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Debtors Creditors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) CASE NO. 19-PR-24

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, GREEN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL P. DITTMER Deceased PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth November 23, 1939 and date of death April 6, 2019 was domiciled in Green County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W4863 Middle Juda Road, Monroe, WI 53566. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is July 23, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Green County Justice Center, 2841 6th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin.

James R. Beer Circuit Court Judge April 17, 2019

Attorney Scott Thompson Kittelsen, Barry, Wellington, Thompson & Schluesche, S.C. 916 17th Ave. Monroe, WI 53566 608-325-2191 Bar Number 1017387

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) CASE NO. 19-PR-25

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, GREEN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RALPH E. BRUNNER Deceased PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth September 18, 1939 and date of death December 25, 2018 was domiciled in Green County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N5386 Center Road, Monroe, WI 53566. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is July 30, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Green County Justice Center, 2841 6th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin.

James R. Beer Circuit Court Judge April 23, 2019

Attorney Scott Thompson Kittelsen, Barry, Wellington, Thompson & Schluesche, S.C. 916 17th Ave. Monroe, WI 53566 608-325-2191 Bar Number 1017387

(April 27, May 4, 11, 2019) WNAXLP

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) CASE NO. 2019-PR-20

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, GREEN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LUCILLE MARIE GUZMAN DOD: July 15, 2018

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth July 29, 1927 and date of death July 15, 2018, was domiciled in Green County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 829 22nd Avenue, Monroe, WI 53566 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent's estate is July 10, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Green County Justice Center, 2841 6th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin. Register in Probate's Office

Thomas J. Vale Circuit Court Judge April 15, 2019

Attorney Jeffrey C. Ingebritsen 1904 10th Street P.O. Box 620 Monroe, WI 53566 608-325-7137 Bar Number 01012404

(April 20, 27, May 4, 2019)

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Miscellaneous

CITY OF MONROE COMMON COUNCIL MINUTES

Date: April 1, 2019 Time: 6:30 PM Place: City Hall Council Chambers - 1110 18th Avenue

