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Written by Kristyn Halbig Ziehm
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 20:05 |
 Port officials to unveil details of utility agreements that will pave way for development of lakefront park
The Port Washington Common Council was expected on Wednesday, Feb. 16, to begin public discussions of the leases for the coal dock property the city plans to develop into a premier lakefront park..
City Administrator Mark Grams said Tuesday the leases, which have been negotiated over the past several years, are “99% completed.”
The remaining changes, he added, won’t be “anything earth-shattering.”
The leases are required because the coal dock was created by filling in the lakefront in the 1930s, when We Energies needed an area for freighters to unload the coal that fueled its power plant.
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Written by Bill Schanen IV
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 19:14 |
 Duane Woelfel
Port High principal will resign to become district’s director of special services
Port Washington High School Principal Duane Woelfel will resign his position at the end of June, but he’s not going far. He will become the Port Washington-Saukville School District’s director of special services.
The School Board on Monday accepted the unanimous recommendation of a hiring committee and approved a two-year contract for Woelfel, who will assume the special education position on July 1.
“Working with special-needs students is a passion of mine,” he said. “I’m very excited about this opportunity.”
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Written by Kristyn Halbig Ziehm
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011 19:12 |
 THE FORMER M&I BANK building (center) on Franklin Street in downtown Port Washington must be razed by April 15, according to an order approved by Judge Tom Wolfgram last week. The building has been partially repaired since this 2008 photograph was taken.
Press file photo
Court-approved agreement paves way for demolition of M&I building to begin March 1
The former M&I Bank building in downtown Port Washington will be razed this spring under the terms of an agreement reached by the City of Port and Port Harbor Investments LLC, the building owner.
The agreement approved by Judge Tom Wolfgram Friday, Jan. 28, calls for demolition work on the building to begin by March 1 with the razing to be completed — including restoration of the site — by April 15.
Attorney Mark Hazelbaker, who represents Port Harbor Investments, agreed to the stipulation Friday.
“I think we’re on track to get this issue resolved,” he told Wolfgram.
However, the agreement — which would settle a pending lawsuit between the city and Port Harbor Investments — is not final until it is approved by the Port Washington Common Council. Aldermen were slated to act on the measure Tuesday, but their meeting was postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 16, because of weather.
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Written by Kristyn Halbig Ziehm
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011 19:19 |
 TWO DOWNTOWN PORT WASHINGTON buildings will soon house new businesses. The former North Shore Homes building at 404 N. Franklin St. (above) will become a counseling center while the former Graff Jewelers store at 223 N. Franklin St. will become a tea room and gift shop.
Photos by Bill Schanen IV
Officials hope opening of counseling center, tea room will help spark renewed interest in shopping district
Two new businesses are preparing to open in downtown Port Washington, a sign of renewed interest in the central shopping district, officials said.
“Maybe that’ll bring more interest to downtown,” City Administrator Mark Grams said. “It’s a sign properties are starting to move.
“There seems to be a little more interest in the buildings now. I think you’re going to start to see things happen a little bit.”
The former North Shore Homes building at 404 N. Franklin St. has been sold to Harry and Rosemary Schaumburg, who will open the Stone Gate Resources counseling center there.
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Written by Kristyn Halbig Ziehm
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011 18:44 |
Port council will review proposed agreements with We Energies to provide access to lakefront property
The Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday agreed to hold a special meeting next week to review the proposed leases for the coal dock.
The council tabled a review set for Tuesday night after learning attorneys for both We Energies and the city had not yet finalized the documents.
“We’ve been going back and forth. We’re about this close,” City Administrator Mark Grams said, holding his fingers about an inch apart.
Grams told aldermen that if the lease documents are not ready for review by Friday, the special meeting tentatively set for Tuesday, Jan. 25, will be cancelled.
If that occurs, the council may review the documents at its Feb. 2 meeting. However, Grams will not be at that meeting and City Attorney Eric Eberhardt recommended the council hold its review when the city administrator is present.
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