Brian Jopek
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Minocqua town board OKs draft agreement for new TID project
In 2024, the Minocqua town board approved the formation of a tax incremental district (TID) as way to encourage development of affordable housing in the Minocqua area. Essentially, a TID is most commonly used to create industrial or commercial areas and less commonly to create residential areas, unless it is a major subdivision.
One person injured in Hwy. 70 motorcycle versus deer accident
A Park Falls man on a motorcycle and heading to Minocqua on State Highway 70 on July 23 was injured when his Harley Davidson struck a deer near the intersection with Malby Road.
Minocqua man injured when motorcycle strikes deer on Hwy. 47 in Lake Tomahawk
A 57 year-old Minocqua man was injured when the 2024 Harley Davidson FLHX Street Glide motorcycle he was operating struck a deer in Lake Tomahawk on July 22.
House in Minocqua’s ‘Reubentown’ heavily damaged by fire
Fire heavily damaged a vacant home in the “Reubentown” area of Minocqua the morning of July 23. “The call came in just before 4 a.m. as a neighbor had called reporting smoke in the backyard,” Minocqua fire chief Rich Carani said.
OVTC continues new location effort for Northwoods Transit Connections
By the first part of August, the Oneida Vilas Transit Commission (OVTC) should know who will be doing an appraisal of property owned by Oneida County in the town of Pelican that is being considered as the site for the new headquarters of Northwoods Transit Connections (NTC).
DNR and Minocqua study Minocqua trestle
Over the course of the next couple of years, the Minocqua trestle, at the trailhead for the Bearskin Trail near the Minocqua post office, could get some needed repairs and maintenance work done.
What’s next for GLITC in Cassian?
With the Cassian town board formally deciding during a special meeting on June 29 not to appeal the decision of Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski in a 2024 lawsuit the town had filed against the Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA), a question has arisen for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC).
LdF town board approached regarding no-wake amendment for boats with electric motors
The town of Lac du Flambeau’s boating ordinance has been amended after property owners on Ross Allen Lake submitted a petition requesting the change, which is implementation by the town of a no-wake restriction the lake.
Minocqua sends Bangstad producer full-service retail sales application to state DOR
Despite zoning and other issues the town of Minocqua and Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad have had over the course of the past few years in relation to the business’s location on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front Street and Oneida Street, the town board at its July 21 meeting approved by a margin of 4 to 1 Bangstad’s Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) producer full-service retail sales application.
