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The US hit a debt milestone this week, but just how worried should we be about the world's largest economy? [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - La Crosse’s mayor ‘has thoughts’ as city admin saga continues
City administrator drama, changing park hours, and clearing up budget confusion with La Crosse Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey in the WIZM studio Thursday for the The Rick Solem Show. Washington-Spivey discusses the council failing to pass a city administrator ordinance again and what the path forward looks like. Plus, we discuss homelessness with two meetings coming up soon, the closure of Karuna House and park hour reductions. We also touch on the $600,000 allocation of funds for public market plans, the real story behind the city’s $8 million budget shortfall for next year, and the old north side library’s future. Listen live weekdays at 5:05 p.m. Find the pod on Spotify, Apple Podcast or here. Tune in on the WIZM app or on air at 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska) Key Topics: City Administrator Reset: What now after the charter ordinance failed by one vote, the mayor’s push for a flexible operational leadership model, and how the city’s ongoing workforce study factors in. Park Hours & Public Nuisances: Adjusting operating hours at Burns and Cameron Parks to 6 a.m.–9 p.m. to curb late-night disturbances and illegal camping. Homelessness & Regional Strategy: Previews of upcoming city and county work sessions on the Pathways Home initiative, and navigating the operational fallout of Karuna House closing. Debunking the $8M Budget Deficit: Breaking down the baseline calculations from the budget parameter meeting and how state Expenditure Restraint Program (ERP) targets actually work. $600K Public Market Investment: Allocating TID funds for a comprehensive market feasibility study and broader urban renewal vision. North Side Library: Mayor offers a quick update, after one group expresses interest in the building. The post La Crosse’s mayor ‘has thoughts’ as city admin saga continues appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - ‘Reasonable’ or a ‘hit list’? New Yorkers react to rollo...A list of expensive New York homes has sparked a controversy as Mamdani implements a second home tax. [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- La Crosse County sets aside $1 million to prepare contract for jail renovationThe La Crosse County Board is supporting contract talks for a redesign of the county jail. The resolution passed on Thursday calls for agreeing on a contract with a design firm, not to exceed $1.3 million, with Kraemer Brothers & Klein McCarthy. The design phase of the project could last about a year, with the actual renovation project expected to cost around $10 million. Jail officials say more space is needed to house male inmates with mental health needs. Part of the facility, which opened in 1997, could also be renovated to provide improved space for female prisoners. La Crosse County Board chair Tina Tryggestad and La Crosse County Sheriff John Seigel both talked on WIZM this week about how the jail has become a mental health facility, but it was not designed for that purpose. In other county business, some athletic fields now operated by La Crosse County and the town of Shelby could soon be managed by the La Crosse school district. On Thursday, the board approved lease negotiations on the ball field property on 33rd Street South, which would allow the school district and the town of Shelby to work out an agreement on the land. The fields could continue to be used by organizations including UWL and the Boys and Girls Club. The post La Crosse County sets aside $1 million to prepare contract for jail renovation appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago
- “Reach for the Stars” was the message for Hamilton students in La Crosse, be...The first day of a new school year in La Crosse started with a red-carpet welcome at Hamilton Elementary and the SOTA-1 school. Teachers and staff members warmly welcomed new and returning students entering school on a long red carpet that stretched out to 7th Street. This is the third year that Hamilton has held such a celebration for the opening of a school year, according to Hamilton principal Jenna Fernholz. “We have missed our students,” says Fernholz. “Thankfully, we were able to see some of our students this summer, through summer school, but we are super-excited to see them.” Hamilton students could pose for first-day pictures in front of a space backdrop. Students and their families posed for pictures in front of a sign bearing the day’s there, “Reach for the Stars,” and students were cheered as they walked on the red carpet into the Hamilton hallway. Several large balloons decorated the path into t One 4th grader we spoke with, named Demuir, said his favorite subject in school was either “math or recess.” Fernholz says the back-to-school welcome is intended to help the students feel like stars at Hamilton. The post “Reach for the Stars” was the message for Hamilton students in La Crosse, beginning a new school year appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago
- Hamilton students get red carpet treatment, as school begins in La CrosseThe first day of a new school year in La Crosse started with a red-carpet welcome at Hamilton Elementary and the SOTA-1 school. Teachers and staff warmly welcomed new and returning students entering their school with a long red carpet that stretched out to 7th Street. One 4th grader, Demuir, when asked what their favorite subject was, replied either “math or recess.” This is the third year that Hamilton has held such a celebration, according to Hamilton principal Jenna Fernholz. “We have missed our students,” Fernholz said. “Thankfully, we were able to see some of our students this summer, through summer school, but we are super-excited to see them.” Hamilton students could pose for first-day pictures in front of a space backdrop. Students and families posed for pictures in front of a “Reach for the Stars” sign. Students were cheered as they walked the red carpet into the Hamilton hallway. Several large balloons decorated the path into school Fernholz said the back-to-school welcome is intended to help the students feel like stars at Hamilton. The post Hamilton students get red carpet treatment, as school begins in La Crosse appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago
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