Rep. Joel Kitchens wants your thoughts on Governor Tony Evers’ budget. On Friday, the Sturgeon Bay Republican announced a trio of listening sessions on March 6th in Fish Creek, Sturgeon Bay, and Algoma.
In his budget address last week, the Democratic governor called for increasing K-12 school funding, giving the middle class a ten percent tax cut, and creating a paid family and medical leave program. The budget totals approximately $104 billion in spending over the next two years, as it also addresses other areas of concern like childcare, affordable housing, neighborhood development, workforce creation, and more. Part of the budget would add $50 million to continue Evers’ Main Street Bounceback Program, a pandemic-born initiative he highlighted with separate visits to Door and Kewaunee counties last fall. The budget also calls for $117 million to bolster tourism by recruiting new large-scale events and additional visitors.
Kitchens says the listening sessions are an opportunity for residents to tell him what they like, don’t like, and what needs to be changed in the budget. You can find the schedule with times and locations for each listening session below.
Listening Sessions with State Representative Joel Kitchens
11:00 am – Noon - Town Board Room, Town of Gibraltar, 4097 Highway 42, Fish Creek
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm – Greene Room, Door County Library, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Council Chamber, Algoma City Hall, 416 Fremont Street, Algoma
