Author Archives: Shana Defnet Ledvina

2024 Budget Update: The 2024 Budget was approved by the Common Council on November 21.  Some highlights: The full budget document can be found at the following link:

Common Council Fall Updates: We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! The Police Department requested an organizational change in September that would restructure the Traffic Enforcement Specialist and the Community Resource Officer into two newly created roles of Community Police Officers. The new positions will be assigned to each side of the river andContinue reading “2023 Fall Common Council Updates”

I hope this message finds you well and that you enjoyed the beautiful summer we had! The Parks and Recreation Department worked with Mead and Hunt over the summer to update the Comprehensive Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan. You likely saw social media posts or received a postcard at a number of De Pere summerContinue reading “Common Council Late Spring/Summer Updates”

De Pere Common Council March Updates: Wisconsin VFW Post 2113 has graciously donated a flagpole and two firefighter memorial markers to be placed at each station. The east side flagpole and memorial will be placed at the existing bell location in front of the Fire Department. A big thanks to the VFW for honoring andContinue reading “Common Council March 2023 Updates”

Last night, the City of De Pere Common Council voted unanimously to approve the following projects to be funded via ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Funding. The total amount of ARPA funding received by De Pere was $2,613,573. A huge thank you to City Staff for bringing forward these deserving projects! Fire Rescue – StationContinue reading “ARPA Funding Update 3.07.2023”

Hello De Pere!A Summary of Common Council Fall/Winter Updates: De Pere Fire Rescue celebrated 150 years of service to the City of De Pere. We are grateful to our Fire Rescue team for their service and commitment to keeping our city safe. The City graciously accepted a generous donation of 2 soccer goals valued atContinue reading “Common Council Fall 2022/Winter 2023 Updates”

https://www.deperewi.gov/egov/documents/1672340123_52311.pdf

Common Council Summer Updates: Attorney Judy Schmidt-Lehman retired after more than 25 years of service to the City. Assistant City Attorney Kristen Johnson has been appointed to the position of City Attorney with Attorney Eric Erdman replacing her. We wish Judy all the best! The City has graciously accepted a $100,000 donation from First CongregationalContinue reading “Summer Common Council Meetings”

Greetings, District 1 – District 2 and District 3 have new representation – Alderpersons Pamela Gantz and Devin Perock were sworn in on April 19 for their first terms; Alderperson Dan Carpenter was re-elected to his fourth term, and I was re-elected to my second term. Mayor James Boyd was also re-elected to his secondContinue reading “4.19.22 Common Council Meeting”