GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Most of the money requested to bring a beach back to Bay Beach Amusement Park is now in place.

The city council voted last night (Monday) to borrow $5 million of the $7 million project.

Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt is excited.

“We'll be putting these projects out to bid, but we've been working on this for some time, so we're confident that beach can open in 2019.”

The project includes the sand beach, a boardwalk, bathhouse, pier, new parking lots, and renovations to the pavilion.

Alderman John VanderLeest was the lone council member to vote against borrowing the money..

“My thought is if Bay Beach can set aside $500,000 for the next six years, they would have $3 million right up without any bonding."

“The other part of this is there is an expiration date on these DNR permits,” said Alderman Joe Moore.

“They don't go on forever. We have three years and that would really mean we would have to have all this construction underway probably in 18 months and that's not going put a lot of money into that saving account.”

The DNR issued the final permits for the project last week.

However, the city still must work with the DNR on a plan for monitoring the water quality before the beach can open to the public.

“I can't tell you that beach is going to be open every day, but I tell you when it is open, it's going to be as safe as any other beach in Wisconsin,” said Schmitt.

In addition to the $5 million loan, the city plans to fundraise and gather grants for the project's remaining $2 million.

The fundraising group, the Friends of Bay Beach, also donated $2.1 million to purchase and install a new Ferris wheel.

It's supposed to be ready for next year and will overlook the beach and bay.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Brown County will have a new Sheriff at the end of this term.

Sheriff John Gossage announced that he will not seek re-election this fall.

Gossage was elected Sheriff in 2011.

He has been with the department since 1987.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Updated at 12:01 am

Below are the results of the Spring Election.

STATE ELECTIONS

Justice of the Supreme Court  (3733 of 3817 Reporting)

• Rebecca Dallet- 550,425 ***
• Michael Screnock- 437,521

COUNTY ELECTIONS- COUNTY Executive

Manitowoc County Executive (57 of 57 Reporting)

• Bob Ziegelbauer- 8,304 (50%) ***
• Eric Sitkiewitz-8,270 (49%)

COUNTY ELECTIONS- COUNTY BOARD

Brown County Board- District 4 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Erik Hoyer-667 (57%) ***
• Eric Drzewircki-484 (43%)

Brown County Board- District 7 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Bernie Erickson- 559 (53%) ***
• Dawn Smith- 501 (47%)

Brown County Board- District 8 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Megan Borchardt- 732 (53%) ***
• Guy Zima- 655 (47%)

Brown County Board- District 15 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Paul Ballard- 508 (53%) ***
• Patrick Williams-458 (47%)

Brown County Board- District 17 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• John Van Dyck- 1,106 ***
• Casey Hicks- 425

Brown County Board- District 20 (7 of 7 Reporting)

• Steve Deslauriers- 780 (60%) ***
• James Crawford- 510 (40%)

Brown County Board- District 21 (4 of 5 Reporting)

• Alex Tran- 638
• Corrie Campbell- 585

Brown County Board- District 26 (5 of 5 Reporting)

• Mark Becker- 987 (60%) ***
• James Pyle- 652 (40%)

Door County Board- District 3 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Roy Englebert- 154 (55%) ***
• Lora Jorgensen-126 (45%)

Door County Board- District 14 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Linda Wait- 319 (74%) ***
• Kate Shepard-Utzinger-115 (26%)

Door County Board- District 18 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Vinni Chomeau- 335 (57%) ***
• Steven Sohns- 252 (43%)

Door County Board- District 19 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Bob Bultman-250 (56%) ***
• Hugh Mulliken- 198 (44%) 

Kewaunee County Board- District 2 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Cory Cochart- 202 (62%) ***
• Mark Kusniesz- 126 (38%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 6 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Daniel Olson- 175 (67%) ***
• Donna Thomas- 87 (33%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 7 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Charles Schmitt-  200 (58%) ***
• Ken Secor        -    146 (42%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 8 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Douglas Doell-  227 (63%) ***
• Frank Madzarevic- 133 (37%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 10 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• John Wochos- 102 (50%) ***
• Thomas Cretney- 102 (50%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 11 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Aaron Augustian- 180 (64%) ***
• Richard Schleis - 101 (36%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 12 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Mary Dobbins- 115 (56%) ***
• Milt Swagel- 91 (44%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 17 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Joseph Lukes- 125 (60%) ***
• Patrick Benes- 84 (40%)