CALL TO ORDER The Common Council was called to order on April 1, 2019. A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B. ROLL CALL Present at roll call were Alders Michael Boyce, Brooke Bauman, Chris Beer, Jeff Newcomer, Richard Thoman, Ron Marsh, Rob Schilt, Donna Douglas, and Mickey Beam. C. CORRECTION OF MINUTES None. D. BUSINESS BY MAYOR 1. Update regarding upcoming vacancy on Common Council Mayor Armstrong made a brief statement that he will make a recommendation on an appointment to fill the vacancy as has been done in the past. E. APPEARANCES BY THE PUBLIC Laverne Isely of 908 23rd Street spoke in favor of tabling the RDA project plan for more discussion. Amy Gutzmer of 1205 17th Ave spoke of questions on the RDA and stated that the public needs to be updated and more aware of the project and encourages more discussion before taking action. Melissa Even of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce thanked the city, businesses, and residents and stated that an emphasis on housing will improve the lifestyle and quality of life for residents as well as the ability for business to attract and maintain high quality candidates. She requests support on the RDA resolution. Cara Carper of the Green County Development Corporation spoke in favor of the RDA which focuses on important goals and objectives identified in the in Comprehensive Plan. She explained that the city has always had the power of eminent domain, and historically and currently is not interested in using this force, but instead making things happen in Monroe through private partnerships. She encourages support of the resolution. Donna Glynn of 1715 Lake Drive spoke regarding the proposed pocket park and shared a newspaper article from 1902 about restrooms in the downtown area. She explained the benefit in having restrooms in the downtown area. Jordan Nordby of Main Street Monroe and 1024 1/2 17th Ave spoke in support of the RDA. Main Street Monroe hosted two of the public information sessions for the RDA. Nordby thanked the city for being open and transparent in the process. F. CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve the consent agenda by Chris Beer, seconded by Richard Thoman. Upon roll call vote, motion carried. 1. Miscellaneous Licenses 2. Claims List G. BOARD OF PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS 1. Presentation and discussion on possible pocket park Parks Supervisor Josh Trame explained that he had met with Jordan Nordby and John and Donna Glynn of Main Street Monroe regarding a pocket park. They are looking at funding, including a grant. Jordan Nordby explained that lack of public restrooms in the downtown area is a big concern of tourists and shoppers. No funding is being requested from the City at this time, as they are looking at grants through the DNR and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. If the grants go through, the City would not need to purchase the property for two years, and could look at the Business Improvement District levy at that time. Trame added that the grant application is due May 1, 2019 and that a resolution will be brought back before the council to apply for the grant funding. H. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 1. Resolution approving special events Motion by Rob Schilt to approve the special events, seconded by Donna Douglas. Upon roll call vote, motion carried. I. LICENSE COMMITTEE 1. Resolution granting temporary "Class B" Wine and Fermented Malt Beverage License to Monroe Youth Hockey Association in conjunction with Kentucky Derby Event Motion by Richard Thoman to grant the temporary "Class B" Wine and Fermented Malt Beverage license to Monroe Youth Hockey, seconded by Chris Beer. Upon roll call vote, motion carried. 2. Resolution granting Temporary Class "B" Fermented Malt Beverage License to Monroe Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Business After 5 event at Wisconsin Bank and Trust Motion by Richard Thoman to grant the Temporary Class "B" Fermented Malt Beverage License to Monroe Chamber of Commerce, seconded by Ron Marsh. Upon roll call vote, motion carried. J. REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1. Resolution approving Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 Assistant Administrator Sam Liebert gave a summary of how the city arrived at this point. The RDA had been in existence since 2005 to help with the Monroe Clinic Expansion, but had sat dormant since then. In 2015, the city completed the 20-year Comprehensive Plan, which had a great deal of public input regarding housing and infrastructure and where the city was at and where the city wanted to go. In 2016, the city followed up with a housing study that identified the need for affordable housing, family housing, senior housing, and attracting and retaining young professionals. At that time, the city began working with Vierbicher to craft a Community Development Authority (CDA). The council decided at that time not to move forward with the CDA, but to instead put life back into the RDA. New board members were appointed, bylaws were created, the Redevelopment District was created, and the council advanced $20,000 to the RDA from the general fund. TID 4 was extended for a year, with the increment from the one year extension, approximately $325,000, becoming available to use for affordable housing. The overlap of TID 7 and the RDA will improve chances of development, as well as federal and state dollars that are available. The final step to move forward to use these dollars is adopting the project plan. Motion by Michael Boyce to postpone the resolution approving the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 to the next regular meeting, seconded by Ron Marsh. Alder Boyce feels more time is needed to allow questions and concerns to be addressed. Alder Marsh withdrew his second. Brooke Bauman seconded the motion. Alder Marsh made a statement regarding what property owners felt about the blight designations and the image that the blight designation puts to outsiders of our City. He spoke about the powers and controls granted by the statutes to the RDA and explained that TID 7 has a number of the powers that are already in the RDA document. He mentioned the rate that housing needs to grow at and the slow decrease in population, as well as the financing mechanisms, many of which he feels are already available to the City without the proposal. He ended by stating that he is in favor of the RDA as long as the control is left in the hands of the council and elected officials. Alders Bauman and Douglas made statements regarding many unanswered questions from people and inaccurate information and both feel that a follow up meeting can address those issues. Alder Schilt asked for an explanation on eminent domain. Assistant Administrator Liebert explained that the city already has the power of eminent domain and the project plan would grant those powers to the RDA as well. When used, eminent domain is usually used as a last option. The intent of the RDA is not to use eminent domain, but to work hand in hand with homeowners and developers to provide incentives. Dan Lindstrom explained that the RDA has to act within its project plan, and