Lake Geneva City Council Faces Developer Threats, Trolley Costs, and Closed-Session Decisions

Tree requirements spark legal threats, bulk pickup stalls, and a BID trolley proposal raises questions about cost, storage, and accountability. In Lake Geneva, nothing says "good government" like a developer threatening to sue because somebody...

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Lake Geneva Mayor Breaks Tie to Approve No-Bid Land Sale to Former Mayor

Council Vote Sparks Transparency Concerns Over 11-Acre Sheridan Springs Property Deal LAKE GENEVA, WI — The fix was in from the beginning, and anyone who...

Lake Geneva Weighs Path to Change How City Attorney Is Selected

Charter ordinance history, referendums, and legal hurdles frame City Council discussion Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — City officials are revisiting a long‑running and legally complex question:...

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Has the Highest Property Tax Rate on Geneva Lake

Neighboring communities tax property 16% to nearly 40% less, according to rate comparisons Lake Geneva likes to tell itself it's just another town, jogging along...

Highway 50 Construction in Downtown Lake Geneva Triggers Parking and Sidewalk Debate

Parking losses, sidewalk gaps, and a $9 million rebuild expose long-running tensions over walkability The downtown merchant class is frothing like a busted radiator, yanking...

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A Familiar Alarm Sounds Over Geneva Lake

  New management plan from the Geneva Lake Conservancy revives long-standing calls to follow the science—and confront the city’s own role in the lake’s decline. On...

Hot, Dead, and Full of Weeds: A Lake Geneva Summer Story

As cyanobacteria crash the Venetian Festival, the Conservancy issues a plea: no more phosphorus. By mid-August, the only thing thicker than the humidity in Lake...

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Very unhealthy air settles on Lake Geneva

The sky was the color of burnt orange sunset; the air was thick with smoke. It was like breathing in a lungful of ash....

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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Has the Highest Property Tax Rate on Geneva Lake

Neighboring communities tax property 16% to nearly 40% less, according to rate comparisons Lake Geneva likes to tell itself it's just another town, jogging along...

Highway 50 Construction in Downtown Lake Geneva Triggers Parking and Sidewalk Debate

Parking losses, sidewalk gaps, and a $9 million rebuild expose long-running tensions over walkability The downtown merchant class is frothing like a busted radiator, yanking...

Lake Geneva: Is Mayor Todd Krause About to Blow the Biggest Deal in Town?

There’s something rotten wafting over the clear waters of Lake Geneva, and it ain’t the fish fry at the local supper club. No, friend...

The Hillmoor Hustle: Good Ol’ Boys, Quiet Deals, and the Price of Public Trust

Lake Geneva, Wis. — September 10, 2025 The following Takeaways by chatgpt AI “They know it exists. But it doesn’t exist. And that’s government logic...

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