Last week, we posted that the owners of Great Lakes Dragaway have submitted a proposed agreement to Paris to control nuisances that town residents have complained about.
The agreement was received last Monday and was announced at Tuesday's Town Board meeting. We requested a copy of the document that same night. We received our copy Friday.
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Proposed drag strip/Paris agreement posted
Last week, we posted that the owners of Great Lakes Dragaway have submitted a proposed agreement to Paris to control nuisances that town residents have complained about.
The agreement was received last Monday and was announced at Tuesday's Town Board meeting. We requested a copy of the document that same night. We received our copy Friday.
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Funeral services for Firefighter EMT-Paramedic Eric Norden were held today at Holy Cross Church-West in Wilmot.
Norden, 30, a full-time firefighter for Salem Fire/Rescue and a part-time firefighter for several other area departments including Paris and Antioch and Silver Lake Rescue, was killed in a crash early Saturday morning just south of the state line. No one else was involved in the
Paris receives proposed nuisances agreement from dragaway
Paris has receive a proposed agreement to address nuisances at the Great Lakes Dragaway from the race track's attorney.
The agreement is the result of months of talks between lawyers representing the town and the drag strip, town attorney John Knuteson said at Tuesday night's Town Board meeting. Residents have complained about noise and light coming from the dragaway.
Knuteson characterized the agreement as a "significantly better document" from the track's original proposal submitted to the town in… Continue reading
Paris Town Board asked to consider referendum on appointed clerk/treasurer
Some citizens asked for -- and the Town Board seemed willing to consider -- a referendum to move the town clerk/treasurer from an elected position to an appointed one.
The town has been struggling with the position since Linda Terry resigned in February to take a job with another municipality. Beth Frederick was appointed to fill the job, and the Town Board expressed satisfaction with her work, but struggled… Continue reading Paris to hear update on drag strip tonight
An update on progress in negotiations between the town of Paris and Great Lakes Dragaway over noise and other issues is on the agenda of tonight's Town Board meeting.
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 16607 Burlington Road (Highway 142)… Man dies in accident at cement plant
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department issued the following information regarding a fatal industrial accident in Paris today:
This morning at 10:30 a.m., Kenosha County sheriff’s deputies responded along with Paris Fire and Rescue to a report of a worksite accident at 1810 120 Ave. The address is the site of a concrete mixing facility in Paris.
Upon their arrival, deputies soon discovered the incident involved a fatal injury to a cement truck operator. The initial… Continue reading
Units responding to alarm at landfill
At 6:38 p.m., Paris Fire and Rescue and deputies are responding to a general alarm at the Pheasant Run Landfill at 19414 60th Street, Paris.
UPDATE 6:42 p.m. -- Deputy reporting nothing showing… Continue reading
Paris Town Board to hold special meeting Wednesday regarding clerk, deputy clerk positions
The Paris Town Board has scheduled a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 3:30 p.m., at the public safety building on Highway 142 to discuss the clerk/treasurer and deputy clerk/treasurer positions.
The meeting is posted as a closed session meeting, due to the personnel matters on the agenda.
Here is the full notice. Paris Fire Department to get credit card
The Paris Fire Department will be getting a credit card.
The Town Board approved the move at Tuesday's Town Board meeting.
In the past, emergency expenses were often covered by Chief Roland Iwen using his credit card. Iwen was then reimbursed for the payment by the town.
The town's auditors, however, have said that is not the best practice and instead suggested a dedicated credit… Continue reading Permit amendment stumbling block in Paris-Dragaway talks
The status of a amendment to a conditional use permit addressing many of the town's concerns appears to have developed as an obstacle in negotiations between the Great Lakes Dragaway and Paris town officials.
The town and dragaway are conducting the negotiations as a a way to avoid the town having to pass a strict noise and light ordinance. The two are attempting to negotiate an agreement that will address how the dragaway will handle… Continue reading
Paris clerk/treasurer resignation tabled
Paris town Clerk/Treasurer Beth Frederick submitted her resignation by letter today, but the Town Board tabled accepting it until they can discuss the matter further with her.
