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St. Germain plans for return, celebration of Chief statue in spring

During a St. Germain town board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26, town board chairman Tom Christensen announced the restoration of a local landmark has been completed and he discussed the return of the monument with his fellow supervisors.

St. Germain proposes room tax increase

The town board of St. Germain voted unanimously during its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26 to advance a proposed plan to raise its room tax. To that end, the board will host a public hearing later this month.

St. Germain covers all bases for upcoming electors meeting

The town board of St. Germain spent several hours during its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 setting the stage for an electors’ vote next month which will determine the amount and structure of the town’s property-tax levy for 2025.

St. Germain’s logging ordinance: two steps forward, one back

The town board of St. Germain voted during a meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 to reject proposed changes to the town’s logging ordinance and send the document back to the zoning committee for further review.

St. Germain enters contract with Oneida Ambulance

The town board of St. Germain voted unanimously during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 to enter into a contract with the Oneida County Ambulance Service for additional emergency medical coverage for the town.

St. Germain reschedules, combines two electors meetings

The St. Germain town board voted during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 to cancel two upcoming electors meetings and combine them into one. The new meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in the St. Germain Community Center.

St. Germain to hold two electors meetings in September

The town board of St. Germain decided during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, to hold two electors meetings in the month of September. Per state statute, the gatherings will be called “special town meetings”, but each one will put forth a vote on matters which can only be decided by consent or denial from the town’s resident taxpayers.

St. Germain fire department well not yet up-to-speed: more time and money required

The town board of St. Germain learned during a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1 its long-beleaguered project of replacing the town’s high-capacity fire department well has hit another snag.

Return, unveiling of Chief St. Germain statue delayed

The statue of Chief St. Germain, a decades-old landmark on a corner of State Highways 70 and 155 in St. Germain — will take longer and be more expensive than originally thought.

Vilas Circuit Court upholds Baltus clear-cutting citation issued by St. Germain

Vilas County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Overbey ruled on Thursday, July 11 a citation for clear-cutting of trees issued by the town of St. Germain shall be enforced and its forfeiture paid by the Baltus Family Trust within 30 days.

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