"I can t believe we re talking about chickens. It s really not that big of a deal," one resident in favor of chicken-keeping told the Caledonia Village Board. "It s not gonna be
CALEDONIA — Three new condominium buildings are now officially coming to Caledonia, part of a project that has been floating around for a while, a project which will eliminate lakeside
CALEDONIA â The Caledonia Village Board on Monday night gave permission, on a 5-2 vote, to the village Police Department to pursue a federal grant to hire two additional sworn officers, even while the villageâs police chief wants to expand the department by five officers in the near future.
The Caledonia Police Department has been understaffed for a while, according to department leaders. The department is currently staffed with 35 sworn personnel: a chief, deputy chief, three lieutenants, five sergeants, three detectives, one K-9 handler and 21 patrol officers. The staff was increased by one in 2020 and another in 2021.
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Police Chief Christopher Botsch said Monday night that the department should be somewhere between 40 and 45 sworn personnel, based on metrics to evaluate sworn law enforcement personnel for an agency.
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During a public hearing as a part of a special Village Board meeting Tuesday in Caledonia Village Hall, President Jim Dobbs asked the audience three times if there was anyone wishing to speak in favor of proposed property assessments. None came forward.
Then Dobbs asked the audience if anyone wished to speak in opposition. Many came forward.
âNone of us here wanted this (or) asked for it,â Dwight Majeres, who owns 1.02 acres on Four Mile Road and whose estimated assessment payment would be the minimum $31,625.18, said angrily. âWe got it stuffed down our throat ⦠Iâm going to have to sell my place. I canât afford to live there. Iâm by myself. What am I going to do? Where am I going to go ⦠what, go to a nursing home?â
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Incumbent David Prott, who has been Caledonia Town Board supervisor and Caledonia Village Board trustee in the past, received 1,616 votes Tuesday. Challenger Holly McManus received 2,063 votes, according to unofficial Racine County election data.
Four seats were up for election this April in Caledonia on Tuesday. Village President James Dobbs ran uncontested for re-election. Trustee No. 1 Thomas Weatherston and Trustee No. 3 Kevin Wanggaard also ran unopposed for re-election.
McManus, a police detective with the City of St. Francis in Milwaukee County, said she is very excited to serve the Caledonia community.
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