In fact, town Chairman Virgil Gentz said he didn't even read the letter because he wants to find a way to keep Frederick in her current position.
"I think it's really important that we try to keep… Continue reading Two crashes on Interstate 94, no injuries
Within the hour, sheriff's deputies have responded to two multi-vehicle crashes on Interstate 94:
- The first involved three vehicles and was at Highway 50 in the southbound lanes. Two of the involved vehicles were beyond construction barrels when deputies arrived and therefore out of the way. A third vehicle did not stop. No injuries were reported.
- At about 10:38 p.m., deputies and Somers Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a crash in the northbound lanes of
Resignation of clerk/treasurer on agenda of Paris Town Board meeting
The agenda for the next regular monthly meeting of the Paris Town Board has been posted.
Included on the agenda is an item for the formal acceptance of the resignation of town Clerk/Treasurer Beth Frederick. She was appointed to fill the position after former Clerk/Treasurer Linda Terry resigned in February to take a job with another municipality. Recently, the board had been considering ways to increase Frederick's pay for additional duties they… Continue reading Thursday Paris town meeting changed
How to give the Paris town clerk/treasurer additional compensation will not be a topic at a special town meeting Thursday afternoon.
The town posted a notice Wednesday that the special town meeting scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled.
There still will be a meeting however. The Town Board will now meet to consider a liquor license for St. John the Baptist Church on July… Continue reading Salem, Paris schedule special meetings this week
Two Western Kenosha County towns are holding special meetings this week.
In Salem, a special Town Board meeting will be held at 9 a.m., Monday, July 19, at Town Hall. Among the items on the agenda are the proposed incorporation as a village referendum and perhaps the phrasing of a referendum question. Other items on the agenda include second quarter 2010 budget, preliminary
Paris to hold special closed meeting on pay for clerk and deputy clerk positions
The Paris Town Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday, to consider matters regarding employment, promotion, compensation or evaluation of the clerk/treasurer and deputy clerk positions. The meeting is expected to be held in closed session. The full notice is available here.
UPDATE -- The original meeting notice did not have a time. Wednesday morning, a… Continue reading Paris should have agreement with dragaway by next month
The Paris Town Board should have an agreement with the Great Lakes Dragaway governing issues citizens have complained about such as noise and excessive light to consider at its July board meeting.
Town attorney John Knuteson said he has been meeting with the dragaway's lawyer to hammer out an agreement that the board hopes could take the place of having to pass an ordinance to deal with the nuisance issues.
When Knuteson said the goal was to have an agreement by next… Continue reading
Paris considering additional compensation for clerk/treasurer
Paris may be having a special meeting in the future to consider additional compensation for Clerk/Treasurer Beth Frederick.
Two of the three Town Board members said at Tuesday's monthly board meeting that Frederick has been doing extra work and should be compensated for it.
"We have a real asset here with Beth as our clerk," said Supervisor Ken Monson. "I think she's being taken advantage of with… Continue reading Teen pedestrian dies after being struck by car on Highway N
At 9:13 p.m., Paris Fire and Rescue units are responding to the report of a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian in the 17100 block of Highway N. Someone on the scene is performing CPR.
UPDATE 9:21 p.m. -- Traffic being closed on Highway N at Highway D to the west and 169th Avenue to the east. Rescue on scene and performing CPR.
UPDATE 9:27 p.m. -- Flight for Life medical helicopter responding. Expected to be over the… Continue reading
Cattle on Highway K
At 10:30 a.m., sheriff's deputies are working to contain some cattle that have wandered onto the roadway in the 13800 block or so of Highway K… Continue reading
Cause of barn fire undetermined
The cause of a fire that destroyed a pole barn in Paris Sunday has not been determined, Paris fire Chief Roland Iwen said.
