Onalaska faces whirlpool of funding gaps for infrastructure

The Onalaska Board of Public Works barely batted an eye when they approved the purchase of a property on Second Avenue for 70 percent more than its appraised value. But they balked at paying $3,000 for two street lights for the Holiday Heights intersection and cringed when discussing $32,500 in emergency repairs to the storm sewer lift station at 1113 Main St.