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Friday, September 10, 2010
Restaino-Kathy & Kim Team

Badger State Trail gets a makeover
Badger State Trail (where it crosses McKee Road) underconstruction in August.
Badger State Trail (where it crosses McKee Road) underconstruction in August.
The City of Fitchburg hopes upgrades and safety improvements to Badger State Trail will bring more traffic to the trail and less to Seminole Highway.

The Fitchburg segment of the trail will be upgraded and pedestrian/biker ready in the next couple of weeks, said Gus VanderWegen, the Public Works project engineer. The city will hold a grand opening Sept. 18.


Thursday, September 09, 2010


A new path
A new path
A son follows his dad down the newly paved, Fitchburg segment of the Badger State Trail Monday afternoon. The city has been renovating the trail since mid June and hopes to be done before September is over. Read more about the trail rennovations, click here.

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News

Council rejects McGaw shelter demolition, seeks new plan
The McGaw Park shelter will stay standing for now, after bids to demolish the structure and build a new one came in over budget.

The council rejected the bids Aug. 24 because they were over budget, and the Parks Commission has already come up with a different design option.
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Business


Gunderson Funeral home has grand opening
Gunderson Funeral Home held a grand opening and ribbon cutting Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 5. at their new Fitchburg location is at 2950 Chapel Valley Road.
• Country Inn and Suites changes ownership
• WorkSmart opens Allied access point

Community

Fitchburg Fields needs volunteers
The Fitchburg Fields organization (www.fitchburgfields.org) is looking for volunteers to help out with their Teaching and Sharing Garden. The
• Letter: 'Kill the sidewalk build out'
• Cimino retires after 32 years with Parks

VASD news

VASD survey responses
The VASD survey of district residents last fall asked if the district should spend nearly $200,000 annually to boost programming for gifted and talented kids. In the comments section, more people said schools should increase gifted programming, but many argued there was too much already. Some examples follow:
• District hires 23 new teachers for 2010-11
• Kidz Place reopens after summer hiatus

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