Kewaunee County Board- District 18- (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Lee Luft- 164 (59%) ***
• Jeff Cmejla- 116 (41%)

Marinette County Board- District 9 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• John Guarisco- 108 (54%) ***
• Julie Vertz- 92 (46%)

Oconto County Board- District 7 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Fran Wranosky -33 (54%) ***
• David Behrend-28 (46%)

Oconto County Board- District 11 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Kari Ballestad- 33 (82%) ***
• Cynthia Patterson-7 (18%)

Oconto County Board- District 14 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• John Matravers- 109 (77%) ***
• Joseph Stiloski- 32 (23%)

Oconto County Board- District 21 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Tim O'Harrow- 85 (54%) ***
• Leonard Wahl- 71 (46%)

Oconto County Board- District 27 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• David Parmentier- 39 (62%) ***
• Terry Brazeau- 24 (38%)

Outagamie County Board- District 6 (5 of 5 Reporting)

• Curt Konetzke- 344 (59%) ***
• Brad Firkus- 243 (41%)

Outagamie County Board- District 10 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Christine Lamers- 543 (64%) ***
• Sara McDonald- 306 (36%)

Outagamie County Board- District 14 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Donald De Groot- 314 (72%) ***
• Steven Herbst- 121 (28%)

Outagamie County Board- District 15 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Brian Peterson- 332 (71%) ***
• Randy O'Bright- 134 (29%)

Outagamie County Board- District 16 (1 of 3 Reporting)

• Kelly Schroeder-339
• Joel Richard Jicha-156

Outagamie County Board- District 20 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Mike Thomas- 463 (52%) ***
• Garth Zimmermann- 433 (48%)

Outagamie County Board-District 24 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Jerry Iverson- 469 (66%) ***
• Matthew Albert-238 (34%)

Outagamie County Board- District 26 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• James Duncan- 230 (56%) ***
• Gage Moede- 182 (44%)

Outagamie County Board- District 31 (6 of 6 Reporting)

• Dennis Clegg- 426 (66%) ***
• Nettie McGee- 219 (34%)

Shawano County Board- District 3 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Milton Marquardt Jr. - 101 ***
• Kevin Barkow- 94

Shawano County Board- District 4 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Aimee Zeinert- 92 
• Michael McClelland-92

Shawano County Board- District 8 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Rosetta Stern- 94 (64%) ***
• Devin Krizan - 54 (36%)

Shawano County Board-District 14 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Peter Schmidt- 131 ***
• Roger Guex- 36

Shawano County Board- District 21 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Joe Miller- 96 (55%) ***
• Bert Huntington-77 (45%)

Shawano County Board- District 23 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Ray Faehling- 104 (53%) ***
• Jill Brown- 92 (47%)

Winnebago County Board- District 7 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Steve Lenz-  506  (60%) ***
• Kate Hancock-Cooke- 324 (39%)

Winnebago County Board- District 10 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Stephanie Spellman- 392 (50%) ***
• George Scherck-  392  (50%)

COUNTY ELECTIONS- CIRCUIT COURT

Manitowoc Circuit Court-Branch 2 (46 of 57 Reporting)

• Jerilyn Dietz- 9,263
• Ralph Sczygelski- 5,359

Winnebago County Circuit Court (77 of 79 Reporting)

• Teresa Basiliere- 12,147
• Scott Ceman-        9,355

CITY ELECTIONS- MAYOR

Chilton Mayor (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Rick Jaeckels- 386 (68%) ***
• Greg Kubichka- 179 (32%)

Kaukauna Mayor (7 of 7 Reporting)

• Tony Penterman- 1.828 (59%) ***
• Marty DeCoster- 1,252 (40%)

Omro Mayor (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Larry Wright- 423 (72 %) ***
• Tom Weber- 165 (28 %)

New London Mayor (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Gary Henke- 102 (63%) ***
• Debbie Banda- 59 (37%)

Shawano Mayor 

• Ed Whealon - 734 ***
• Jeanne Cronce- 700 

CITY ELECTIONS- CITY COUNCIL

Appleton Common Council- District 6 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Rachel Raasch-  366 (52%) ***
• Greg Dannecker- 339 (48%)

Appleton Common Council- District 10 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Christine Williams- 348 ***
• Dominic Renteria- 224

Appleton Common Council-District 12 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Cathy Spears- 354 (52%) ***
• Nate Wolf- 331 (48%)

