By Mark Evenstad
Jan 27, 2021 3:45 PM
A local principal and former Belmont native will become the new superintendent of Belmont Community School District. Beau Buchs, elementary principal and special education coordinator at the River Ridge school district in Hanover, Illinois will start in his new position on July 1st, pending final approval at the February school board meeting. He will replace Interim Superintendent Wayne Anderson. Buchs is a 1994 graduate of Belmont High School and 1998 UW-Platteville graduate.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
Employees at local recreation centers have rolled with the punches of ever-changing pandemic restrictions with a smile, and community members have noticed. Five employees at the Breckenridge Recreation Center were recognized last week with service awards for the fall and holiday season for helping residents and visitors feel welcome.
Each season, One Breckenridge, which is run by the Breckenridge Tourism Office, recognizes Guest Service Champions for meeting one or more of One Breckenridge’s service standards. The awards are given based on nominations typically made by people who had positive interactions with a local program or an individual in the service industry.
Meet the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Current and previous winners of Travel Weekly s LIfetime Achievement Awards at this year s virtual Readers Choice Awards. Photo Credit: Travel Weekly
This year Travel Weekly honored five people with Lifetime Achievement Awards: Brad and Van Anderson, the founders of Avoya Travel; Jackie Friedman, the president of Nexion Travel Group; and Beatrice and Stanley Tollman, the husband-and-wife team who founded the Travel Corporation.
Brad and Van Anderson, the founders of Avoya Travel. Photo Credit: Travel Weekly
Brad and Van Anderson
Brothers Brad and Van Anderson are the co-founders of Avoya Travel, a family-owned business that traces its roots to a Hawaiian travel company. Van got started in the travel industry when his parents, Pat and Pal, had him stickering brochures for that firm; Brad began his career in travel in 1973 working for his parents’ retail agency in California.
$10,500 for a long-term financial and sewer rate study from Ehlers & Associates.
2% cost-of-living increase for employees based off a poll of surrounding communities.
.6% increase for the Pine River Area Sanitary District (sewer).
2.4% increase for the audit.
$4,500 for liability insurance.
3%-5% increase for most and 10% increase for police in workers compensation insurance.
$4,000 increase for the fire contract.
$5,000 increase for road maintenance.
$130,000 for bond payments, which will increase to $165,000 in 2022.
$7,000 for council and committee member pay increases. Monthly increases are: mayor, $350 to $400; council members, $250 to $300; planning commission members, $35 to $125; and other committee members, $20 to $50.
No one from the public asked questions about the budget or levy. City Administrator Teri Hastings was at city hall while council members participated online via Zoom.
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