Government

The Village of Black Earth held a quiet but busy trio of meetings to start 2025, hiring a grant writer, agreeing to an electric rate increase, and supporting the construction of the Gateway to the Driftless Trail System.

The Village and Town of Arena entered into a 10-year agreement for joint Fire and EMS services, ending a months-long negotiation process. Village officials applauded the agreement at the February meeting, noting that the “only” concern was staffing and volunteer levels.

A subject being debated more widely across the United States than before came to Black Earth Village Board on November 6^th when they wrestled with municipal water fluoridation.

At their January 14^th meeting Village of Prairie du Sac board members approved the purchase of two utility trucks from Kayser in Sauk City, noting the importance of keeping maintenance for vehicles in town. They also heard about plans by St. James Lutheran Church to build on lands adjacent to Culver Community Park.

The Village of Mazomanie handled business as usual in their December and January meetings, moving cemetery maintenance in-house, creating a joint police committee, and drawing lots for ballot order for the spring election. 

Sauk City’s village meetings throughout December and January were relatively routine, with a December 10^th and January 14^th meeting passing quietly as far as the agendas went.