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The City of Lake Geneva is about to be without a city administrator, arguably the most powerful of all the city leaders. The personnel committee has been busy as many important department heads have left for various reasons. The Harbor Master, Steve Russell, has recently left that position and was replaced. Eric Nicia is the new Harbor Master of Lake Geneva.  Eric is a well-known and liked local resident and is expected to be a great fit for the position.

The parking manager, Seth Elder, has recently and abruptly left his position and an interim from within has taken on his duties. There are also rumors that the building and zoning department may need some positions filled soon. Right now, the personnel committee is working on replacing the Lake Geneva City Administrator position as the current Administrator David Nord will be retiring this month (the 7th of July). This is a big position and a very important part of the city running smoothly and efficiently. The personnel committee is looking at potential firms for recruitment and selection services to find a permanent city administrator.

A lot of changes within the city since the spring election and it looks like there are more to come.

 

Great projects the new mayor and council might consider taking on once the dust settles following the latest election.

  1. Sand for Big Foot Beach.   Forty trucks of sand once a year would cost about twenty-five thousand dollars and would expand the beach out about fifty or sixty feet, to a size it once was sixty years ago.  What a benefit for the city it would be, with the ‘paradise road’ just adjacent for all to enjoy, as well.
  2. Traffic signals where the crossing buttons work and the automatic lights are set to let traffic pass through smoothly, especially when no cars are coming or present coming for the other two cross directions.
  3. Repurpose and repaint the highway lines running from Walgreens at Highway 50 all the way past Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, and those roads located facing Highway 120. The original stripes were correct for the building and operation of that road and the city needs to go back to using that original plan. The professionals put that plan together, not after-hours locals trying to figure out a better solution. That road is a real traffic hazard as it passes just beyond Walgreens to the east and Home Depot to the north.

 

Persons of the Week

MaryKay and Frankie celebrate their 30th anniversary on the same day as another couple gets engaged at the Driehaus Fountain

 

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