Colfax

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved borrowing $120,000 for the Dunn Street project to make the final expenditure for Tax Increment Finance District 4 by the February 22 deadline. The original plan was to borrow $100,000 on an interim basis for the Dunn Street project, but recent interest in…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A different procedure is being used this year for early childhood screening in the Colfax school district. In years past, families with children three years of age would bring them to school where staff could interact with them and assess whether there were any developmental concerns and then schedule…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — To beat the February 22 deadline for expenditures in Tax Increment Finance District 4, the Colfax Village Board has approved borrowing money for the Dunn Street project. The expenditure period for TID-4 ends February 22, and no new costs can be accrued to the district after that date, said…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It was a matter of “all or nothing.” The Colfax Village Board decided upon “all” at the February 8 meeting for the repair of the Red Cedar River bank below Riverview Avenue and the installation of a new storm sewer system. The two options are “do nothing” or do…

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved adding Dunn Street to the scope of services agreement with Ayres Associates that already covers Riverview Avenue and High Street for an additional $9,000. Dunn Street can be added to the agreement as an amendment in the design and bidding phase and the…