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The Mazomanie Village Board passed many Class A and B liquor retail licenses for local vendors and events during their June 9 meeting, greenlighting a packed summer schedule for the Village. Among routine approvals for downtown businesses, road closures and permits were approved for the Lake Marion summer concert series, Fourth of July celebration, Mazomanie River Rumble and Gandy Dancer festivals. 

The Wisconsin Heights School Board discussed recent feedback on the district’s music programs, parking lot overcrowding and a variety of other concerns during its June 8 meeting. 

CROSS PLAINS – In a lengthy and at times contentious discussion, the Village Board last week narrowly approved reducing hilltop edge buffer zone by one-third to accommodate 17 lots for the Marchstone Development. 

MIDDLETON – Acting on a staff recommendation, the Middleton Common Council on June 2 approved a resolution to accept money from the Lucille C. Taylor estate towards the completion of a park in the city. 

In a relatively short meeting, the Black Earth Village Board approved a handful of routine applications and procedures for ongoing projects and local businesses. 

An already-expired boundary agreement with the Town of Middleton — already extended by the town — will be discussed as part of a scheduled closed session during the council’s June 16 meeting following a vote taken during the June 2 Middleton Common Council meeting.

After six people spoke against including Quarry Hill in one of the city’s two new Tax Increment Finance (TIF Districts or TIDs), the Middleton Common Council on May 19 voted to direct city planning staff to prepare the draft map for TID 7 with Quarry Hill Conservancy in the TID but with language pledging the city would not develop the conservancy area.

During just his third meeting as District 6 Alder, Mark Opitz asked the Middleton Common Council on May 19 for city officials and the public to discuss including Pheasant Branch Road on the city’s Complete Streets Plan in conjunction with a review of the city’s draft Active Transportation Plan.