Local

With time running out for 2020, the decision to reevaluate the benefits and assessments calculations for the Widow Green Drainage District was delayed until 2021, it was decided at the Nov. 18 Adams County Drainage Board meeting.

5678 Dance Studio held four mini 2020 Dance Recitals on Saturday, November 14. The theme was “United We Dance” featuring patriotic music and costumes for the dancers ages 5 to 13. A limited amount of masked guests were able to watch the dancers showcase the work they have been doing since the class began back in August.

The Adams-Friendship Post 6279 held a private Veteran’s Day Ceremony on November 11 at 11:00 a.m.

The Adams County 2021 Budget was adopted unanimously at the Nov 12 County Board of Supervisors meeting. Only one amendment was made to the proposed budget to include $240,000 for design specifications for the next three phases of county building construction. That amendment was approved by a 17 to one vote (Poehler, dissenting).

The Highway Committee briefly took up the matter of a new draft ATV/UTV ordinance at its Nov. 12 meeting.

The Highway Committee briefly took up the matter of a new draft ATV/UTV ordinance at its Nov. 12 meeting.

Several annual events in Adams County are cancelled for the 2020 holiday season:
•Visit with Santa at the Niebull Schoolhouse in Friendship has been cancelled.
•Annual Holiday Happenings at the St. Joseph’s Center has been cancelled.
•Annual Parade of Trees at Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics has been cancelled.  

All election results were taken from the County Clerk webpage on the Adams County, WI government website. On the County Clerk webpage election information is listed under information and links.

The Planning & Zoning Committee, with a list of 13 rezone and conditional use permit (CUP) requests, reviewed a wide variety of requests ranging from the traditional desire to add a home, to building upscale camping sites to allowing a new sand mining operation. Three of the requests were tabled for future consideration.

The regular board meeting of the Adams-Friendship Area School District Board of Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on November 9, 2020. James Bays III, Vice President of the Board, filled in for Rick Pease who was absent.