December 25, 2019 Oshkosh Herald
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*****************ECRWSS**** PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE POSTAL CUSTOMER PAID SHAWANO, WI PERMIT NO. 135 DECEMBER 25, 2019 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM VOLUME 2, ISSUE 51 Airport terminal project OK’d forward with construction of a new gen- Airport Director Jim Schell said that Happy County Board approves eral aviation terminal facility at Wittman from a long-term financial perspective Regional Airport. a new energy-efficient facility made the facility replacement The estimated $6.8 million project has most sense after years of county review of been in the works for several years as op- the options for the aging terminal. Con- Holidays By Dan Roherty erating costs of the existing terminal have ceptual design work on a new or remod- Oshkosh Herald risen. Two structures on 20th Avenue will eled terminal goes back to 2013. From the Oshkosh Herald be replaced by one more efficient and “What is the face of any airport? Well, Winnebago County Board supervisors right-sized facility to serve the airport and SEE Wittman terminal ON PAGE 6 approved resolutions last week to move flying public. INSIDE Closing gap Oshkosh Kids gain school ride funds Page 3 School needs District works on referendum effort Page 2 Photo by Michael Cooney Mat success Spartan wrestlers Brightening holidays Ten-year-old Brody Enli and his family on Westbreeze Drive started creating this holiday light display four years ago and has hold off Lightning expanded it every year since. This season he added synchronized music and a message that can be heard on his limited-range Page 14 broadcast at 88.3 FM. The light show from 5 to 10 p.m. offers visitors a chance to make donations to the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry that are matched by the J. J. Keller Foundation, and for supporting display costs. Sawdust neighborhood draws housing interests Different developers Housing proposals look at living options Sawdust Lofts: 700 block of South Main Street. Proposed By Sean Fitzgerald $11 million, four-story apartment Herald contributor building with 60 units. Titan Properties: 900 block of A handful of multifamily housing pro- South Main Street. Renovation of posals in the city’s Sawdust District could a historic industrial building for 23 accelerate the expansion of downtown on market-rate apartments. Currently to Main Street south of the Fox River. awaiting a tax credit application In an area that currently offers few hous- from WHEDA to move forward on ing options along the Main Street corridor the project. Could begin in early between Sixth and Tenth avenues, these 2020. multifamily development proposals – if Pioneer Island: On the south they come to fruition – could spur the edge of the Pioneer Marina. A critical mass of residents needed to drive 12- to 16-unit extended stay additional upscale retail, entertainment “condo hotel,” available to and office space along Main Street from boaters, their guests and others. Menomonie Nation Arena north to the Project could start in spring. bridge. Oshkosh Herald of the former Pioneer Inn. If all three pro- The former Miles Kimball Co. building at Ninth and South Main and the empty lot north of it Three proposals are in various stages posals are fully realized as planned, they are both locations for planned housing projects. of planning and raising necessary capital: could add almost 100 total new housing Sawdust Lofts on the 700 block of South units to the neighborhood. That’s a posi- Sawdust District has a lot going for it right lighted the opening of the arena and the Main, apartments from Titan Properties tive step forward for city planners. now,” said Allen Davis, the city’s com- SEE Sawdust housing ON PAGE 6 at 915 S. Main St., and the redevelopment “Everybody seems to agree that the munity development director, who high- PAGE 2 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM DECEMBER 25, 2019 School referendum outline discussed Oshkosh Herald cated strong support. back-to-back requests, Gundlach and Su- Short-term and long-term cost estimates perintendent Vickie Cartwright talked School administrators outlined plans for taxpayers based on different funding about exploring what other state districts to the Board of Education at its Dec. 18 plans are provided through impact charts are employing through either a recurring 923 S. Main St. Suite C meeting for developing and promoting an on the district’s website. Some of those operational referendum or other phased Oshkosh, WI 54902 April public referendum that would fund estimates are still being researched to pro- approaches that can limit the tax impact. building improvements at some existing vide more specific numbers. Gundlach said specifics on the later General information/customer schools along with safety and security up- Enhanced security needs identified phases of improvements and consolida- service: Julie Vandenberg dates for most facilities. relate to entrances, interior doors and tions would be dependent on what is ap- [email protected] With a long-term building consolida- updated technology. Interactive white proved and accomplished in the next few Phone: 920-508-9000 tion plan focused on a range of improve- boards used in all classrooms would be years. Website: www.oshkoshherald.com ments at some schools while potentially upgraded as part of an IP-based digital “There are multiple choices that a fu- eliminating others, the first-phase project News tips and story ideas public address system to assure faster and ture board would have to make in terms of estimated at about $21 million would key [email protected] more widespread communication in the which sites you would in a sense close and on immediate maintenance work relat- event of an emergency. The current analog how would that look,” he said. ed to electrical systems, boilers and roof system limits the ability to make an an- “Our enrollment patterns are going to Support the Oshkosh Herald repairs while expanding the upgrade of nouncement from anywhere in a building. be a little different. Our community needs security systems in classrooms and entry- and overrride messages. are going to be a little different. We have to Membership ways. Security cameras at entryways and oth- be flexible in terms of making a good deci- A $50 annual membership Assistant superintendent David Gund- er locations are also proposed in the over- sion at that moment in time.” supports receiving the newspaper lach outlined to the board how the input all security updates estimated at about The board plans to continue its work- weekly. Call 920-508-9000 or visit from a facilities analysis, advisory commit- $11 million. shop process on the referendum details www.oshkoshherald.com/store tee and public surveys is being formed into In response to board vice president at its next regular meeting Jan. 8 and will /membership. an action plan with the first phase funded Kelly Olmsted’s question about whether meet again to approve the official referen- through a public referendum vote for im- to have a referendum combining more dum ahead of the Jan. 25 deadline for state Subscribe mediate needs that residents surveyed indi- than one phase of the overall plan to avoid ballot resolutions. For $70 annually the Oshkosh Herald is mailed to non-delivery areas via first-class mail. 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