A Randall property owner's request for a refund of garbage and recycling fees for four year on a property that has only a boathouse was rejected by the Town Board.
Jack Goodman told the Town Board Thursday that his property has been billed for garbage and recycling fees for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, despite that the only structure on his lot is… Continue reading Posts under ‘Randall’
Randall Town Board rejects request for refund of garbage fees
A Randall property owner's request for a refund of garbage and recycling fees for four year on a property that has only a boathouse was rejected by the Town Board.
Jack Goodman told the Town Board Thursday that his property has been billed for garbage and recycling fees for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, despite that the only structure on his lot is… Continue reading Randall gets $17,000 payment from Country Thunder
Randall recently received a check for its share of revenue from the 2010 Country Thunder music festival.
This year's amount is $17,181, town Treasurer Carol Haas reported at the last Town Board meeting.
The town receives 1 percent of tickets sales in exchange for services rendered, such as fire/rescue service.
"I think that's the most timely we've gotten that payment," said town Chairman Bob… Continue reading Randall Fire Department to start cadet program
The Randall Town Board has given its approval for the Fire Department to begin a cadet program.
Firefighter Dennis Raupp told the board Thursday that the program would be designed to create the "next generation" of local firefighters.
The program would operate under the auspices of Boy Scouts of America and be formed as an Explorer post. It would be open to boys and… Continue reading Municipalities continue to opt for transit referendums
West of the I municipalities continue to opt for letting voters have a say on new taxes to support a regional public transportation.
Last week, Silver Lake and Paddock Lake opted for Nov. 2 referendums on the issue. This week, Randall authorized essentially the same vote.
Previously, Bristol and Twin Lakes had approved such votes.
The municipalities are being asked to consider the referendums by state Rep. Samantha Kerkman. Erin Decker, a county supervisor from Silver Lake who tried ot get… Continue reading
Randall Fire Department 25th Anniversary celebration coverage
The Randall Fire Department celebrated its 25th anniversary with an open house today at Station Number 2 at Highways KD and F.
A variety of activities and demonstrations awaited those attending including fire equipment, a smoke house, kids games, food, music, Flight for Life and demonstations illustrating the advantages of sprinklers and how firefighters free people trapped in cars crunched in crashes.
Here is a video that shows the sprinkle system demonstration… Continue reading Randall to replace water patrol boats
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The Randall Town Board approved the purchase of two new water patrol boats at Thursday's Town Board meeting.
One of the boats will be used for Powers Lake and the other for Lake Benedict.
Water Patrol member Darrell J. Borger presented several quotes he obtained for different boats -- one set for a Powers Lake boat and a different set for a Benedict Lake boat.
The boat recommended by… Continue reading
Randall Fire Department to celebrate 25 years this week
The Randall Fire Department's 25th anniversary festival is this Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Bassett Fire Station, on Highway F at Highway KD.
The festival will begin at 11 a.m. and continue through late evening. It will feature live bands, recorded music, classic cars, smoke house, sprinkler house, blood pressure checks, children’s games, fire prevention tips, prizes, raffles and more.
The Town… Continue reading Arcing transformer reported
At 6:26 p.m., Randall Fire and Twin Lakes Rescue are responding to a report of an arcing transformer in the 39100 block of 104th Street.
UPDATE 6:31 p.m. -- Police not finding signs of arcing.
UPDATE 6:36 p.m. -- Randal Fire on the scene. Electric utility called and responding. Expected to arrive in 30 minutes.
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Randall Town Board cancels regular meeting, adds special meeting
The Randall Town Board has made some changes to its meeting schedule.
Thursday's regular Town Board meeting has been cancelled.
Then on Aug. 17, the board will meet in special session to address a single item -- review and award bids for the Nippersink Park Drainage Project.
The Aug. 17 meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., at Town Hall in Bassett… Lake Benedict’s Dan Rostenkowski, former Illinois congressman, dies
The New York Times and other media outlets are reporting that former U.S Rep. Dan Rostenkowski died at his Lake Benedict summer home today. He was 82.
