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Waupaca resident urges council to explore installing 'safe-haven' baby box; staff to research
Summary
A Waupaca resident presented details about safe-haven baby boxes and asked the council to permit staff research; council agreed to return the item as an action item in January. Presenter cited Wisconsin’s 2023 safe-haven law and an active vendor process with estimated upfront and annual fees.
Tara, a resident who identified herself during the council meeting, asked the Waupaca Common Council on Tuesday to allow staff to explore installing a ‘safe-haven’ baby box in the city to provide a confidential place for parents to surrender newborns under Wisconsin’s safe-haven law. The council accepted the presentation as information and directed staff to research the program and return it as an action item in early January.
The presenter said Wisconsin’s safe-haven statute was enacted in December 2023 and that a pending assembly bill referenced in the presentation, AB 237, would extend a related parental/notice period to 30 days if enacted. She described…
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