Kenosha---The Dream Playground could re-open by the middle of November, according to Public Works Dept. Director Shelly Billingsley. The handicapped accessible playground was closed last spring just months after it was completed because the spongy surface was deteriorating prematurely and the floor did not pass safety tests. Billingsley told the Park Commission Monday night that work to replace the surface is in its final stages. Assuming the flooring cures properly and passes safety tests, the playground could be back in use before Thanksgiving.
Pleasant Prairie--St. Catherine's Hospital is poised to undergo its second expansion. A new 195,000 sq. ft. outpatient surgery center received preliminary approval from the Plan Commission Monday night. The 15 year-old hospital underwent its first expansion in 2008. The new wing is expected to employ an additional 100 workers.
Kenosha---A nearly full recovery from an investment scheme that backfired for the Kenosha School Board and four other Wisconsin school districts 10 years ago appears to be on the horizon. The board--meeting in special session Tuesday night--is expected to approve proposed settlements in a pair of lawsuits that had been filed against a Canadian bank and an investment house. If the Securities and Exchange Commission signs off on the deal, KUSD will recover 99.1% of its $37.1 million loss, including attorneys' fees, according to a Milwaukee-based attorney who's been working the case for years.
Kenosha---Opponents of a proposed ordinance to regulate on-line home-sharing received a measure of support from a group of realtors. South Shore Realtors officer Doug Wheaton told a couple of city council committees Monday night that the group opposes the ordinance as it now stands, calling the proposal overly intrusive and too broad. Both committees deferred further discussion on the matter.
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