City Seeks Committee Members

City of La Crosse Recruiting Citizens for Committees and Commissions

Citizens Encouraged to Get Involved and Make a Difference

Do you want to make a difference? The City of La Crosse is looking for citizens who want to get involved!*

 

Learn about Serving on a Committee or Commission

Contact us at 608-789-7500 or fill out the form online.

Application for City Boards, Commissions, and Committees (cityoflacrosse.org)

MUST BE A RESIDENT OF LA CROSSE (Shelby residents are ineligible)

Current open positions:  

• Aviation Board (Citizen, must be resident)
• Aviation Board – ex-officio (2 seats, non-voting)
• Building & Housing Appeals Board (Construction Industry Worker and RegisteredArchitect/Professional Engineer, must be resident)
• Committee for Citizens with Disabilities
• Ethics Board (must be a resident)
• Heritage Preservation Commission (2 seats, must be a resident)
• Housing Authority (Resident Tenant, must be a resident)
• La Crosse Center Board (La Crosse County Rep)
• Neighborhood Revitalization Commission (1 Weigent-Hogan neighborhood, 1 landlord, both must be residents)
• Room Tax Commission (Resident-Lodge Rep)

For more information about each committee: City of La Crosse, Wisconsin - Boards, Commissions, Committees (legistar.com)

Friday picket & debate

Friday's peaceful picket at the Social Security Office (7th & Cass) will be from noon to 1 p.m. Dress for the weather. 

Friday at 7 p.m. WKBT Channel 8 will host a mayoral candidate debate. The debate will be televised on 8.2 and on the station's website.

The League of Women Voters has a comprehensive local election info site with links to debates, interviews, candidate statements, and more. For state elections, see their Vote 411 site.

Absentee in person voting started Tuesday, March 18 and continues through Friday, March 28. Get details at the City Clerk's office.

Meet & Greet Judge Crawford

 

Judge Crawford Meet & Greet in La Crosse

March 25
12:45 p.m.

Come meet Judge Susan Crawford, the exceptionally qualified candidate running to join the State Supreme Court.

The Spring Election on April 1, 2025 will determine the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for years. We know turnout will be critical to winning this race! At this event you will hear from Judge Crawford and learn how to get involved in helping win this spring.

The more the merrier - bring friends!

RSVP for details.

Also, Wisconsin Progress Fundraiser and Candidate Rally on March 25 at 6 p.m. at Big Al's on Third Street.

Oppose more gas plants in Wisconsin

From the Union of Concerned Scientists:

This month, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) will be considering a proposal from the Wisconsin Electric Power Company (We Energies) to construct and operate a new fossil gas plant in Oak Creek. We can’t let We Energies rush into building new fossil gas plants and lock ratepayers into a risky investment that threatens public health and our environment.

The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to join us, our partner organizations and concerned Wisconsin residents, in-person or virtually, at the upcoming public hearing for the Oak Creek Combustion Turbine gas plant proposal.

As a Wisconsin resident, you have a voice in this process. Share an oral comment urging the PSCW to reject the proposed gas plant because of the impacts it will have on residents, electricity rates, and the environment. 

PSCW Oak Creek, Gas Plant Proposal Hearing Session 1

Date: Tuesday, March 25 at 1:00 p.m.

Location: Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 South Howell Ave., Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 53154

PSCW Oak Creek, Gas Plant Proposal Hearing Session 2

Date: Tuesday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 South Howell Ave., Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 53154

Please register for one of two hearing sessions—you may attend in-person, or join via Zoom or telephone, or listen via YouTube.

If approved, the proposed project would bring five new gas-powered units, generating up to 1100 MW of electricity to Milwaukee County as early as winter 2027, along with the utility’s separate proposal to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility and related pipelines at the site. We Energies expects the new gas plant would operate for at least 30 years, a timeline that exceeds Wisconsin’s clean energy goals and imposes unnecessary costs that Wisconsin residents will have to shoulder. The estimated construction cost of the proposed project sits at $1.205 billion, not factoring in additional capital expenditures.

The public hearings provide an opportunity for concerned Wisconsin residents and stakeholders to provide oral comments to the PSCW. This is a valuable opportunity to share your personal perspective as well as facts about the proposed gas plant and its potential impact.

Register today—we will email you talking points and additional resources.

VOTE NOW

Absentee-in-person voting begins on March 18 and continues through March 28. Info for City of La Crosse residents from the City Clerk is shown below. For other municipalities in La Crosse county, check here. If you can vote before election day, you could have that day available to help at the polls, help with Get Out the Vote efforts, or give rides to the polls. This election for Supreme Court Justice is huge.

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Notice for City of La Crosse Residents

In-person absentee voting for City of La Crosse residents will open on Tuesday, March 18^th and closes on Friday, March 28^th. 

 
Absentee ballots for the April 1^st Spring Election will be mailed Tuesday, March 11^th to electors who have a request on file.  If you have requested an absentee ballot, please watch for it in your mail and be sure to read the instructions for returning your voted ballot.  Remember to sign the absentee certificate envelope and have a witness sign, print their name, and provide their full residential address.

The schedule is as follows:
 
You can request an absentee ballot by mail at myvote.wi.gov.  The deadline to request a ballot by mail is Thursday, March 27^th.
To look up your voter registration, find your polling place, view what’s on your ballot, track your absentee ballot and more, visit myvote.wi.gov.
Questions? 
 
Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 608-789-7510 or email elections@cityoflacrosse.org.