and Sarah Spang worked tirelessly to make sure those businesses got the paperwork and checks that they needed. Almost $500,000 in grants and microloans were provided through those programs to small businesses in the county.
Oshkosh Curbside Collection Of Christmas Trees
The city of Oshkosh Sanitation Division will hold residential curbside Christmas tree collection on regularly scheduled garbage collection days the weeks of January 4th through the 8th and January 18th through January 22nd. Trees should be placed on the terrace or driveway apron, no later than 7 am on your scheduled garbage collection day. All decorations, lights and the tree stand should be removed. No artificial or flocked trees will be collected. Christmas wreaths, garland or swags that contain a metal frame and artificial trees should be placed in the garbage cart.
January Is National Radon Action Month
January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., and the leading cause among non-smokers. Radon is a gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil and rock and may collect in your home. Testing your home is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk. During the month of January, residents of Waushara, Green Lake, Marquette and Portage counties can buy a radon test kit for only $5 at their county health department.
Natural Beauty Council Awards
The Fond du Lac County Natural Beauty Council recently recognized eight properties with Beautification Awards during the December 15th County Board meeting. The awards recognize properties for their landscaping, architectural and history. The City of Fond du Lac won an award for its work on Lakeside Park. Other properties picking up awards included; the Merlin and Christine Schulz property in Malone, the Old River Bridge in the Town of Marshfield, the Jan Youwer property in Fond du Lac, property owned by Karen Buechel in Fond du Lac, Kathy Geelan’s farm on State Road 175 in Fond du Lac, Mark and Laurie Lisowe’s property in Malone, and property on Millpond Road in Brownville owned by Sara Marschie. The Natural Beauty Council has been giving out its Beautification Awards for over 50 years.
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