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Enrollment decline prompts questions

This village is looking for a new administration again as Carly Persson tendered her resignation last week effective Oct. 16.

A Nov. 17 Middleton Common Council public hearing has been scheduled to consider increases in the city’s park improvement, park land dedication requirements and its fee-in-lieu-of park land dedication fees.

A full house gathered at the Middleton Public Library Wednesday, September 30, for a panel discussion focused on food insecurity, its causes and what communities can do to improve access to nutritious food.

Seats on the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board of education will be re-apportioned in the future after voters at the annual MCPASD meeting approved the change.  A petition signed by more than 500 voters placed the item on the agenda, meeting the requirements established in Wisconsin Statute 120.02(2)(a). About 15 people stated their endorsement or opposition to the plan. When ballots were counted, 60 electors favored the new apportionment plan and 46 opposed the change. 

State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D) was joined by Sheila Hibner, former president of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education, and Devin Remiker, chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, at a press conference on September 14 highlighting the current policies that affect public school funding 

A Week Without Driving, Library Card Sign-Up Month and Stormwater Awareness Week all received proclamations on Sept. 15 from the Middleton Common Council.

The Mazomanie Village Board addressed several major infrastructure and financial matters during its September 15 meeting, including the upcoming Dane-Iowa wastewater treatment plant upgrades, the 2028 Highway Y project, Crescent Street construction and ongoing concerns with Republic Services.

The Wisconsin Heights School District is beginning the planning process for improvements to its outdoor athletic facilities, with the district looking to private fundraising and community involvement to help finance the project.

The Mazomanie Personnel and Finance committees continued work on the Village’s 2027 budget September 15, reviewing proposed revenues and expenses while identifying areas that still need additional discussion.