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Votes at a glance: Kenosha council passes multiple ordinances, rezones and routine contracts (Feb. 3, 2025)
Summary
The Common Council approved multiple items by voice or roll call on Feb. 3, 2025, including adoption of two rezoning ordinances (G1, H1), several first-reading ordinances sent forward, resolutions to levy assessments and routine contracts; most votes were unanimous.
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Kenosha Common Council took action on a range of routine and legislative items. Key outcomes:
- G1 (Ordinance): Amendment related to the Sixteenth Aldermanic District to add Ward 97 — approved on second reading, motion carried 16-0.
- H1 (Rezoning ordinance): Rezone multiple properties from RD (two-family residential) to RS-2 (single-family residential) — approved on second reading, motion carried 16-0.
- E1–F2 (Ordinances first reading): A set of first-reading ordinances (including an amendment to lead-service-line replacement rules and an open container/entertainment event ordinance, and two zoning actions to create or amend land-use entries and a rezoning of a portion of 5522 100 and Fourth Avenue) were read and sent onward on first reading (no final vote taken at second reading during this meeting).
- I1 and I2 (Resolutions): Preliminary resolutions declaring intent to levy assessments for sidewalk and driveway approach projects (project IDs 2051207 and 2051208) — concurrence with the Committee on Public Works; motions carried 16-0.
- I3 (Resolution): Home Kenosha Affordable Living Neighborhood Revival Program — concurred with finance recommendation and approved 16-0 (separate article covers this item in detail).
- Licenses and permits: Operator and other license applications (items B1, C1–C3) and successor-of-agent and temporary-class-B license items were approved as read or after hearings where applicable.
- Contracts and agreements: The council approved multiple routine agreements, including an agreement between the City of Kenosha and Gateway Technical College (L1) and a services agreement with Freighter at South Inc. for blood-bank services for EMS (L2). A lending-services agreement with State Bank of the Lakes for administration of the Home Kenosha program was also approved (L3). The council accepted a completed public-works project (N1 Pershing) with a final contract amount of $1,744,226.
Most items were moved by council members representing various districts and carried without recorded opposition. Finance and committee recommendations were often recorded as 6-0 prior to full-council concurrence; full-council roll-call tallies were recorded as 16-0 where noted.
The meeting record shows no failed motions or recorded dissent on the items listed above.
