By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board approved hiring Jason Feucht of raSmith as its new village engineer Monday night. Feucht has worked with the village before, so the appointment was familiar. According to a memo by Administrator Rebecca LeMire, the village signed an agreement with Kapur […]
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News from the Delavan area
Having a ball
Vintage on the Ponds of Delavan held its annual Valentine’s Ball Feb. 13. Royalty honored at the ball were KIng Dennis Brennan and Queen Delores Ring-Beszhak. According to Vintage on the Pond Activity Director, Christine Scaro, the residents had a wonderful evening of dancing to music provided by Jestin […]
Resident responds to DDSD about finances
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Resident Andy Terpstra responded to recent comments made by Delavan-Darien School District Business Administrator Anthony Klein at last week’s school board meeting. On Jan. 27, Klein had responded to a letter to the editor Terpstra had previously submitted to the Enterprise. In that letter, Terpstra […]
Lake Lawn closer to adding residential homes
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The City of Delavan Plan Commission recently approved a planned infill development amendment and a general development plan for the east end of the Lake Lawn Resort property. The approvals could allow Fairwyn Development to add a 41,000 square-foot conference center, a new marina, and […]
Delavan-Darien district responds to property tax questions
Promises made relative to the referendum have been kept, officials say By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Some property owners have questioned why their property taxes rose more than expected as a result of the successful passage of a $2.8 million non-recurring referendum by the Delavan-Darien School District in November of […]
Sideways
Delavan emergency workers from the fire department along with Medix Ambulance respond to a one-vehicle crash Jan. 28 at the intersection of East Geneva and Lakeside, near the entrance to Fleet Farm. The crash resulted in the vehicle landing on its side, requiring extrication of one person. No further […]
Couple banks on The Treasury
They are converting former bank into event venue By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer It’s the combination of Ryan and Jillian Niemann’s talents and interests that led them to take on transformation of a former Delavan bank building into The Treasury, an event venue suitable for a variety of uses. Jillian, […]
Delavan town clerk position may become appointed
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan board approved an ordinance on Jan. 21 to make the Town Clerk position an appointed position. The position is currently an elected position. State statute requires the ordinance to be approved by town residents either at an electors meeting or by […]
Warm welcome
One of the newer businesses recently welcomed as a member of the Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is Jonathan’s on Brick Street, 116 E. Walworth Ave. (from the left) Rudy Krause and Lucia Crivolio, Jonathan’s; Melissa DeBuck, Geneva Supply; Leslie Roanhouse and Laura Holmstrom, Delavan Health Services; Johnathan […]
School dropout discussed by Delavan-Darien board
Prevention and data collection addressed at recent meeting By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent Among topics covered at a recent Delavan-Darien School District board meeting was a discussion on school dropout including data collection and prevention. At the Jan. 13 meeting, representatives of the Girls and Boys Club of Dane County announced […]