Rostenkowski had been "treated for prostate cancer in the 1990s," the Times article said.
Rostenkowski also lived in Chicago and represented an Illinois Congressional district, but had a summer home in Randall for many years… Continue reading
Salute to Powers Lake’s Jim Brady flown over lake
Friends of Jim and Maggie Brady from the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team did the Missing Man Salute for Jim on July 25.
Jim Brady, well known in the air show community and a long-time Powers Lake resident, died from cancer in January.
Maggie explained that the aerobatic team had been performing at an air show in Peoria, and were flying to Oshkosh. Maggie knew the approximate time of the group's arrival in Powers Lake. "A number of friends sent… Continue reading
Raze order issued
An abandoned home deemed a public eyesore is on its way towards demolition, after the Randall Plan Commission approved an order to raze the dilapidated building located at 40709-93rd Street.
“This building is a total mess,” stated Charles Gitzinger Chairperson. “There are windows broken, doors broken and rumors of squatters living there. The whole inside is gutted and the value of… Continue reading Randall Adopts Sex Offender Ordinance
Convicted sex offenders new to the town shall not live within 2500 feet of a school, licensed day care or preschool center, library, parks, recreational centers or playgrounds in the Town of Randall.
The Town Board Thursday, created and unanimously approved Chapter 15, an ordinance to provide regulations relating to residency restrictions for sex offenders and directing action of injunctive relief… Continue reading Randall Fire Department Anniversary Celebration
Mark your calendars!
The Town of Randall Fire Department will celebrate their 25th Anniversary with a festival at the Bassett Fire Station on Saturday, August 28.
The festival will run from 11:00 a.m. through late evening, will feature live bands, recorded music, classic cars, smoke house, sprinkler house, blood pressure checks, children’s games, fire prevention tips, prizes, raffles and more. Additional details… Continue reading Randall in need of Water Patrol Boats
With miles of shoreline to protect, the Town of Randall Water Patrol doesn’t have enough working boats to handle the job of monitoring Lake Benedict or Powers Lake and at times, are forced to chase reckless boaters and jet skiers in a pontoon boat.
The Town currently has several boats that are more than ten years old and have depreciated completely… Continue reading Randall fine-tunes sexual offender ordinance
Restricting where sex offenders reside in the Town of Randall may or may not be an issues as long as “prohibited zones” do not ban them from finding housing, according to Town Attorney, Robert Hankel.
Continuing from where they left off last month, the board examined a map of the Town Thursday night, with sites of schools, parks, licensed daycare centers… Continue reading Twin Lakes and Randall Honored by Flight for Life
Flight for Life of McHenry honored the Twin Lakes Fire Department and Rescue Squad for its actions in responding to a call on January 13, 2009 involving three Wilmot High School girls. Instead of a tragic outcome, the multi-jurisdictional emergency response effort was recognized as the Scene Call of the Year for a combination department. The base recognizes a full-time and combination department each year.
The award ceremony was… Continue reading
Randall considering sex offender ordinance
With a uniform state law apparently dead for now, Randall has picked up the task of drafting a local sex offender residency ordinance.
Town attorney Robert Hankel on Thursday presented the Town Board with an ordinance modeled on Salem's law.
While Hankel said he copied much of Salem's language, the Randall board will need to settle on a perimeter for child safety zones where sex… Continue reading Randall clean-up day is June 5
Spring Cleanup Day for Randall residents will be June 5.
Residents can bring items to the Town Hall parking lot, 34530 Bassett Road, from 1o a.m. to 2 p.m.
The following items will not be taken:
- Appliances -- stoves, refrigerators, washers, microwaves, etc.
- Liquid paints - cans in solid form with lids removed accepted.
- Chemicals - solvents and solutions.
- Tires.
- 55-gallon drums - cardboard drums accepted.
- Oil.
- Hazardous materials.
- Car batteries.
- Yard waste.
Rescue responding for child with hook in the eye
At 12:43, Randall Fire and Twin Lakes Rescue are responding to the Powers Lake DNR boat launch on Highway F (Bloomfield Road) for a report of a child who has a fish hook in the eye.
