Daily Citizen from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (2024)

June 3, 1987

Publication:

Daily Citizeni

Location:

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Issue Date:

Wednesday, June 3, 1987

Page:

1

Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Weather: Tonight partly cloudy and cool Low in the lower 40s Partly sunny Thursday High near 70 Temperatures: range was 72 to 84 (23 to 29 C) A year ago it was 42 to 64 (6 to 18 C) At 6 am today it was 67 (19 C) and at 10 am it was 82 (28 C) Daily Citizen Volume 77 Number 88 Wednesday June 3 1987 Beaver Dam Wis 30 Cents Thompson Plugs Waupun Prison Site By PAUL HERMANSON Gov Tommy Thompson told a gathering of about 200 Waupun res idents that he believes another prison will be needed in Wisconsin even after one is built in Sturtevant and Waupun will remain his first choice for die next major prison In his second visit to the city in the last five months to address the prison issue Gov Thompson not only reaffirmed his support for the city but he briefly outlined a pro posal to release some of the unused state owned land surrounding the city and touched on possible AIDS legislation know if I can guar antee you that you will be successful I can guarantee you that you will be my number one Thompson told the group other towns want to be the site of the next major prison but none of them are taking the big step forward to commit this kind of funding to get the prison and get thejob said Thompson He was referring to the efforts of a group known as WAUPUN (Waupun Association to Urge Prison Utilization Nearby) which kicked off its fund raising efforts with the Dinner Dance Tuesday night The non profit corporation was originally established by several concerned citizens in Waupun to fund an environmental impact statement More recently the group has changed focus and is considering using part of the monies raised to hire a lobbyist Thompson praised the continuing efforts of the city and gave particular mention to Waupun Mayor Robert Pease mayor in the reason that Waupun is the number one site for the prison as far as he said The governor said accepting the Sturtevant site was an attempt to solve the overcrowding situation as soon as possible only way for me to get a prison built was to he said com promise will solve problems for the forseeable future but we are going to need another new prison and I believe that process will begin while I am According to figures compiled by the division of corrections even after Sturtevant is completed and an ad ditional 100 beds are added at Oshkosh and 43 beds arc added at Waupun and 40 arc added in Mil waukee the state will still be 187 beds short not going to let the state get in the same position it was when I took Thomp son said On the question of AIDS Thompson said the division of cor rections has initiated a voluntary testing program So far 900 inmates have been tested and 19 have the AIDS virus However there are no active AIDS cases he said Sen Barbara Lorman ort Atkinson will be introducing leg islation calling for mandatory test ing of AIDS for all inmates The bill will not include testing guards or visitors at the prison In response to a question asked during his first visit to the city Gov Thompson said he will be making a proposal to the state Building Commission this month that 140 acres of unused state owned land be sold put the land back on the tax rolls for the all the people of he said He will also propose selling the former home which has now stands vacant Bl Ji i aal fiO I MH i' WHW aj WAUPUN Governor Tommy Thompson addressed about 200 Waupun residents Tuesday evening concerning the building of another prison in Waupun Thompson also outlined a proposal to release state owned land sur rounding the city and talked about AIDS leg islation Citizen Staff Photo Speed Limit Bill Clears Legislature MADISON Wis (UPI) Wis consin legislators finished work Tuesday on the 65 mph speed bill sending it to Gov Tommy Thomp son who will get the bill after it is read into the Senate record Thursday A Thompson aide said Tuesday the governor will read the bill before making his decision on whether to sign it Thompson had hoped to couple the speed increase on rural portions of the interstate highways with mandatory seat belt use Nei ther house supported his wish If and when Thompson signs the bill Department of Transportation officials predict it could take two weeks to post the higher limits be fore allowing drivers to travel 65 mph DOT officials have determined 467 miles are eligible for the higher speed on rural sections of Interstates 90 94 and 43 The speed would remain 55 mph on Interstate areas bordering urban areas Assembly Speaker Thomas Loftus failed in his attempt Tuesday to keep alive his amendment main taining a 55 mph limit at night but the lower house refused with a 55 40 vote we just give a nod to safe Loftus