Baraboo council eyes housing development on east side of city

Bridget Cooke
Mar 24, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
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Baraboo Common Council member Mike Plautz, right, speaks during a March meeting as fellow council member Tom Kolb listens.

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Baraboo Common Council member Jason Kent, right, speaks during a March meeting as fellow council member Mike Plautz listens from behind a plastic partition.

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Baraboo Common Council member Mike Plautz, right, speaks during a meeting Tuesday as fellow council member Tom Kolb listens.

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Bridget Cooke

After 20 years, some eastside land should see development.

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