An ongoing debate about whether to add the position of a city administrator to run the city of La Crosse will be put to voters. Also, La Crosse county continues to debate the future of digital billboards.
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La Crosse Considers Adding City Administrator
An ongoing debate about whether to add the position of a city administrator to run the city of La Crosse will be put to voters; the La Crosse city council has set a referendum on the question for April. Prior to the city’s decision to move forward with the referendum, we talked with council members Jim Bloedorn, who opposes the idea, and Dick Swantz, who favors it.
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La Crosse County Debates Digital Billboards Issue
Meanwhile, La Crosse County continues to debate the future of digital billboards and will hold a public hearing to gather input from residents this next week. In this part of Newsmakers , the perspectives of resident Rich Kastenschmidt who lives within sight of a controversial digital billboard along Highway 16, and that of Jerry Wachtel, president of the California-based Veridain Group, whose organization conducted a federal study of how digital signs impact traffic safety.
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