said defending his amendment which passed on a one vote margin May 27 but was rejected by the Senate last week The amendment allowed 65 mph for daytime traveling for all vehicles 55 mph at night with a two year sunset clause The Assembly approved an amended bill last week which de layed any speed change until at least July 8 The amendment also failed the Senate test and the Assembly dropped it Tuesday Senators did agree to a technical amendment allowing court action for drivers who speed over the higher limit The Senate concurred on an Assembly amendment which increases by $20 the minimum fine for speeding over the higher limit Working Parents: A Welfare Dilemma Note: This the eighth installment in a series examining welfare) By JENNY TOMKINS When Aid to amilies with Chil dren was introduced the idea was to provide financial assistance to allow single mothers to stay home and take care of their children full time Times have changed NOT ONLY has a burgeoning ADC system turned attention to reducing ADC rolls but public opinion has also moved towards an acceptance of mothers with small children working at least part time One solution to the is seen as encouraging more ADC mothers with children under age 6 to work 4 II ff The Many Sides Of Welfare So a problem likely to be faced by many ADC mothers is finding adequate and affordable child care As a 1987 report from the state Department of Health and Social Services points out families could substantially increase their (Continued on Page 14) BDHS Addresses Teen Pregnancy By MARILYN EIL Beaver Dam is one step ahead As welfare reformers are eying ways to keep teen age mothers in school two programs that seem to be doing just that are already in place in Beaver Dam The programs are the School Age Parent Program nicknamed SAPAR that provides specialized training for teen age mothers outside the school and the Child Care Lab that provides child care and counseling after the birth Both are operated by Beaver Dam Unified School District and open to other area school districts A main goal of the programs is to keep teen age mothers in school so they can eventually get a job and become self sufficient This is also a goal of welfare reformers because of the proven link between teen age mothers and welfare dependency ABOUT 48 percent of all teenage mothers receive Aid to amilies with Dependent Children and 40 percent of ADC recipients who began familes as teen agers usually are on ADC for 10 years or more according to the state Department of Health and Social Services (Continued on Page 14) BD Police Will Again Open Locked Cars By MICHAEL BOERGER After a two day lockout the Beaver Dam Police Department once again has an policy The Police and ire Commission voted Tuesday night to reverse its decision to end the policy of routinely opening car doors for persons who have locked them selves out The vote was once again a 3 2 decision this time with commis sioner Ruby Maloney changing her position and voting to revert to the previous policy Maloney said she felt obligated to change her vote because of the negative reaction she had heard after the commission vot ed to cahnge the policy in May feel that as a commissioner I am a public servant and as far as concerned I have received my she said Also voting to return to the former policy were James Vockroth com mission chairman and Ernie Bearder Commissioners John McKinstry and James Lunde voted to stay with the new policy The vote came after almost one hour of discussion which included comments from Bernard Zellner and locksmiths Jerry and Jeff rank who were opposed to police opening locked doors and Mayor John Omen Steve Schmid and locksmith David Meyer who favored police opening locked doors Meyer said he was concerned about emergencies and that he was concerned that there are many peo ple who may not be able to afford to call a locksmith He said there might be many times when a lock smith would not be available and he felt the policy was an important public relations tool concern is what are the people going to do (if they afford a locksmith or if one is not available)? tying the hands of the police if you say they help these he said puts a bad light on Schmid who owns Car Wash said that his customers often lock their keys in their cars He said they often react as if that were his fault He said that he uses all the services available including calling a locksmith but that he felt it was an important public service for police to open doors Jerry rank suggested Scmid put up a sign reminding customers to remove their keys He said he felt that many people were abusing the service and were careless because it is a free service people know they have to pay they would be more careful to carry spare keys or to call home for an extra Jeff rank agreed Noting that Police Chief Douglas Randall said the department had been averaging five or six calls per day