Oconomowoc Current

Finance Committee Wraps Budget Amendment Day After Nearly 12 Hours of Debate

Milwaukee City Hall. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. The Common Council’s Finance Personnel Committee finished its annual budget amendment day shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, after reviewing more than 100 proposed changes to Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s 2027 budget. The committee considered 112 amendments,...

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Anonymous donor gifts $5 million to Lake Geneva for Hillmoor Park overhaul

Lake Geneva has grand plans for the former Hillmoor Golf Course, but the city does not have the budget to make it happen alone. A philanthropist decided to pledge millions of dollars towards the project. The donor, who requested to remain anonymous, is willing to commit $5 million dollars to fully...

Technology•18h

Superior Gas Plant Plan Abandoned After Indigenous, Environmental Opposition

A rendering of the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior, which utilities say would provide enough power for roughly half a million homes. Image courtesy of Minnesota Power. The owners of a proposed $1 billion gas-fired power plant in northern Wisconsin are officially calling it quits on...