The town of St. Germain will see an increase in its room tax as of Jan. 1, 2026. Following months of public discussion and a public hearing, the town board voted during a Nov. 11 meeting to nearly double the town’s room-tax rate from 4.5 percent to 8 percent.
During a meeting of the St. Germain town board on Thursday, Oct. 24, supervisors voted — by a margin of three-to-two — for work to proceed in turning a town-owned parcel of land into a public disc-golf course.
During the Oct. 28 meeting of the Eagle River common council, the group spent hours tweaking the city’s budget. When the allocation of room-tax revenues was discussed, council member Jerry Burkett expressed his extreme dissatisfaction with the situation and went so far as to declare a state of “war” between the city and the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce.
During a meeting of the St. Germain town board on Thursday, Oct. 24, those in attendance received an update on the status of a proposed ordinance to control enhanced boat-wakes on town lakes.
The city of Eagle River Common Council, during a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, discussed the potential sale of a piece of land within the city limits which is owned by Vilas County. At times, the conversation became heated.
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.
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.
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.
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.