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Former Middleton Common Council member Julie Brunette received an honorary proclamation on Jan. 7, with members of Middleton’s fire company on hand to salute her special affection for the department. The salute took place as part of the council’s regularly scheduled meeting in honor of Brunette, who died Dec. 18, 2024 just before her 82nd birthday.

TOWN OF MIDDLETON – The Town Board renewed its request for the city of Middleton to stop selling leaded aviation gas at Middleton Municipal Airport-Morey Field in a request last week to fill its 10,000-gallon tank with a new unleaded aviation fuel. 

When new Middleton Police Chief Steven Thompson begins his job in January, his 2025 salary of $140,000 will make him among the top paid officials in the City of Middleton after the Middleton Common Council approved 2.5% cost of living adjustments for all non-represented employees.

The City of Middleton has announced the candidate filings for the upcoming Spring Elections scheduled for April 1, 2025. The ballot will feature races for alderperson seats in four districts. Each alder position carries a two-year term.

Following a public hearing and acting on a recommendation from City Planner Mark Opitz, alders on Dec. 17 voted to refer changes in the city’s Official Map to the Middleton Plan Commission.

It’s almost as if the vote was timed to coincide with Thursday’s four-inch snowfall: The Middleton Nordic Center will operate a facility adjacent to the Middleton Bike Park, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding given final approval Dec. 17 by the Middleton Common Council.

Kevin D. Welton, 64, who was found guilty in 2020 of sexually assaulting two young girls, has recently been released from jail. The incidents occurred eight years apart, both at the Harbor Athletic swimming pool. Welton was sentenced to four years in prison followed by four years of extended supervision. The sentence, imposed by Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, was less than half of what the prosecution and the victims’ families had requested.

The Middleton Common Council saluted two of its former city officials on Tuesday, Dec. 17, when it approved two proclamations for departing Police Chief Troy Hellenbrand and former mayor Doug Zwank, who died Nov. 28.

The Middleton Common Council on Dec. 3 voted unanimously to deny a $13,397 claim made against the city in connection with a falling tree striking her vehicle.

Board hears reports on weighted grading,