he said that he had only received three calls in the two days the new policy had been in effect TO ZELLNER having police open cars is a waste of tax dollars despite the public relations aspect public relations boggles my he said we ought to hire a couple of full time public relations people and let the county handle police protection takes away from their normal duties Are we pursuing burglars shoplifters to the fullest extent? Maybe where some of our tax dollars ought to go cost one penny out of a Omen countered officers are out in the community serving and protecting the Omen said he had received 29 calls or letters on the matter with only person favoring the change in policy Maloney also noted strong reaction against the change She said only one person she spoke to favored the policy change McKinstry and Lunde said that they had not heard much reaction one way or the other They both expressed concern that the number of calls was excessive and respond ing to the calls took a lot of time away from other police duties BD Officials Move To Acquire Business Sites By RICK RADIG City Editor Beaver Dam has everything to offer businesses looking to expand here Well almost everything While the city is in a position to offer a potential new industry access to rail highway and airport service utilities and similar ne cessities there is currently a lack of sites available for industri alcommercial expansion However an investigation of costs involved in purchasing and devel oping two land parcels with the goal of creating was put into motion Tuesday by the Beaver Dam Common Land Acquisition Committee THE THREE MEMBER board comprised of Aidermen Joe Kas tenmeier Lyle Raymond and Ray Thompson generated the action after hearing a presentation by John Klinger of the Industrial Devel opment Corporation (IDC) The committee unanimously en dorsed a resolution to investigate the costs of purchasing the land and developing the parcels and ex amine mitigating circ*mstances re lating to flood plain and wetlands concerns Klinger addressed an urgent need for the city to acquire land suitable for industrial andor commercial development adding that the IDC had obtained options to purchase over 280 acres of land in two parcels adjacent to city limits on behalf of the city (Please see map) One of the sites includes four parcels is situated east of US Highway 151 and west of Crystal Lake Road between County Trunks and the Wisconsin Southern Rail road It is approximately 170 acres It includes 40 acres owned by Joe Rccheck with an asking price per acre of S4000 ($160000 total) 80 acres owned by Dallas Little with an asking price of $5000 per acre ($400000 total) 20 acres owned by Henry Stafford with an asking price of (Continued on Page 14) 5 LOrxf A 40 1 i I 4 Av 9 Yaffil A A 4 Carence 3 AM The Beaver Dam Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has secured options to buy five parcels of land in the Town of Beaver Dam with hopes the City of Beaver Dam may purchase annex and develop the areas into industrial parks Above the IDC secured options on four parcels on the northeast side amounting to approximately 170 acres which would provide access to rail service and US Highway 151 for potential industrial commercial interests Below the IDC also secured an option to buy an 111 acre parcel which would offer a less direct route to a major highway but would provide direct rail access via the Chicago Northwestern Rialroad 33 I 1 I 03 ZArxv 5 tfppe: JI ff A TDjpnna Suspects Charged In Cemetery Vandalism By PAUL HERMANSON WAUPUN Charges have been filed against a Waupun man and a 15 year old ond du Lac boy and charges were pending against two Dodge County youths in the May 18 vandalism and theft at orest Lawn Cemetery officials said Sean Sallee 19 was charged Tuesday in ond du Lac County Circuit Court with felonies of being party to criminal damage to property and being party to theft He also was charged with the misdemeanors of theft and three counts of contributing to the delin quency of minors The charges were filed by assistant ond du Lac County District Attorney Charles Schneider Tuesday Sallee will be charged as a repeater on all counts because of his conviction on theft charges in Waushara County in March 1986 according to Schneider Sallee is in custody on a probation and parole violation but ond du Lac County Circuit Judge Steven Weinke set a $10000 cash bond A preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 15 Schneider said the ond du Lac County boy was charged Tuesday with being a party to the crime of theft and the same charges are pending against two 16 year old Dodge County boys Vandals damaged over 200 headstones and stole several veterans grave markers during the night of May 18 Waupun police arrested the four two days after the damage was discovered.

About Daily Citizen Archive

Pages Available:

419,972

Years Available:

1971-2024