Karsten Koch, 34, has been living with his parents in Nashotah, but he would like to move out to his own place in Hartland to be closer to his job but not too far from family.
Hartland s police chief has warned Koch he s not welcome, citing the village s moratorium on any more sex offenders living there.
In a federal lawsuit, Koch contends that the village s 2018 ordinance, applied retroactively, amounts to an illegal ex post facto law, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
The designated offenders banned by the ordinance include anyone on the state s sex offender registry. Koch is listed there because of a 2007 conviction for sexual assault of a child.
LINN â A resolution eliminating village powers, such as zoning, approved by a small group of Town of Linn residents at its November annual meeting may be rescinded at a special meeting scheduled for Jan. 4, 2021.Â
The Town of Linn is a lakefront community along areas of Geneva Lake s south and north shore with a mix of rural, agricultural properties as well as multi-million dollar homes along the lakefront.Â
A large turnout of residents attended a Dec. 17 continuation of the townâs annual meeting to schedule a special meeting where resolutions stripping village powers from the town may be undone.
During a Nov. 17 Town of Linn annual meeting, a series of resolutions were introduced by a group of about 30 town residents affecting the town government in several ways.