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An aquatics evaluation finds renovations are needed at one of Janesville’s oldest water facilities. City Manager Mark Fr

August 4, 2021 The City of Janesville is facing a deficit in the 2022 budget. The city council held its first budget workshop of the year, with preliminary projections showing an over $600,000 shortfall. City Manager Mark Freitag said Janesville saw a strong increase in equalized value and net new construction, but levy limits will keep the city from meeting the costs of inflation. The most significant cost increase for next year is a two-percent cost of living adjustment for city employees, along with the addition of a fifth ambulance to meet an increased need for service from the fire d...

JANESVILLE The town of Janesville and three other towns served by the city of Janesville’s fire department face big hikes in fees for fire protection, rescue and ambulance services starting in 2022. The city of Janesville plans over the next three years to end a nearly $1 million subsidy that pays the bulk of annual fire protection operations the Janesville Fire Department provides the adjacent towns of Janesville, Harmony, La Prairie and Rock, according to a June 18 letter from the city to the towns’ chairs. Over the next three years, the city of Janesville plans to shift a growing...

JANESVILLE The local unmasking continues. The next chapter: this coming week at Janesville’s City Hall and other municipal buildings. The city of Janesville announced that the city is lifting its COVID-19-era, mask-wearing policy in city buildings or facilities effective Wednesday. The move affects most of the 518 employees at the city of Janesville, and it extends to residents who’d visit city buildings, city spokesman Nick Faust said. In an announcement released Friday, city officials said “members of the public will no longer be required to wear face masks or face coverings ...