De Pere City Council - District 2 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Ryan Jennings- 363 (52%) ***
• Matt Gruetzmacher-339 (48%)

De Pere City Council- District 3 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Scott Crevier- 357 (62%) ***
• Cassandra Erickson-220 (38%)

Green Bay City Council- District 2 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Veronica Corpus-Dax- 1,057 (62%) ***
• Thomas De Wane- 652 (38%)

Green Bay City Council- District 3 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Andy Nicholson- 355 (53%) ***
• Marty Briggs- 320 (47%)

Green Bay City Council- District 4 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Bill Galvin- 873 (78%) ***
• Lee Olson-246 (22 %)

Green Bay City Council- District 5 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Craig Stevens- 340 (50%) ***
• David Nennig- 337 (50%)

Green Bay City Council- District 6 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Kathy LeFebvre- 311 (55%) ***
• Vanya Koepke- 252 (45%)

Green Bay City Council- District 7 (4 of 4 Reporting)

• Randy Scannell- 363 (55%) ***
• Shannon Spoehr-296 (45%)

Green Bay City Council- District 8 (5 of 5 Reporting)

• Christopher Wery- 852 (67%) ***
• Debbie Jacques- 419 (33%)

Green Bay City Council- District 9 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Brian Johnson- 641 (53%) ***
• Guy Zima- 563 (47%)

Green Bay City Council- District 12 (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Jesse Brunette- 898 (59%)***
• Kathy Hinkfuss-623 (41%)

Marinette City Council (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Peter Noppenberg- 53 (71%) ***
• James Kostura- 22 (29%)

Menasha City Council- District 2- (1 of 1 Reporting)

• James Taylor-   151  (70%) ***
• David Pietila-    64    (30%)

Menasha City Council- District 4- (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Mark Langdon-  133 (54%) ***
• Arnie Collier-     112 (46%)

Menasha City Council- District 6- (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Thomas Grade-  144 (67%) ***
• Tyler Doemel-     71   (33%)

Menasha City Council- District 8 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Randy Ropella- 199 (51%) ***
• Kevin Benner- 191 (49%)

Neenah City Council- District 1 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Danae Steele-     588  (63 %) ***
• Brian Defferding- 352  (37%)

Oshkosh Common Council (45 of 45 Reporting)

• Lori Palmeri- 5,077 (28%)***
• Steven Herman-4,540 (25%) ***
• Matt Mugerauer-4,360 (24%) ***
• Caroline Panske- 3,958 (22%)

Sturgeon Bay City Council- District 2 (1 of 1 Reporting)

• David Hayes- 227 (52%) ***
• Bob Starr- 213 (48%)

Sturgeon Bay City Council- District 4 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Kelly Avenson- 162 (59%) ***
• Richard Wiesner II- 114 (41%)

Sturgeon Bay City Council- District 6 (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Seth Wiederanders- 135 (52%) ***
• Stewart Fett-124 (48%)

CITY ELECTIONS- CLERK TREASURER

Kaukauna Clerk/Treasurer (7 of 7 Reporting)

• Sally Kenney- 2,136 (69%)***
• Barbara Duda- 953 (31%)

TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS

Ledgeview Town Board (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Mark Danen- 513 (29%) ***
• Renee Van Rossum- 428 (25%) ***
• Alan Cheslock- 418 (24%)
• Andy Schlag- 386 (22%)

Sevastopol Town Board (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Jim Nellen- 537 (41%) ***
• John Staveness- 449 (35%)- ***
• Kimberly Denil- 310 (24%)

Washington Town Board (1 of 1 Reporting)

• William Walter Jorgenson- 249 (44%)***
• Kirby Foss- 193 (34%) ***
• Elizabeth Holmes (22 %)

VILLAGE ELECTIONS

Allouez Village Trustee (6 of 6 Reporting)

• Christopher Sampson- 893 (41%) ***
• Al Martens- 705 (33%)
• Daniel Fox- 566 (26%)

Aswaubenon Village Trustee (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Allison Williams- 187 (62%) ***
• S F Zeke Przbelski- 114 (38%)

Bear Creek Trustee (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Margue Rohan-Cunningham- 41 (29%) ***
• Adam Janke- 35 (25%) ***
• Leo Konrad- 29 (20%) ***
• Brian Wehrle- 20 (14%)
• Kathy Jarvis- 17 (12%)

