Monday, February 4, 2013
Developer Gertjan van den Broek of Renew Port Holdings LLC will present plans to the Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday night for renovations to the former M&I Building that include an additional 48-foot-tall building.
A special exception permit to be discussed at Tuesday night's Common Council meeting is the last approval needed by developer Gertjan van den Broek to continue with his renovation plans for the former the former M&I building, 122 N. Franklin St. The permit is needed because van den Broek is planning to add a building on the property that would reach 48 feet in height at its tallest point, according to an Ozaukee Press article. City code only allows buildings to be 35 feet in height, though other buildings already exceed that — including the Boerner Mercantile development across the street. In December, the city's Design Review Board approved plans that will add 18 condos and four retail storefront spaces as part of the renovations, …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Port Washington Police Department is warning local grandparents of the scam after a local bank recognized the fraud.
Editor's note: The following information is taken from a press release provided by the Port Washington Police Department. The Port Washington Police Department once again warns well-meaning senior citizens of our community to be aware of a nation-wide telephone scam that preys upon grandparents. The "emergency" scam is designed to fool grandparents into believing that their grandchild is hurt, arrested or stranded, and in need of money. The grandparent scam which has been around for a few years is on the rise this holiday season. Retirees and grandparents are an attractive target for financial scammers. These emergency scams play off of people’s emotions and strong desire to help others in need, especially this time of year. As …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
After completing a review on how to combine the M&I Bank branch network with the Harris Bank branch network, 24 branches have been chosen to close — including the location in Saukville.
After completing a review on how to combine the M&I Bank branch network with the Harris Bank branch network, BMO Harris said it will close 24 branches including eight Harris Bank branches in metro Milwaukee in early October, according to an article in the Business Journal. The BMO Harris location in Saukville, at 524 E. Green Bay Ave., will close by fall; this comes after an April announcement of other area branch closings, including one Port Washington location. BMO Financial, which owns Harris Bank, bought Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp. in July 2011. BMO executives have said all along that M&I and Harris did not have extensive geographic overlap of branches and BMO did not expect significant branch closings. One of the branches …
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7:48 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I have been contacted in a similar fashion, only that I won $2,000,000.00 and in order for delivery I would have to pay processing charges in the amount of $250.00+ I called the local sheriff's department and the advice was never to give out any personal information over the phone. They kept calling back although I was not interested, until I said, the police department was going to tap my line … more ›