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This December 5, 2022 message from Mayor Jim Paine seeks an update from the Wisconsin DNR on the Paine Property conservation easement review. The email highlights the City’s need for preliminary guidance to prepare for potential next steps and maintain progress before year-end.
This November 21, 2022 email documents ongoing coordination between the City of Superior and the Wisconsin DNR regarding the Paine Property conservation easement. It confirms that the DNR is preparing a formal response and outlines upcoming communication steps involving city staff and regional DNR leadership.
This November 18, 2022 correspondence documents the Wisconsin DNR’s update to the City of Superior on its forthcoming response to the Paine Property easement proposal. The email confirms active review, internal coordination, and plans for direct discussion with city officials.
This email set from August to November 2022 documents coordination between the City of Superior, the Wisconsin DNR, and the Paine family regarding updates and questions surrounding the Paine Property conservation easement. The chain highlights efforts to clarify historical records, address compliance concerns, and identify next steps for managing the easement and related habitat protections.
Filed July 31, 2025, Glen R. Bayless sues RBC Capital Markets, advisor Patrick Pfahl, the City of Superior, and Captain Jeffrey Harriman. He alleges interference with a planned sale of his practice and wrongful failure to return electronics seized in 2022, seeking damages, injunctive relief, and a jury trial.
At its October 7, 2025 meeting, the Superior Common Council received the Mayor’s 2026 budget presentation and voted to postpone action pending a November 4 public hearing. Highlights included a 1.55% levy decrease driven by reduced debt service, seed funding for part-time Community Service Officers and firefighter mental-health checkups, and CIP placeholders for clerk archiving and expanded DTA service.
On September 19, 2022, City of Superior staff proposed a conceptual 3.1-acre shift to the Paine property sanctuary area and asked the Wisconsin DNR to review it. Earlier emails cite the 1989 easement tied to the Barker’s Island Bird Sanctuary and note DNR concerns about potential noncompliance, prompting requests for ownership confirmation and a late-September meeting.
Defendants Paine, Serck, and the City of Superior move to dismiss 2700 Winter, LLC’s suit over a rezoning-agenda dispute and alleged contract interference. They argue mandamus is the proper remedy for any refusal to act and that §1983 cannot support a state-law interference claim.
In March 2023, the City of Superior and City Clerk Camila Ramos executed a separation agreement detailing the terms of her departure. The document covers pay, benefits, return of City property, and mutual obligations, including confidentiality and release provisions.