Bellevue Village Trustee (3 of 3 Reporting)

• Thomas Katers- 1,282 (40%) ***
• John Sinkler- 985 (31%) ***
• Cisco Rosales- 921 (29%)

Cecil Village Trustee (36 of 43 Reporting)

• Cap Wallrich- 74
• Pat Wescott-65
• Ann Walenski- 60
• Steven Bartz- 60

Combined Locks Village Trustee (1 of 2 Reporting)

• Ken Vander Wielen- 329
• Jim Ponto- 283
• Tim Stutzman- 273
• Roger Kirch- 217

Hortonville Village Trustee (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Jeanne Bellile- 284 (29%) ***
• Julie Arendt Vanden-Heuvel- 249 (26%) ***
• Pat Lund-Moe-236 (24%) ***
• Jack Kuhnke- 198 (20%)

Howard Village Trustee (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Jim Lemorande- 344 (63%) ***
• Tim Meves- 206 (37%)

Kimberly Village Trustee (1 of 6 Reporting)

• Marcia Trentlage- 588 
• Dave Hietpas- 506
• Mike Hruzek- 475
• Norb Karner- 365
• Eric Grant- 270

Little Cute Village Trustee (5 of 6 Reporting)

• Bill Peerenboom- 713
• Skip Smith- 569
• Dean Troy- 430

Pulaski Village Trustee (1 of 1 Reporting)

• Doug Prentice- 314 (26%) ***
• Gordi Black- 314 (26%) ***
• Bruce Brzeczkowski- 295 (24%) ***
• Jim Resick- 169 (14%)
• Richard Styczynski - 137 (11%)

SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS

Appleton School Board (64 of 69 Reporting)

• Leah Olson- 7,246 
• Kay Eggert- 6,813 
• Brian Farmer- 3,363 

Green Bay School Board (61 of 61 Reporting)

• Rhonda Sitnikau- 9,182 (24%) ***
• Andrew Becker- 8,317 (22%) ***
• Edward Dorff- 6,834 (18%) ***
• Eric Duncan- 5,267 (14%)
• Jason Davies- 4,996 (13%)
• Paul Boucher- 3,888 (10%)

Howard Suamico School Board (15 of 15 Reporting)

• Vanessa Moran- 3,892 (37%)***
• Jeff Eilers- 2,772 (26%) ***
• Maria Lara- 2,239 (21%)
• Tony Yaggie-1,626 (15%)

Kaukauna School Board (1 of 1 Reporting)

• John Moore- 54 (35%) ***
• Giovanna Feller- 53 (34%)***
• Josh Karl- 47

 Neenah School Board (11 of 11 Reporting)

• Carol Hollar-Zwick- 2,931 (20%) ***
• Brian Epley-            2,706 (18%) ***
• Betsy Ellenberger-  2,685 (18%) ***
• John Lehman-         2,534 (17%)
• Marcelo Garcia-      2,119  (14%)
• Tom Hanby-            1,742  (12%)

New London School Board (2 of 2 Reporting)

• Terry Wegner-    12  (30%)***
• Mark Grossman- 11 (28%)***
• Connie Neely-     9   (22%)***
• Bill Schmidt-        8   (20%)

Oshkosh School Board (52 of 52 Reporting)

• Allison Garner-  6,164 (29%)***
• Kelly Olmsted -  5,592 (26%)***
• James Evans-   5,317 (25%)***
• Liz Szilagyi-      4,142 (19%)

Peshtigo School Board -Seat 7 (7 of 7 Reporting)

• Rebecca DeMarce- 894 (58%) ***
• Julie Muenster- 642 (42%)

Southern Door School Board- (16 of 16 Reporting)

• Tammy Sternard- 996 (29%) ***
• Josh Jeanquart- 882 (27%) ***
• Carrol Toneys- 803 (25%) ***
• Marilyn Fitzgerald-White- 360 

REFERENDUMS

Elimination of the State Treasurer 1734 of 3817 Reporting)

• No- 534,498 - ***
• Yes- 337,316

Brillion School Referendum (8 of 8 Reporting)$5.6 Million for Renovations

• Yes- 569 ***
• No- 336

Coleman Schools Referendum 1 (7 of 7 Reporting)$10.85 Million for Infrastructure

• Yes- 738 (57%)- ***
• No- 560 (43%)

Coleman Schools Referendum 2 (7 of 7 Reporting)$2.98 Million For Renovations

• Yes- 746 (58%) ***
• No- 550 (42%)

