The next step toward potentially building a new Kewaunee County Jail facility will have to wait at least a month after the Kewaunee Board voted to table a resolution awarding an owner's representative contract to Cadence Consulting. After interviewing three firms, the county asked the Milwaukee-based firm to be its owner's representative, which acts on the county's interests regarding the projects, starting with the Request for Proposal (RFP) and concluding with the jail's construction. Without enough time to review the contract's details, the board delayed a decision until the August meeting. Even after the board had made its decision, Cadence Consulting owner Michael Hacker addressed the group, explaining their role and how they could help the county proceed.

Ahead of the discussion about the new jail, Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department Lt. Jason Veeser addressed questions about their current facility, which has a laundry list of items from the state jail inspector it needs to address. After Supervisor Milt Swagel asked how the county could proceed with either building a new jail or repairing the old one without knowing estimates, Veeser said it was a matter of priorities that was delaying the answers to those questions.

In other business, John Ortlieb was sworn into office as the new District 16 Supervisor. A current Algoma City Council member, Ortlieb replaces Virginia Haske, who passed away earlier this year.