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June 2013

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Town Considers Leaving Middleton EMS

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Sun, 06/02/2013 - 09:00

Calling it “doing our due diligence,” the Middleton Town Board has asked staff to explore alternatives to contracting with Middleton Emergency Medical Service, including Ryan Brothers Ambulance.

While the town has contracted with Middleton EMS for decades the increasing cost, lack of timely information and Ryan Brothers new Middleton location prompted the board to seek options, said Town Chairman Milo Breunig.

“I won’t call it shopping around,” Breunig said last week. “It’s like looking at our engineering services; we just want to make sure the residents are getting the most of their money.”

Two years ago, the Middleton EMS contract “took a huge hike” to about $182,000 annually billed in quarterly installments, said Breunig.

Meanwhile, information on the number of service calls involving town residents has been “hard to get,” he said.

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City Council Undecided On Domestic Partner Benefits

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Sun, 06/02/2013 - 08:58

An ordinance that would require city contractors to provide domestic partner benefits provoked a heated discussion by the Middleton Common Council last week.

Disagreement over the proposed rule’s necessity sparked debate over an issue that carries both social and fiscal significance.

Ald. Mark Sullivan (Dist. 8) questioned the long-term monetary impact this ordinance would have upon the city. Sullivan asked that the matter be referred to the public works and finance committees in order to “analyze the ordinance’s impact” and assess what implications the change might produce downstream.

When advocating for the ordinance, ald. JoAnna Richard (Dist. 3) expressed frustration with Sullivan’s recommendation, saying “the change does not incur additional costs.” Richard said the ordinance would simply enable domestic partners to jump onto already existing benefit plans.

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Ash plays hero for baseball Cards

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Sat, 06/01/2013 - 12:06

As the rains poured down, and the baseball field at Middleton High School got soggy Thursday night, Matt Ash never lost focus.

“I just had to stay ready,” the Cardinals’ junior outfielder said.

Ash was definitely ready. And he delivered in a big way.

After a 1 hour, 40 minute rain delay, Middleton loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning in its WIAA Division 1 regional final against Onalaska. Ash then laid down a perfect squeeze bunt that scored pinch runner Elliot Tanin and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Hilltoppers.

Middleton, the No. 3 seed, improved to 17-6, while sixth-seeded Onalaska ended its year 16-9.

“It was a great bunt,” Cardinals senior pitcher Brian Lochner said. “Perfect.”

The ending was perfect for Middleton — even if the journey there was filled with a number of hiccups.

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