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City Council president no longer will resign next month to take job as violence prevention manager | #citycouncil

RACINE — A city official’s plan to resign from the City Council and take a job working in a new position has been upheaved. Tate Pete Wicklund On Wednesday, it was announced that City Council President John Tate II would become the city’s first-ever violence prevention manager, a position the City Council created in July. […]

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Racine city council to ask voters for $2 million for 11 new police officers | #citycouncil

After nearly two hours of debate, the Racine Common Council voted 9 to 5 to put a referendum on the August ballot, asking voters to increase property taxes $2 million to fund 11 new police officers.In August voters will decide if they want property taxes to increase an estimated 3.5%. A homeowner of a $100,000 […]

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