Horicon Gets Back on Track after May Events

It was a hectic month for the City of Horicon as they experienced damage as a result of the tornados that hit the county on Thursday, May 15, which Mayor Josh Maas acknowledged during his report and thanked the many people involved in the response to the storms, and received an immediate resignation from former Clerk/Treasurer Kristen Jacobson on Wednesday, May 14. The Council went into closed session at the end of the meeting to review the vacant position.
Council Matters
• During the Library Board report, Director Alexandra Harvancik shared they have hired a new youth service director, and the library’s summer program begins June 2 and runs through August 2.
• The Council approved Ordinances 2025-13, for DPW/Utilities, and 2025-14, for non-represented, establishing salaries and wages for city officials and employees, pursuant to section 136-1 of the municipal code.
• The Council approved Resolution 2025-03, a compliance maintenance resolution. DPW Director Cody Vanderhei explained, “[It’s] something that we do every year; it’s required from the DNR. We get a letter grade based on how each category goes. The only one that is starting to go downhill a little bit is our letter grade for influent... We scored high enough that we do not have to do any major action at this point... It would just be having the paperwork verified.”

• Beer Garden applications were approved for Blue Heron and Rock River Tap.
• Friends of Horicon Parks’ donation for a border around the Discher Park playground was approved.
• Miscellaneous 2025 mill and overlay projects were approved, along with a change order on the project bids for the parking lot at City Hall. Vanderhei said that it would be close to the budget limit, going over $2,000 with its addition to the other projects.
• The Council approved the City entering into the Wisconsin Housing Preservation agreement for a project on the Finch Street alley.
The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24.