By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an eye toward Whitewater’s long-range population projections and a desire to add parks to the city, officials are considering tweaks to an existing policy pertaining to parkland acquisition and development costs. Matt Amundson, parks and recreation director, came before the Common Council on Feb. 2 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s extensive zoning rewrite project unofficially ended more than two years ago, but the document continues to evolve, as evidenced by the adoption of nearly three dozen changes that are aimed at clarifying definitions. The Common Council on Feb. 2 adopted the changes, which were put […]

  By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 28, Warhawk Chris Nelson joined with more than 20 of his University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football teammates in spending a couple of hours working side-by-side with residents of Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater making almost 2,000 dog treats. Nelson, who takes the field as […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a brief hiatus, a new form of mass transit service is returning to Whitewater Monday. Chuck Nass, Whitewater’s streets, parks and forestry superintendent, announced at a Common Council meeting Feb. 2 a bus service that will stop in Whitewater twice daily as part of a […]

The Whitewater Lions and Lioness clubs will host the 40th Annual Fish-a-ree Sunday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Headquarters for the event will be the Lions Clubhouse near Whitewater Lake, west of Highway P at N7462 Kettle Moraine Dr. A breakfast will be available from 6 a.m. to noon […]

Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest supports Special Olympics, local seniors Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Cravath Lake Park, 341 S. Fremonth St. The celebration of all things cold will have the annual Polar Plunge, a chili cook off and other winter-related […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Spring construction season might still be several months away, but Whitewater officials are already working behind the scenes and planning the logistics of several projects on this year’s capital improvement list. One of those items went under the microscope Jan. 19 when the Common Council approved […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After deliberation by a number of different governing bodies, a plan to amend the scope of one of Whitewater’s tax-incremental financing (TIF) districts has been set in stone. The changes are designed to spur additional development on the city’s northeast side. After receiving a strong recommendation […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The long and winding road toward a user rate formula for Whitewater’s wastewater treatment plant and the sanitary sewer utility has come to a close. After extensive deliberation throughout 2015, the Common Council on Jan. 19 adopted a new user rate structure and a connection fee […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A new 5-year agreement for the Whitewater Aquatic Center has been forged between the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District. A series of changes are planned, including making WAC staffers city employees, rather than persons working for an autonomous board. The agreement, which […]