Howard Suamico Schools Referendum$5.85 Million for Recurring Costs

• Yes- 4,417 (59%) ***
• No- 3,122 (41%)

Kiel Area Schools Referendum 1$8.4 Million over 10 years

• Yes- 1,457 (53%) ***
• No- 1,299 (47 %)

Kiel Area Schools Referendum 2$10.4  Million for Renovations

• No- 1,433 (52%) ***
• Yes- 1,332 (48%)

Luxemburg-Casco Schools Referendum 1$15.9 Million for construction

• Yes- 2,491 (64%) ***
• No- 1,372  (36%)

Luxemburg-Casco Schools Referendum 2$11.9  Million for New Middle School

• Yes- 2,086 (54%) ***
• No- 1,766 (46%)

Manitowoc School District Referendum (14 of 17 Reporting)$10.5 million for Educational Costs 

• Yes- 4,760
• No- 2,947

Peshtigo Schools Referendum 1$29.96 Million for New School

• No- 1,019 (55%) ***
• Yes-820 (45%)

Peshtigo Schools Referendum 2$950,000 for construction

• No- 1,112 (61%) ***
• Yes- 713 (39%)

Sturgeon Bay Sales Tax Referendum

• Yes- 1,461 (70%) ***
• No- 628 (30%)

SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ)- Voters say yes to the Howard Suamico School District referendum.

"It was very gratifying to rebound from last year's setback and have such a great comeback this time."

Superintendent Damian LaCroix says lowering the class sizes in the district is the top priority, and that work begins right away this week with posting job openings.

"Out of 422 school districts in Wisconsin, we rank 403 for the student to teacher ratio. That is not good, that is not okay.

The district's plan is to hire 30 teachers in the next two years.

The five year, $29 million dollar referendum will also address teacher salaries and money to maintain the buildings in the district.

"From the Maintenance and safety standpoint, it really helps us take an important step.

The necessary adjustments were made from a failed referendum last year.

Tuesday's vote passed with 59 percent of the vote.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) On Broadway's Director will take a seat on the Green Bay City Council

Brian Johnson says it was never about ending Guy Zima's 40-year run on the council.

Johnson collected 53 percent of the vote in a close race. He said he spent time listening to the people, now he looks to help them.

"Of course I am excited to have the opportunity to be a problem solver for the people of our district, and better understand how that fits into the overall vision of Green Bay."

Johnson says part of his mission will be to help improve the decorum in the council, something that has been an issue.

"If our aldermen and city hall are working well together, we should be able to slingshot this community into a stratosphere that they have not been in previously.

While Johnson ended a four decade run of Guy Zima, he says that was never what the election was all about.

"He should be commended for his public service. I think the voters in the district were looking for more stability and more decorum.

He said he feels the voters also voted the way they did, to have someone who can represent them in a professional manner, but also be effective.

Johnson says he is looking to be a voice for the people in his district and in the city.

He also hopes to help improve the decorum that the council has been lacking. Johnson collected 53 percent of the vote.

SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ)- Geese in Shawano will be the topic of a public discussion tonight.

It could be a large crowd tonight, as many plan to speak out to save the geese.To prevent the geese from leaving messes in city parks, the Park and Rec Committee is looking at the possibility of euthanizing them, but that is not sitting well with many people.

"I think there are options that they have not tried yet."

Jeff O'Brein, a sportsman in Shawano says he will try to help the committee come up with one of those non-lethal options.

Park and Rec Director Matt Hendricks says he is open to options that the community has, but they have already tried some of the ideas that other communities are using.

"We will wait until after the meeting to make any decision."

O'Brein says that could include lasers, moving already placed decoys or implementing already failed measures in a different way.

The issue is also expected to go to council once a decision is made.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)- Green Bay Alderman and County Board Supervisor had two similar outcomes Tuesday, losing both seats with a 53-47 percent vote.

Zima has been serving residents of Green Bay for over 40 years.

“I've had a great pleasure, a great run,” Zima told Fox 11. “I've got to let the other guys have a chance to catch up.”

Zima says he felt a few factors may have played into the outcome.

"I have had six months of slander generated by the mayor's office and of course we had a snowstorm and low voter turnout and lost by a few votes."

On Broadway Executive Director Brian Johnson defeated Zima for city council 641-563. Megan Borchardt beat Zima 732-655 in the county board election.