eminent domain has been left out of the project plan, but the city retains the power of eminent domain. He explained that eminent domain is a very multi-layered process. Alder Thoman asked if the blight determination can be challenged, Lindstrom explained that there is a hearing process to do so. Questions and answers took place regarding the statutes that were included in the project plan. Lindstrom explained that the statutes allow the RDA to create a game plan for the future, leaving the plan open to be amended in the future. Land use decisions would still be made at the plan commission and council level. Alder Boyce discussed the recommendations from the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission housing study, which included addressing gaps in private housing, incentivizing housing developers, addressing issues with demographic changes that impact the housing market, addressing issues of housing costs and affordability, and working to address issues associated with the purchase of existing homes. The next goal is to narrow down funding sources. The RDA has narrowed funding sources down to five options: consideration of homeowner rehab program, a housing loan program, a local revolving loan fund, a housing conversion program, and a facade improvement program. Upon roll call vote of the motion to postpone the resolution to the next regular meeting, motion carried. K. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT HEADS Assistant Administrator Sam Liebert advised that he is available to address any concerns regarding the RDA. Fire Chief Dan Smits and Alder Boyce explained the flyer that was included in the recent water bill in an effort to recruit new volunteers for the fire department. Other recruitment efforts include Facebook posts and a banner on Station 2. Chief Smits also mentioned to check for updates on the Highway 11 project on Facebook and reminded the community not to go around barricades that are in place. 1. Consideration of Closure Options Regarding the Revolving Loan Fund Administrator Rath explained that the current funds in the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) were given to the city as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The program is now closing and the city is now responsible for returning the outstanding funds, including funds on hand and outstanding loan balances, to the state by January 21, 2021. Currently there is about $1,000,000 in the bank in reserve and about $200,000 outstanding between three different loans. The city can either purchase the value of outstanding loans and return to the state with cash on hand sooner, or the city can retain the responsibility of collecting funds and returning the funds to the state as they are received. The advantages to a buyout of the loans is that in exchange for the closing of the program, the city can apply for funds in the form of grants. Rath explained that the program was fairly successful. If $1,200,000 is returned to the state, the city can recover an additional $200,000 in the form of a grant, rather than just the $1,000,000 if the city chooses to not buyout the loans. If the city does not buyout the loans, only two projects can be applied for under the grant, but if the city chooses to buyout the loans, the city can apply for an additional project. Another advantage to the buyout of the outstanding loans is that the city can keep any interest accrued. Questions and answers took place regarding how the grant money can be used. Grant money would need to be used for CDBG eligible projects, like public construction projects such as road, sewer, and water projects. The grants are subject to low to moderate income determinations, and projects would need to be identified prior to applying for the grant. The city would have up to two years to apply for grants, and capital planning for the next 5-year period is starting soon and projects can be identified within that dollar amount to apply for the grants. The money that is returned to the state is set in reserve for the City of Monroe to apply for in the form of the grants. After two years, the funds would become available to other municipalities or entities, or would be absorbed by the state or sent back to the federal government. Administrator Rath recommends buying out the loans using the general fund and closing out the program sooner rather than later. The best way to do this would be to formalize a resolution that includes where the funds would go as they are repaid, such as back to the general fund to reimburse or to the RDA. Funds could be used towards future investments, capital, a local revolving loan fund, or the RDA. Motion by Ron Marsh to recommend to council to buyout the loans and pay back the on hand plus the outstanding funds to receive the greatest benefit, seconded by Brooke Bauman. Alder Marsh amended his motion to include that the money received back from the buyout of the outstanding loans be put back into the general fund for potential usage for whatever the council decides, seconded by Brooke Bauman. Upon roll call vote of the amended motion, motion carried. Upon roll call of the original motion, motion carried. L. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY ALDERPERSONS Alder Douglas thanked citizens for their interest and attending meetings. M. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESS None. N. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn by Chris Beer, seconded by Ron Marsh. Upon voice vote, motion carried. (April 27, 2019) WNAXLP

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the City of Monroe Plan Commission in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 1110 18th Avenue, on May 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM, related to a conditional use amendment request filed by Minhas Craft Brewery, located at 1408 13th Street. The amendment would extend or make permanent the terms of the Conditional Use Permit granted to Minhas Craft Brewery on June 28, 2018. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting, including the need for an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations, should be made to the Office of the City Clerk at (608) 329-2524 with as much advance notice as possible so that proper arrangements can be made. Arianna L. Voegeli City Clerk (April 20, 27, 2019) WNAXLP

Name Changes

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE HEARING Case No. 19-CV-48

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, GREEN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF: LISA RENAE HUBER BY (PETITIONER) LISA RENAE HUBER NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: LISA RENAE HUBER To: LISA RENAE MILLER Birth Certificate: LISA RENAE MILLER IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Green County, State of Wisconsin:

BY: Judge Thomas J. Vale PLACE: Green County Justice Center 2841 6th Street Monroe, WI 53566 DATE:

May 23, 2019 TIME: 11:30 AM If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-328-9433 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Honorable Thomas J. Vale Green County Circuit Court Judge April 18, 2019

(April 27, May 4, 11, 2019)

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