GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Brown County Board approved the name ‘American Independence Bridge’ for the bridge being built in southern Brown County during a meeting Wednesday night.
The name is to mark America’s 250th anniversary.
Board members voted 17 to 8 in favor of the name with no discussion.
Where there was discussion was online, where most of those who chimed in on the WTAQ Facebook page disagreed with the name.
The following board members voted in favor of the name:
Dan Theno, District 5
Patrick Evans, District 9
John Vander Leest, District 10
Patrick Buckley, District 11
Kevin Gannon, District 12
Norbert Dantinne, Jr., District 13
Terry Rentmeester, District 15
Dave Kaster, District 16
John Van Dyck, District 17
Katie McDonald, District 18
Devin Coenen, District 20
Stephen Przybelski, District 21
Richard G. Van Lanen, District 22
Dixon Wolfe, District 23
Ross Toellner, District 24
Thomas Lund, District 25
Jim Pyle, District 26
The following board members voted against the name:
Megan Martens, District 1
Rachel Maes, District 2
Emily Jacobsen, District 4
Eric Vanden Heuvel, District 6
Sam Dunlop, District 8
Christopher Welch, District 14
Andrea Gage, District 19
Supervisor Andy Nicholson, District 3 was listed as excused.
Construction of the bridge is scheduled to start in 2028 and be done in 2030.
An interchange from I-41 will also provide a quicker route to and from the Fox Valley. That part of the project is expected to be done at the end of this year.
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