Zima says he will take a week off, but maybe turn his focus a different direction.

“Give me a little time to rest up, maybe for the mayor's race,” said Zima. “I'm not going to throw any signs away and like I say, defeat is no different than victory really, for me. Inside, I've always just done my best.”

Zima was one of three city council members to lose their seat Tuesday. City Council President Thomas De Wane lost to Veronica Corpus-Dax and David Nenning lost a close election by three votes.

SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tuesday's winter storm had an impact across Northeast Wisconsin.

Once the snow arrived, in some places, it piled up quickly.

On Shawano's west side, the storm paid Amy Davids a somewhat unwanted visit, Tuesday morning.

She tells FOX 11 all she can do is shake her head.....and shovel.

"Honestly, I can't believe this is happening. I mean, usually you get, I thought last week was our last good storm, I can't believe this."

Schools were closed, so Davids had some help from her son.

"They're excited for the school day. And I'm sitting here thinking no because here we go again."

Nearby, Alex Hoffman had the day off from school as well.

"We were supposed to actually have a baseball game today. And we were getting ready for that. But as you can see, that put a damper on things.

Instead, Hoffman spent the morning plowing snow.

"As it's progressing, it's getting a little wetter. It's warming up a little bit right now actually. And as you can see by the slush underneath, it's making things slippery and getting heavy."

Downtown business owner Lee Ebel spent the morning pushing snow.

"It's terrible. Miserable. Windy. Snowing. Wet. Real wet snow. Hard to move."

Snow coated the streets and sidewalks downtown and kept on coming down.

Ebel says he may have to shovel again.

"Oh, I'm sure I'm going to have to do it a couple times today yet. The more you shovel, the less you have to shovel at one time."

Amy Davids says winter is over, and she's ready for spring.

"It's really long, tiring. Hopefully, it just gets better at some point. Hopefully, this is the last good storm, and then we're done. I want some green grass."

The snow is moving out today, but the forecast calls for unseasonably cold temperatures.

NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ) - Police say the candy handed out at a New London parade last month did not show evidence of tampering.

Authorities received 10 complaints from people reporting numbness or rash-like symptoms after eating candy handed out during the city's St. Patrick's Day parade.

Investigators tested the following candy and wrapper from the complaints in the state crime lab: a Tootsie Roll, an Orange Tootsie Roll with a dark spot and a Twix wrapper with possible residue.

Based on the results, New London police say they cannot prove a crime was committed or that the candy was tampered with.

It is still unknown what caused the symptoms people experienced.

Police say they have not received any new reports of people having symptoms after the St. Patrick's Day celebration.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A former assistant soccer coach was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for having inappropriate sexual contact with female students.

25-year-old Fredrick Baier was previously convicted of sexual assault of a student by school staff member and causing a teen to view sexual activity.

The third count of second-degree sexual assault was dropped.

Judge Thomas Gritton also placed Baier on extended supervision for three years after his release from prison, and Baier will be on the sex offender registry for 15 years, court records show.

Baier had been an assistant coach at Oshkosh West High School. He was not a member of the faculty, and his contract was not renewed.

According to the criminal complaint:

Baier sent a 14-year-old girl an image of his genitals and asked for photos in return. Also, Baier admitted to purchasing alcohol for a teen to use and admitted to having sexually inappropriate conversations with at least three girls. At one party in July, a 16-year-old girl says Baier touched her, and, despite her objections, proceeded to sexually assault her.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With prom and graduation seasons coming up, the Brown County Sheriff's Office has a reminder for parents.

Sheriff's officials are raising awareness about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties.

The "Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don't be a Party to Teenage Drinking" campaign is highlighting alternatives to drinking.

The sheriff's office will also be conducting alcohol age compliance checks to ensure bars and stores don't serve to anyone under 21.

Terri Zahorik is a nurse at Brown County Health and Human Services.

"Research has also shown that the way that students get this alcohol is from parents' unlocked fridges and unlocked cabinets. And the 'Parents Who Host, Lose the Most' campaign is geared towards parents to encourage parents to lock their cabinets, lock their fridges, make sure their kids don't get alcohol.".

Last year, Gov. Scott Walker signed a law that prohibits adults from allowing underage drinking on their property.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- The city of Green Bay will experience a fresh start with five new Alderpersons taking seats on the council.

Change can be a good thing, but when it comes to the Green Bay City Council, Alderperson Bill Galvin said the change may be needed.  