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Work on Warren Close Bark Park in Randall under way
Work took place all this week on the fencing needed to make the Warren Close Bark Park in Randall a reality.
The fencing arrived earlier in the week. Fence posts were dug and the fencing and gates installed as the week progressed.
Also, the county is still working on constructing a gravel driveway and parking lot at the Close site, said Jonathon Rudie, general manager of the Kenosha County Parks.
A date for the park's… Continue reading
Crash closes Highway C
At 7:59 p.m., Highway C near the Westosha Airport site is closed due to what appears to be a traffic crash, a passerby reports… Continue reading
Randall residents hear west dog park to go along side Bassett Park
Randall residents who have been opposing locating a county operated off-leash dog park next to Bassett Park plan to seek a meeting with County Executive Jim Kreuser about the issue.
About 20 residents gathered Monday night to hear how a process they thought might lead to the park being located farther north broke down and what they could do about it yet.
Town Supervisor Mike Halvorson volunteered to represent the group's interest to Kreuser… Continue readingRandall trims fireworks donation by $1,000
The Randall Town Board in a split vote decreased its contribution for this year's Libertyfest fireworks display from $1,500 to $500 on Thursday night.
The discussion before the 3 to 2 vote ranged from penny pinching to patriotism.
Voting for the decrease were Supervisors Rose Nolan, who made the motion to decrease the donation, Bob Gehring and Mark Halvey. Voting against the lower donation were Chairman Bob Stoll and Supervisor Mike Halvorson… Continue reading
Randall-Twin Lakes sharing building inspector finalized
Randall and Twin Lakes will begin sharing a building inspector and code enforcement officer after the approval of an intergovernmental agreement by the Randall Town Board Thursday night.
Twin Lakes had approved the agreement Monday.
Under the agreement, Randall will pay $1,000 per month to Twin Lakes for the services. Next year, Randall will pay $1,250 per month.
Previously, the town paid 80… Continue reading Quotable: Don’t I count?
Three times I called the number they published in the paper to have them count me. I'm still waiting. It's been 10 years."
Randall Plan Commission Chairman and Municipal Judge Charles Gitzinger about his frustrations dealing with the US Census Bureau… Continue reading Twin Lakes approves sharing building inspector; Randall decision is next
The Twin Lakes Village Board approved two documents Monday that will allow it to share a building inspector with Randall for the balacne of this year and all of 2011.
The arrangement should save the village about $2,800 for the remainder of this year and about $3,000 in 2011, said village administrator Davis Cox. However, as part of changes to the village's contract… Continue reading
The arrangement should save the village about $2,800 for the remainder of this year and about $3,000 in 2011, said village administrator Davis Cox. However, as part of changes to the village's contract… Continue reading Quotable: Little League parents vs. dog owners
I don't know that dog owners are any more aggressive drivers than Little League people."
Randall town Chairman Bob Stoll during discussion at Thursday's Town Board meeting about having the county asphalt an apron at the future joint entrance of Bassett Park and a planned county off-leash dog park. Some were saying the apron may be needed once the dog park is developed to keep gravel from the parking lot off Highway F if people spun… Continue reading
Dog park access through Bassett Park reapproved by Randall Town Board
The Randall Town Board's decision to allow access to a new off-leash dog park in a county park through the town's Bassett Park parking lot will stand after a reopening of the topic Thursday night.
The board reconsidered the matter, originally approved in January, after several residents began attending Town Board meetings to object to the dog park being placed alongside Bassett Park.
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Chairman… Continue reading Randall to continue boat launch attendants
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View of the Department of Natural Resources launch off Highway F.
The Randall Town Board agreed Thursday night to continue its program of having boat launch attendants educate the public about clean boats and monitor launch fee payment.
Last year, the town collected about $18,000 in launch fees at the Department of Natural Resources launch off Highway P and the Bayview Park launch, said Chairman Bob Stoll. Pay for the attendants was… Continue reading
