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JANESVILLE As individuals nationwide plan how to spend their upcoming stimulus checks, candidates for Janesville City Council were taken to task on how they would prioritize municipal COVID-19 relief funds. It was one of several questions asked by the League of Women Voters on Friday night during a council candidate forum. Six candidates are running for four of the seven city council seats. Doug Marklein is the only incumbent trying to retain his seat; Sue Conley, Jim Farrell and Tom Wolfe have chosen not to run. Jack Herndon, Michael Jackson, David Marshick, Heather Miller and Dan Neal are t...

Finding balance, problem solving and growth were common themes at a candidate forum Thursday night attended by the six candidates running for city council this spring.

An increase of preventable car crashes at the intersection of Linn and Johnson streets in 2020 has prompted the city to add yield signs at the intersection.

JANESVILLE The Janesville City Council set a goal Monday to reach carbon neutral emissions by 2050, but city staff questions if that goal is attainable. The council approved the goal, 6-1, with an amendment to include it and a feasibility study in the 2022 five-year strategic plan. Doug Marklein cast the sole opposing vote. A municipality, business or organization reaches carbon neutrality when it removes the same amount of carbon dioxide that it emits into the atmosphere. A municipality or business can remove carbon dioxide by changing processes or infrastructure to become more sustainable. ...

The council voted 4-3 to change the ordinances governing their allotment of licenses for liquor stores. Council member Doug Marklein said the market will create its own limit on liquor licenses as the demand is met by the supply. The city council had already allowed seven businesses to exceed the existing quota of 19. City Clerk Dave Godek noted that the council does not have to grant every license that businesses apply for. The quota on Class B liquor licenses for bars and restaurants remains in place due to state statutes.