"It is obvious that the voters have spoken. There has been quite a bit of media around our council the last year, and I think the voters have made a statement of where they want change."

That's what the voters did, unseating three current Aldermen, including Guy Zima and Council President Tom De Wane.  

"I think it is always good to introduce new blood, new ideas, new thoughts. There were some surprises in the election."

Galvin said one key decision will be who they elect as Council President.  

"Someone that we can all turn to if we have questions or concerns or issues with what is going on."

Galvin said the Council has had some negative attention, and he feels the voters decisions will give the city a chance to focus on issues important to the city.

"When that turns into petty backstabbing tactics, then it is obviously a detraction for all of us, and it takes away from our community."

He says that was what happend, and the election was the result.

"Should be a reality slap to everyone in politics that the position that they have is not a right."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Green Bay Police are investigating reports of people posing as water department employees, attempting to get into people's homes.

In two cases being investigated, items were missing from the homes when the owner let the imposter in.

Two different descriptions were given including a man in his 50's wearing a tan jacket.

The other description was a man in his 30's with a blond hair, wearing a yellow jacket.

Police say residents can call the water utility to verify that the person they are talking to is legitimate.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- A statement by an outgoing Alderman, may have an effect on the next Green Bay Mayoral election.

After losing his seat on the city council, outgoing alderman Guy Zima says he may throw his hat in the ring for Mayor.

Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt says he does not see that happening.

"I don't think Alderman Zima is going to run for anything anymore. The support won't be there."

However, if it did happen, Schmitt said his plans of not running for re-election may change.

“I had said I would run for mayor again if I felt the city was at risk or if there wasn't someone that had a great love for this city or have a good business mind to run this city. That would be Guy Zima, but that's just not going to happen,” said Schmitt.

State Rep. Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay) is the only person who has officially announced a run for mayor.

Outgoing Green Bay Aldermen Tom De Wane and Joe Moore have expressed interest in the job, as has Brown County Supervisor Pat Evans.

Mayor Schmitt said he feels the voters decisions to make some changes will make Green Bay a progressive city.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Green Bay Area Public School District is facing the need to make up lost time. Winter weather this week resulted in an early release on Tuesday and a late start on Wednesday, leaving the district short on minutes.

One option on the table is to make up a day in June, but the district is exploring if other options to make up instructional time is possible.

A change in state policy may make it easier to do. Years ago, the policy changed from having to have a certain number of days, to a certain number of instructional minutes.

The policy change allowed for school districts to be more flexible.

The district hopes to be able to do that without having to bring students and staff in on June 11.

SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ)- A Shawano Committee has voted to give Geese a Chance

Over 70 people attended a public meeting on controlling geese that are leaving behind messes in Shawano parks, and many spoke out against the Commission's idea to euthanize them.

The geese have been causing concern at Huckleberry Harbor and Smalley Park. The Park and Rec Department has estimated that 110-140 geese are at Smalley Park and 60-100 more are at Huckleberry Harbor.

Prior to the meeting, the Commission discussed multiple non-lethal methods to keeping the geese out the parks, but said those attempts failed."

Methods included native paintings, geese away lights, shoreline strings, owl decoys, harassment by people and simply cleaning up the mess.

The message heard over and over from community members, is to keep trying.

"I don't want to hurt the geese or anything, just make it uncomfortable for them."

"I think you let me come and run their dogs, and after a few times the geese get the message and don't come back."

"We are just saying that you are always going to have that option. Can't you hold that option for just a little while, and give some other option a chance?"

"We shouldn't just jump into euthanasia because we didn't do enough research about what we could do."

Others said enough is enough when it comes to failed options.

"Realistically, your first step is going to have to be a roundup, a hunt, or a combination of both," one community member said. 

Prior to public comment, Park and Recreation Director Matt Hendricks laid out four options that the Commission could choose from. 

The first option called for no action to be taken, and to leave the geese alone.

The other three called for the city to come up with techniques to harass the geese, but with the addition of oiling the eggs to prevent them from hatching.

The final option called for harassment, oiling the eggs and a roundup.

Hendricks explained that almost every method will likely come with a cost, but having a roundup would cost about $6,000. Many expressed that they did not want to see their tax dollars go towards killing geese.

One citizen expressed concern that a roundup would be a black eye for the city because somebody would video it and share it on social media. Many in the room threatened the commission by telling them that if that video existed, they would share it on their own page.

