County of Kenosha, Wisconsin

🔔 Remembering late Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, an update on summer highway construction, and more! Read all about it in the latest edition of Kenosha County Connection, County Executive Samantha Kerkman's new e-newsletter, available at the link below.

Today, we had the pleasure of introducing our new Highway Director, Greg Boldt, and our new Parks Director, Wyatt Moore, to local municipal leaders at a Meet & Greet held at the Kenosha County Center. It was great to see representation from across the Kenosha County!

The Kenosha Police Department, in partnership with Kenosha County Behavioral Health Services, is offering free mental health training sessions for local businesses. More details are below.

🗓️ MARK YOUR CALENDAR: A public information meeting will be held July 16 to gather input for a plan Kenosha County is creating with the goal of eliminating serious crashes on county roadways. More details are here: https://ow.ly/5Z9s50SvWU8.

Kenosha County government offices are closed today for Independence Day. Regular hours will resume Friday, July 5. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!

WELCOME TO THE TEAM: Kenosha County Highways staff gathered for a pizza luncheon today to welcome new Highway Director Gregory Boldt on his first day on the job. Greg will serve in an acting capacity pending a confirmation vote by the County Board later this month. You can learn more about his appointment here: https://ow.ly/phB250Subbq.

Supervisor Brian Thomas today resigned from his seat on the County Board. As such, the County Clerk’s office is now accepting applications from 5th District residents who wish to be considered to fill the seat. More details are here: https://ow.ly/cgTC50Stj80.

🇺🇸 Celebrating Kenosha’s Civic Veterans Parade and the Firecracker Run/Walk today with County Executive Samantha Kerkman, County Board supervisors and Youth In Governance members, and a few other special guests!

Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman today released the following statement following the unexpected death of Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave: “I was devastated when I learned of County Executive Delagrave’s passing this morning. It is a profound loss not only to Racine County but to the region and the state, and of course to his family. “Jonathan was a friend and mentor to me. He enjoyed talking about his mission to make Racine County a fun place to work while also helping people, and that to me is his legacy in a nutshell. He will be greatly missed.”

🙌 CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Kenosha County was pleased to take part in two significant economic development celebrations in the Village of Pleasant Prairie this week: Groundbreakings of WestRock Company's new corrugated box plant at Dermody Properties' Logsticenter and Uline's latest corporate office building across the road from its headquarters. Congratulations to both of these companies and thank you to both of them for choosing do business in Kenosha County, the Gateway to Wisconsin! #KenoshaCounty #EconomicDevelopment #GatewayToWisconsin