Mayor’s Column November 14, 2026
Rohn Bishop, Mayor of Waupun
Hello Waupun,
It was a busy week here in Waupun. On Tuesday, we passed the 2027 city budget. It’s a balanced budget that maintains city services, invests in public safety and has a tax rate that’s still lower than what it was in 2025.
Shaler Drive was completed and opened!
Wednesday was the annual Veterans’ Day ceremony held at city hall. It was a decent turnout and good to see everyone who made it.
On Thursday, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation visited Waupun to congratulate Melanie Williams and the Blue Heron Antiques at the official reveal of her Main Street Makeover contest. The new Blue Heron is such an asset and improvement to Waupun.
Also on Thursday was the annual Disturbance/Control meeting at the Waupun Correctional Institution. At these meetings we do a fictional scenario of something going wrong and how we all should respond and communicate. It’s really good training and hopefully we never need it, but it’s good to know such a group of professionals are responsible for keeping Waupun safe.
Finally, some local information from our election a couple weeks ago: 69% Voter Turn Out
Absentee Ballots Returned
Dodge 619
FDL 479
Total Absentees Returned 1098
Election Day Voters
Dodge 1228
FDL 1036
Total Election Day Voters 2264
Total Absentees and Election Day ballots cast 3362
New Voters who registered on election day
Dodge 119
FDL 81
Total New Voters who registered on election day 200
Thank you
Mayor Rohn