Must of the discussion form community members ruled out a roundup, and focused on harassment techniques.

Options suggested included having volunteers sign up to walk around the park shinning lasers, hunting or relocating the geese. The most common suggestion was allowing dogs in the park to chase the geese away.

"I think the dog option is possible" Commission member Jerry Weisnicht said. He also said he was concerned about the health dangers by leaving the fecal matter on the ground.

"We see kids down there, they touch things and put their hands in their mouth. It is hard to prevent them from doing it."

Seth Mailhan agreed that health is a high priority, but stood behind the idea of euthanization.

"It is pretty disgusting to walk around down there. In summer, a lot of people walk around in sandals or barefoot. I still personally believe that the roundup is the best idea."

That suggestion was met with a outbursts of the word "no" all throughout city hall.

Commission member Bill Krenger suggested the option that would implement harassment of the geese, ban feeding the geese, but would not include a roundup

The commission voted 4-1 to impose non-lethal measures to harass the geese to get them to leave. Those measures have not been determined. Some of the options may also include a cost.

The City Council will have to approve the recommendation next week.

SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ)- Parents in the Shawano School District received a second disturbing phone call in the last two weeks.

Shawano Police reported a message that was located stamped in the snow, but much like the first threat they responded to, this one was not specific. 

Police Chief Dan Mauel said the message spelled out "I go shoot up school". 

Mauel said the threat did not indicate a specific school or date.

District Superintendent Gary Cumberland said they are once again taking the threat seriously, notifying staff and parents.

Shawano Police will continue foot patrols in the schools, and maintain a presence outside of the buildings.

Police started that practice after the first threat was found last week.

The district reported a high number of student absences the day after the first threat was found written on a park bench in Shawano's Memorial Park.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County reporting a 20 percent voter turnout in the Spring election.

 County Clerk Sandy Juno says having a some key races helped pull people to the polls, even in bad weather.  

"I think there was strong interest in this election."

Juno says the Supreme Court race and multiple races for Green Bay City Council were ones that drew a lot of the voters attention.  

She added that it is not uncommon for this election to result in a lower turnout.

"Last year we had 17 percent, so that is three precent higher. It would have been nice if it would have been higher, and maybe with better weather it would have been."

As far as the weather, having the heavy snow start later in the day helped.  

"I felt that there was a lot of morning activity, and as we got later in the day and the weather got worse, it kind of slowed down."

Recent past spring elections had around a 23 percent voter turnout.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)- A license plate that was created to honor fallen police officers will be used to help the families of those who were killed in the line of duty. 

 "It's going to be a huge financial advantage for the state memorial."  

Craig Kolbeck, chairman of the Law Enforcement Memorial Board says it will make a difference in one large expense. 

  "Our biggest expense is costs associated providing the annual ceremony we hold in May," Kolbeck said.  

Currently 1,000 people have law enforcement memorial plates in Wisconsin.  

The bill that adds a $25 dollar fee to the license plate was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker on Tuesday.

EGG HARBOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Door County landmark, part of the Village of Egg Harbor, is up for sale.

The 95-year-old Alpine Resort and Golf Course went on the market Wednesday. The asking price is $15 million.

Family members made the announcement.

"The plan today is to let everyone know."

Emily Pitchford tells FOX 11....

"It's hard. But again, the family has made this decision. And that's the direction we're taking."

Brothers Paul and John Bertschinger built the Alpine in the 1920s.

Over the years, the resort grew, and Pitchford says so did the Bertschinger family.

"The family started extending. We're on the fourth generation now. Many family members. In fact, there are 20 family members that are ultimately owning the Alpine. And we made the decision that with the complexity of the family structure, that we would sell."

In all, there are about 250 acres of land, including a half-mile of bayshore frontage.

There is a 36-hole golf course and about 30 cottages on the property as well. The main resort lodge is also for sale.

Tom Fisk is the real estate broker. He says the property may be subdivided or redeveloped.

"It would be up to an individual buyer how they want to proceed. They do have the ability to buy portions of the property, but the main focus is the marketing of all the shorefront property first."

And regardless of the sale, Pitchford says the Alpine will be open for business this year.

"We will run the entire season. We'll close completely on November first. What happens after that. I can't predict."

Weather permitting, the golf course is expected to ready May 1st, while the resort will be open May 25th for Memorial Day weekend.