Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
With just about a month left before the November general election, candidates for Marathon City Council are peppering the calendar with socials, rallies, and fundraisers. As of Monday, September 27, Dick Ramsay leads all Marathon candidates with $10,900 in contributions. Worthington, Snead, and Larry Shaffer have all raked in more than $5,000 and Bicycle Joannie
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Despite a 12.5 percent decrease in property values across the city, Marathon Finance Director Peter Rosasco said the city has proposed “a very austere and yet solid budget for the coming year.” During their regular council meeting...
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
With the dwindling volunteer base and resignations, a contingent of Marathon’s Youth Club and Parks & Recreation Advisory Board proposed the city create a part-time position to help organize and grow the various sports programs. Councilman Dick...
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Too many lights. Too much curbing. Dilapidated buildings fronting the highway. Not enough trees. In the midst of budget season, the Marathon City Council is still struggling to gain some ground on improving the community’s aesthetic image,...
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
While lobster mini-season hunters gathered their gear and fishing licenses at local tackle shops, Councilman Dick Ramsay voiced his concerns over the council’s inability to respond to citizens’ comments during council meetings. “We had a citizen at...
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Marathon’s newest city manager can finally begin looking for permanent real estate inside city limits. Tuesday evening, Roger Hernstadt’s six-month performance review was unanimously positive from all five council members during their regularly scheduled meeting at the...
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
British Petroleum’s community liaison Andrew Van Chau now has additional support from another point man, Mark Stultz, the company’s current Public Information Officer stationed in the Florida Keys. “I’m new to the Keys, but not new to...
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Fire/EMS Firefighters and EMS responders received the City of Marathon’s Fire/EMS Proclamation recognizing their service to the community from city council Tuesday evening. After weeks of consulting with the state’s Department of Community Affairs, Marathon’s Planning Commission...
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