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Seats on the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board of education will be re-apportioned in the future after voters at the annual MCPASD meeting approved the change.  A petition signed by more than 500 voters placed the item on the agenda, meeting the requirements established in Wisconsin Statute 120.02(2)(a). About 15 people stated their endorsement or opposition to the plan. When ballots were counted, 60 electors favored the new apportionment plan and 46 opposed the change. 

State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D) was joined by Sheila Hibner, former president of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education, and Devin Remiker, chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, at a press conference on September 14 highlighting the current policies that affect public school funding 

A Week Without Driving, Library Card Sign-Up Month and Stormwater Awareness Week all received proclamations on Sept. 15 from the Middleton Common Council.

The Mazomanie Village Board addressed several major infrastructure and financial matters during its September 15 meeting, including the upcoming Dane-Iowa wastewater treatment plant upgrades, the 2028 Highway Y project, Crescent Street construction and ongoing concerns with Republic Services.

The Wisconsin Heights School District is beginning the planning process for improvements to its outdoor athletic facilities, with the district looking to private fundraising and community involvement to help finance the project.

The Mazomanie Personnel and Finance committees continued work on the Village’s 2027 budget September 15, reviewing proposed revenues and expenses while identifying areas that still need additional discussion.

Acting on a staff recommendation, the Middleton Common Council voted unanimously to deny the claim from a Middleton woman who filed a tree limb storm damage claim against the city. 

Acting on staff and legal counsel advice, the Middleton Common Council emerged from a closed session on Sept. 15 and approved a resolution and a Relocation Order to begin the 0.3 acre extension of Lee Street near Middleton High School.

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board of education held a brief meeting on September 14 with mostly routine business on the short agenda.  One of the reports was from Brian Miles, director of technology services, who spoke to the board about how his department implements content filters for internet traffic. The district is reimbursed by a federal program (ERate) for investments in the internal technology infrastructure, broadband services and maintenance.

Middleton visitors and residents will be able to bikeshare e-bikes at various locations in the city, but not until 2030.