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WCA is adding a new feature to WCA eNews that highlights county officials and employees as they reach anniversaries or milestones on-or-off the job, as well as transitions to new positions, different opportunities within or outside the county, or passing of former friends. If you have information, please send it to Michelle Thompson. |
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 The 2007 Holiday Tree is a 35-foot balsam fir donated by the people of the Menominee Nation. School children donated the ornaments that reflect this year's theme, "Naturally Wisconsin."
The tree is decorated with 2400 multicolored LED lights and a Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive circles the base of the tree.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration |
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 On Thursday, December 6th, the final Wisconsin Way forum for 2007 was held in Madison. There were over 2,000 people that attended the 13 forums over eight weeks in every corner of the state. There will be another forum on January 16, 2008 in Rhinelander.
After the final forum, the next step will be to compile the information gathered and work closely with higher education and private sector representatives to develop potential strategies and options.
It is expected that next spring, armed with their findings, there will be another round of public hearings around the state.
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 La Crosse County and several partner counties later this month will create a new corporation to run Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. Click here to read an article from the Holmen Courier. |
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Out-of-state drivers are skipping out on millions of dollars in traffic fines and forfeitures because Wisconsin has failed to join an interstate compact that keeps track of driving records in the United States, officials say. Twice in the last four years, the Wisconsin legislature has failed to approve having the state join the national Driver License Agreement. Read more here. |
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 Last week State Senator Mark Miller, D-Monona, planned to introduce legislation that would set up a statewide electronic waste recycling program. The bill is modeled on similar legislation recently passed in Minnesota and would require manufacturers to pay for the recycling of household computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic gear. The bill would also ban many electronic devices from landfills, where most of the toxin-laden material now ends up.
To read the rest of the Wisconsin State Journal story by Ron Seely, click here. |
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Three businesses, a county solid waste department and a nonprofit agency will get grants totaling $500,000 to conduct pilot projects in waste reduction, reuse and recycling, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank has announced.
"The projects receiving these grants demonstrate new and innovative ideas for waste reduction, reuse or recycling and demonstrate ways to reduce the amount of solid waste that must be treated or ends up in Wisconsin's landfills," Frank said.
The grant program, administered by the Department of Natural Resources, provides a maximum of $500,000 each year in cost-sharing grants for innovative waste reduction, reuse and recycling efforts in Wisconsin. The grants cover up to 50 percent of total eligible costs. Recipients have included Wisconsin counties, municipalities, schools, public entities, non-profit organizations and businesses. Since the inception of the program in 1991, the DNR has supplied more than $13 million to help fund 192 projects. Full Story... |
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More than 40 Manitowoc County farmers could sign up for plans next year to help prevent manure contamination to surface and groundwater because of a five-fold increase in state funding, said Jerry Halverson, county Soil and Water Conservation Department director.
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Online registration for NACo's 2008 Legislative Conference, March 1-5, 2008 in Washington D.C., is now open. When you register online, you receive a $25 discount.