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The water is safe to drink again in the village of Union Center. On July 23, the village issued a Do Not Drink Notice after it appeared someone may have tampered with the village reservoir, opening up the possibility of contamination of the water. On July 28, the village posted a notice on Facebook that the Do Not Drink Notice had been rescinded. The notice said all samples from the reservoir and the distribution system had been tested and are reported to be free of contaminants. Source: WRJC.com

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) kicked off the week with a distribution of the following shared revenue and property tax credit payments to counties, municipalities, school districts, technical colleges and special districts.   JULY 2020 – SHARED REVENUE AND PROPERTY TAX CREDIT DISTRIBUTIONS First Dollar Credit $149,415,365.19 County-Municipal Aid $105,901,822.28 Utility Aid $10,413,293.76 Expenditure Restraint $59,311,699.61 School Levy Tax Credit $940,000,000.03 Video Service Provider Aid $5,000,000.00 Exempt Computer Aid $98,047,058.69 TOTAL JULY DISTRIBUTION $1,368,089,239.56   Wisconsin has a long history of sharing state revenues with local governments.  State revenue sharing began in 1911 with the enactment of the state income tax and evolved over the years from a return-to-origins

Unsolicited seed packages have been arriving in mailboxes across the country, including Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer protection says they should not be planted, or even opened. DATCP Spokeswoman Grace Atherton said the source of the seeds is unknown, but are likely from China. “We don’t have definitive evidence that they […] Source: WRN.com

JBS will work with local leaders to determine how the money should be used and finalize projects by the end of the year.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com

The City Council split 5-3 on the measure, which Mayor James Boyd said is similar to one the city of Green Bay recently instituted.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com