The village of Curtiss increased it’s proposed budget from last year to this year by over $50,000 due to the ability to tax the Abbyland apartments that went up last year. The 2023 budget included a total revenue line of $313,326 with $150,950 coming from the village tax levy. That is up 17 percent from the estimated 2022 total of $259,131. Likewise, the levy is up 24 percent over the 2022

The Colby city council approved both the purchase of a new ambulance for the Central Fire & EMS department as well as to move forward with plans to replace the water main along Highway 13 at their November meeting last Tuesday. The new ambulance will replace one of their older service vehicles and has been something that Central Fire & EMS has been planning for. The quote that the Central

The Colby school board approved both their 2022-23 budget and the corresponding tax levy rates, lowering the mil rate to help keep taxes stable. The overall net expenditures budget between all funds dropped 3.83% from the previous school year’s budget and the proposed property tax level saw the mil rate drop from 8.04 to 7.04. The board approved the property tax levy of $3,329,877, which was a

Current and future Marathon County employees will be able to earn more money under a new compensation plan approved by the county board of supervisors last week Tuesday. The plan, which will go into effect by the end of this year, will boost wages and salaries to make them more competitive with those offered by other local units of government across Wisconsin. Unanimously approved by the board,