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The talk of the town is La Crosse Talk with Mike Hayes. Catch all the best interviews from La Crosse Talk and Scott Robert Shaw's As I See It editorial.

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WIZM - La Crosse

Dr. Joe Heim the counting continues

We hit the big main issues with La Crosse city council candidate Doug Happel in terms of housing, homelessness and city administrator on WIZM, but also another that he’s dealt with in his district and an older issue that could be reintroduced.

Happel, who has been on city council since 2011, is running for reelection in District 12. His opponent is Lisa Weston. You can read more about both candidates on the WIZM election page.

Happel spent the first part of the conversation discussing a sidewalk issue in District 12 — where he says most of his neighbors did not want sidewalks.

We also discussed re-pursuing talks with the Town of Shelby on a boundary agreement with La Crosse — conversations that fell off around 2018.

Happel also expressed his opinion on whether to hire a city administrator, where he is mostly opposed to the idea. That discussion led to a conversation about the budget situation in La Crosse now and into the future.

Lastly, we discussed both housing and homeless.

With housing, Happel talked of some upcoming projects and the need for more diverse housing. He brought up the old Kmart property that could soon begin development and a need he sees to upgrade the roads in that area.

In terms of homelessness, Happel mentioned his sponsoring of the camping ban on city property and also his support of the Pathways Home plan between the city, county and other entities that work with those in need.

We hit the big main issues with La Crosse city council candidate Doug Happel in terms of housing, homelessness and city administrator on WIZM, but also another that he&rsquo;s dealt with in his district and an older issue that could be reintroduced.
Happel, who has been on city council since 2011, is running for reelection in District 12. His opponent is Lisa Weston. You can read more about both candidates on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025-spring-election/">WIZM election page</a>.
Happel spent the first part of the conversation discussing a sidewalk issue in District 12 &mdash; where he says most of his neighbors did not want sidewalks.
We also discussed re-pursuing talks with the Town of Shelby on a boundary agreement with La Crosse &mdash; conversations that fell off around 2018.
Happel also expressed his opinion on whether to hire a city administrator, where he is mostly opposed to the idea. That discussion led to a conversation about the budget situation in La Crosse now and into the future.
Lastly, we discussed both housing and homeless.
With housing, Happel talked of some upcoming projects and the need for more diverse housing. He brought up the old Kmart property that could soon begin development and a need he sees to upgrade the roads in that area.
In terms of homelessness, Happel mentioned his sponsoring of the camping ban on city property and also his support of the Pathways Home plan between the city, county and other entities that work with those in need.

La Crosse city council candidate Doug Happel on sidewalks, city admin, housing and homeless

La Crosse city council candidate, Lisa Weston, in the WIZM studio breaking down her stances on things like city administrator, housing, homeless and representation, plus her experience with home construction, building codes and contractors. 

Weston is running for council in District 12 and her opponent is Doug Happel. You can read more about both candidates on the WIZM election page.

The biggest topics we discussed included her position on the potential hiring of a city administrator, and the homeless situation in La Crosse and her conversation with the city's homeless coordinator. Weston also talked about the past council's decision to ban camping and how that affected the Pathways Home plan.

Another city employee Weston said she spoke at length with was in the utilities department who helped her navigate the situation District 12 recently had with a water main break. 

Other topics included the housing situation in the city and both her work experience in housing, plus some personal experiences with contractors and their take on city building codes. 

Weston also discussed the council voting not to appoint a rep. in District 5, where she works, leaving that seat vacant for eight months.

La Crosse city council candidate, Lisa Weston, in the WIZM studio breaking down her stances on things like city administrator, housing, homeless and representation, plus her experience with home construction, building codes and contractors.&nbsp;
Weston is running for council in District 12 and her opponent is Doug Happel. You can read more about both candidates on the <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025-spring-election/">WIZM election page</a>.
The biggest topics we discussed included her position on the potential hiring of a city administrator, and the homeless situation in La Crosse and her conversation with the city's homeless coordinator. Weston also talked about the past council's decision to ban camping and how that affected the Pathways Home plan.
Another city employee Weston said she spoke at length with was in the utilities department who helped her navigate the situation District 12 recently had with a water main break.&nbsp;
Other topics included the housing situation in the city and both her work experience in housing, plus some personal experiences with contractors and their take on city building codes.&nbsp;
Weston also discussed the council voting not to appoint a rep. in District 5, where she works, leaving that seat vacant for eight months.

La Crosse city council candidate Lisa Weston on city administrator, housing, representation

City council candidate Roseanne Northwood stopped in studio discussing why she's running, her position on potentially hiring a city administrator, housing, and homelessness. 

Northwood is running in District 13 against Paul Brown. You can read more about both candidates on the WIZM election page. This is the seat being vacated by Mark Neumann.  

Began the conversation talking about Northwood's experience — both through nonprofits and lived experience — and how that translates to being on city council. 

We then got her position on council possibly hiring a city administrator after the election. 

After that, Northwood talked about homelessness and housing. Lastly, Northwood talked about the dilemmas of childcare in the community.

City council candidate Roseanne Northwood stopped in studio discussing why she's running, her position on potentially hiring a city administrator, housing, and homelessness.&nbsp;
Northwood is running in District 13 against Paul Brown. You can read more about both candidates on the <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2025-spring-election/">WIZM election page</a>. This is the seat being vacated by Mark Neumann.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Began the conversation talking about Northwood's experience &mdash; both through nonprofits and lived experience &mdash; and how that translates to being on city council.&nbsp;
We then got her position on council possibly hiring a city administrator after the election.&nbsp;
After that, Northwood talked about homelessness and housing. Lastly, Northwood talked about the dilemmas of childcare in the community.

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