Oct. 5, 2020 8:25p
From WGTD News:
Kenosha Harbor Market won’t offer a winter market this season. The market’s Board of Directors made the announcement yesterday, a little over a week after the death of the market’s founder and president, Ray Forgianni. In a news release, the board indicated that the death—due to complications from COVID-19—made it especially hesitant to proceed as usual with the indoor market. The board acknowledged that its decision will have an economic impact on year-round vendors, and will also limit the accessibility to fresh produce and food products. While Harbor Market won’t be open for safety reasons, the new Kenosha Public Market will be. It plans to move its Saturday operations from the parking lot of the Municipal Building to a building at 620 59th St.
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A person affiliated with a youth baseball team, the Kenosha Nationals, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Kenosha County Division of Health is in the process of notifying close contacts. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin National Guard Tuesday is ending several days of coronavirus testing at the Kenosha Job Center. The testing site is open from 10 to 6.
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The Kenosha City Council passed an ordinance Monday night that bans the controversial practice of conversion therapy for minors if it’s performed for a profit. The therapy is based on the assumption that homosexuality is a mental disorder, and that individuals have a choice in their sexuality. Alder Jan Michalski called the practice bogus and barbaric. Alder Dave Paff was the only council member to vote against the ban. He said he wanted to hear first from a medical professional. Several people spoke at a public hearing preceding the vote, but not a doctor. Racine adopted a similar ordinance last year.
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The Kenosha School Board hopes to wrap up work Tuesday night on revising several high-profile policies. The meeting will be held in larger quarters in the Indian Trail auditorium beginning at 5:30. The policy that’s grabbed the most attention is one on transgender student rights. The policy, as it stands, prohibits students younger than 18 from changing their first names without their parents’ consent. Other policies deal with harassment and discrimination. Public comment at the meeting is being encouraged.
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The Kenosha County Board meets Tuesday night, the first time since a stormy session last month in which Supervisor Erin Decker angered members of the audience who spoke by turning her back toward them. At issue was a resolution that addressed the civil unrest that occurred in Kenosha in late August. The resolution was never voted on—it was pulled before it ever got to the board. Tuesday night’s agenda only includes one item—a budget address by Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser.
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