BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach is putting the finishing touches on Tuesday’s (today’s) State Of The County speech.
It’s a chance to remind everyone what the county has done and layout a vision for the future.
It may not be the most high profile item, but Troy Streckenbach says the hiring of a jail liaison worker, to help inmates successfully re-enter the community, is a great accomplishment.
“This person is meeting with individuals in the jail that have mental heath and addiction issues”
In the past year this person has helped 199 people, with only 4 returning to jail.
Streckenbach says Text to 9-1-1 services going online, and the Code Red Emergency Notification system are major public safety items.
Improvements to the New Zoo and the Adventure Park master plan are positive quality of life achievements.
As for the future…Streckenbach will talk about the start-up of High Tech Innovation Zones.
“Thee right and appropriate infrastructure allows us to actually be able to accomplish that”
That will attract businesses who demand high speed data.
He also points to significant debt reduction and tax relief plans. And addressing the future of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena.
The address is at 5 p.m. in the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena.