However, some evidence at the scene and information from the owner suggests it may have been a problem with the approximately 75 year-old building's electrical service, Iwen said.
The fire completely destroyed the structure, located Units responding to report of barn fire in Paris
At 3:38 p.m., Paris Fire and Rescue is responding to a report of a barn on fire in the 18500 block of Highway 142 in Paris.
Dispatch says the animals in the barn have been removed.
UPDATE 3:38 p.m. -- Traffic being blocked at Highways D and 45 and Highway 142.
UPDATE 3:55 p.m. -- Kenosha, Salem, Silver Lake, Pleasant Prairie, Kansasville and Somers fire departments are responding to scene now.
UPDATE 4:55 from the scene… Continue reading
Woman killed in crash in Paris identified; driver of other vehicle faces felony charges
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A driver involved in an crash in Paris that killed a Bristol woman Monday night is facing three felony and several other charges.
Killed in the crash was Dawn Glogovsky, 45, of Bristol, Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Gil Benn said. Her husband, Frank Glogovsky, 47, was seriously injured in the crash as well and was transported to a Pleasant Prairie hospital. The couple's 13-year-old son sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a… Continue reading
Woman dies in crash in Paris
A 45-year old woman died in a crash Monday at Highways N and 45 in Paris, WISN is reporting.
The crash occurred about 10:45 p.m. The driver of one of the vehicles reportedly fled the scene, but was found by police.
UPDATE: Woman who died and driver now identified.
Paris amends sex offender ordinance to close loophole
When Paris officials recently questioned the placement of a convicted sex offender in the town, they found a big difference in how the state and the town define "home."
The town thought the phrase "home community" in its sex offender residency ordinance meant Paris. The state Department of Corrections felt "home community" meant anywhere in Kenosha County.
The difference was not trivial. The state's interpretation of "home" allowed it to place a sex offender in the town recently… Continue reading
Road flooding reported on Highway D in Paris
Reader Donna Howell reports there was water across the road in Paris on Highway D (176th Avenue) just south of Highway N this morning.
Have you seen some road flooding in your area? Drop us a line and we will post the location and help people avoid the area. Photos welcome too… Continue reading
Highway 45 construction project begins today
Work on Highway 45 from Highway 50 north to Highway 11 in Union Grove began today.
The project will include milling of two-inches of asphalt and placing two-inches of new asphalt, said state Department of Transportation spokesman Dennis Shook.
Along with the repaving, the 7.86 mile of effected highway will also get new signs, pavement markings and guardrail end treatments.
The work is… Continue reading Less weeds in Paris memorial walk
Efforts continue to try to rid the Paris Memorial walkway of its weed problem.
The above photo is from last Wednesday; to see a comparison photo from April 30 click here.
The clearer walk was the result of both spraying and physical removal of the existing weeds, town Chariman Virgil Gentz said.
The town is committed to keeping the walk clear of weeds, even if it… Continue reading
Sheriff’s Department updates on Paris burglary case, passes on tips
Representatives of the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department gave interested Paris residents an update on the recent rash of burglaries in the town as well as and some information about protecting their valuables and Neighborhood Watch at a community meeting at Town Hall Wednesday night.
Representing the Sheriff's Department were Lt. Richard Heyden, Detective Peggy Hafke, Detective Pat Istvanek and Sgt. Gil Benn.
Here's video of Heyden's update on the case:
Here, Heyden describes the big break in the… Continue reading
Traffic stop yields marijuana arrests
A traffic stop in Paris Tuesday evening led to a drug arrest.
A state trooper stopped a Oldsmobile Bravada on Highway 142 just west of Highway 45 Interstate 94 at about 7:45 p.m., according to a report supplied by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. The trooper then requested a drug dog sniff of the vehicle from the Sheriff's Department.
A sheriff's deputy and K9 responded… Continue reading 
