Government

The Village of Arena finalized their 2025 Budget at their December 5th meeting, holding as required a public hearing which attracted some comments and alleged corrections. 

As the Sauk County Board wrestled with the budget and other regular activities this fall, they also made a significant purchase in a Mobile Command Unit and remained silent for now of refugee resettlement within the borders.

The Village of Arena held a public hearing for and passed their 2025 budget at their December 5th meeting. Prior to the official acts, a document was posted to the village website outlining the budget.

John Ramthun and 6:8’s vision for a Sycamore Community came before the Prairie du Sac Village Board on December 10^th, this time wondering if that village would become their home. Last year 6:8 bid unsuccessfully to locate the Sycamore Community on the Quartz property in Sauk City’s business park.

The Sauk County Board heard about the 2025 budget when County Administrator Brent Miller presented it for review at their November meeting. Stronger sales tax revenue led the headlines in Miller’s report along with a marginal increase to the levy of under 1 percent. The mill rate will drop 23 cents to $3.18, a 6.7 percent decrease. 

The annual process of building a balanced budget for next year finished officially for Sauk City as they held a public hearing for the 2025 budget. Village Administrator Heidi Koch hit the highlights of the new budget at the last meeting and provided minor updates at the meeting on Tuesday, November 26^th.

The Village of Mazomanie, like its counterparts, approved the 2025 budget and levy at their November 26^th meeting. The local levy grew by $34,000 for a total of $1.26 million.

The Village of Prairie du Sac put a bow on their 2024 taxes and 2025 budget with a public hearing on November 26^th, just days before the first day of December. The gift village officials and board members gave to residents was a mill rate lower than last year, at $5.86 per thousand dollars in equalized value.

A short public-facing Village of Prairie du Dac meeting wrapped around a longer closed-session concerning an alcohol operator’s license made for an efficient night on November 12^th. The board ultimately did approve that operator’s license that was initially denied. 

The Village of Sauk City finalized their budget numbers and discussed them amongst all present board members—minus Jim Anderson, with a rare absence, at their November 12^th meeting. Village Administrator Heidi Koch said there would be a projected $9,000 increase to the levy, with a 1.47 percent drop in the mill rate.