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- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva officials are getting ready to take the plunge with a new system for people to pay admission to the beach without having to wait in line.
Aldermen have given initial approval to partnering with a mobile app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, to allow people to purchase beach passes by downloading an app on their cellphones.
- Dennis Hines
Patrons to the Riviera Beach will have the option to pay for passes this summer without waiting in a long line.
The Lake Geneva City Council approved an agreement with beach app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, April 27, to allow people to purchase daily beach passes by downloading a cell phone app.
- Dennis Hines
A decision will have to wait on whether Riviera Beach patrons will be able to pay for their beach passes by downloading an app.
Lake Geneva aldermen were scheduled April 14 to vote on an agreement with mobile app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, to allow people to purchase beach passes with an app on cellphones.
- Dennis Hines
The coronavirus has found a new target in Lake Geneva: city government.
Lake Geneva city officials are considering reducing expenditures and cutting back on planned purchases because of decreases in government revenues blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.
- Dennis Hines
Boat owners may soon notice a fresh coat of paint and a smoother wooden surface on the city’s piers.
Lake Geneva officials are in the process of repairing and repainting all seven of the city-owned piers.
- Scott Williams
The longtime manager at Lake Geneva’s popular Riviera Beach has resigned in protest because the city is reopening the beach to the public during the coronavirus pandemic.
A sharply divided Lake Geneva City Council voted May 19 to open the beach to the public, despite concerns that big crowds could risk spreading the deadly virus.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are considering new limits on crowds in the city's downtown tourism district, after large crowds gathered without embracing safeguards aimed at controlling the spread of coronavirus.
The Lake Geneva City Council voted Tuesday to create a "comeback" plan for Lake Geneva, allowing businesses to reopen while attempting to control large public gatherings that could be unsafe on sidewalks, in parks and elsewhere.
- Dennis Hines
For the second time this season, Lake Geneva’s popular Riviera Beach is losing top staff in a dispute related to the coronavirus pandemic.
First, beach supervisor George Steffen resigned after 40 years on the job to protest the city’s decision to reopen the beach despite the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
- Dennis Hines
A financial crunch attributed to the coronavirus pandemic is prompting Lake Geneva city officials to consider boosting rates for parking and for beach admissions.
A plan headed to the Lake Geneva City Council on Monday would increase downtown parking to $3 an hour for premium spaces, and would increase admissions for adults and children at city-owned Riviera Beach.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are easing attendance limits that were imposed on Riviera Beach to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The city agreed May 19 to open the beach to the public with a limit of 300 people permitted on the beach as a way of controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are boosting the cost of parking downtown and of visiting Riviera Beach to offset a projected $400,000 budget deficit blamed on the coronavirus.
Under a deficit plan approved June 22 by the Lake Geneva City Council, parking will increase from $1 to $2 an hour throughout the city’s downtown, and admission to the public beach will increase from $4 to $8 for children.
- Dennis Hines
Workers at Lake Geneva’s Rivera Beach are getting pay raises of about $1.50 an hour, in an effort to stop staff turnover.
Lake Geneva aldermen on July 7 unanimously approved the pay raises for beach attendants from $9.86 an hour to $11.34 an hour.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva residents now have a few hours during the week when they have Riviera Beach all to themselves.
Riviera Beach will be open strictly for resident pass holders from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday throughout the rest of the summer season, until Sept. 7.
- Dennis Hines
Attendance at Lake Geneva's Riviera Beach jumped nearly two-thirds this summer and revenue from admissions doubled, despite city efforts to control crowds to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
City officials have reported that 102,914 people visited the public beach this summer — a significant increase from last summer's total attendance of 62,043 adults and children.
Collection: It was a summer to remember at Lake Geneva's Riviera Beach
Take a look back at a wild summer at Lake Geneva's Riviera Beach, which drew big crowds despite public health concerns, staff resignations and price increases.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva officials are getting ready to take the plunge with a new system for people to pay admission to the beach without having to wait in line.
Aldermen have given initial approval to partnering with a mobile app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, to allow people to purchase beach passes by downloading an app on their cellphones.
- Dennis Hines
Patrons to the Riviera Beach will have the option to pay for passes this summer without waiting in a long line.
The Lake Geneva City Council approved an agreement with beach app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, April 27, to allow people to purchase daily beach passes by downloading a cell phone app.
- Dennis Hines
A decision will have to wait on whether Riviera Beach patrons will be able to pay for their beach passes by downloading an app.
Lake Geneva aldermen were scheduled April 14 to vote on an agreement with mobile app company, Viply LLC of New Jersey, to allow people to purchase beach passes with an app on cellphones.
- Dennis Hines
The coronavirus has found a new target in Lake Geneva: city government.
Lake Geneva city officials are considering reducing expenditures and cutting back on planned purchases because of decreases in government revenues blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.
- Dennis Hines
Boat owners may soon notice a fresh coat of paint and a smoother wooden surface on the city’s piers.
Lake Geneva officials are in the process of repairing and repainting all seven of the city-owned piers.
- Scott Williams
The longtime manager at Lake Geneva’s popular Riviera Beach has resigned in protest because the city is reopening the beach to the public during the coronavirus pandemic.
A sharply divided Lake Geneva City Council voted May 19 to open the beach to the public, despite concerns that big crowds could risk spreading the deadly virus.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are considering new limits on crowds in the city's downtown tourism district, after large crowds gathered without embracing safeguards aimed at controlling the spread of coronavirus.
The Lake Geneva City Council voted Tuesday to create a "comeback" plan for Lake Geneva, allowing businesses to reopen while attempting to control large public gatherings that could be unsafe on sidewalks, in parks and elsewhere.
- Dennis Hines
For the second time this season, Lake Geneva’s popular Riviera Beach is losing top staff in a dispute related to the coronavirus pandemic.
First, beach supervisor George Steffen resigned after 40 years on the job to protest the city’s decision to reopen the beach despite the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
- Dennis Hines
A financial crunch attributed to the coronavirus pandemic is prompting Lake Geneva city officials to consider boosting rates for parking and for beach admissions.
A plan headed to the Lake Geneva City Council on Monday would increase downtown parking to $3 an hour for premium spaces, and would increase admissions for adults and children at city-owned Riviera Beach.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are easing attendance limits that were imposed on Riviera Beach to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The city agreed May 19 to open the beach to the public with a limit of 300 people permitted on the beach as a way of controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva city officials are boosting the cost of parking downtown and of visiting Riviera Beach to offset a projected $400,000 budget deficit blamed on the coronavirus.
Under a deficit plan approved June 22 by the Lake Geneva City Council, parking will increase from $1 to $2 an hour throughout the city’s downtown, and admission to the public beach will increase from $4 to $8 for children.
- Dennis Hines
Workers at Lake Geneva’s Rivera Beach are getting pay raises of about $1.50 an hour, in an effort to stop staff turnover.
Lake Geneva aldermen on July 7 unanimously approved the pay raises for beach attendants from $9.86 an hour to $11.34 an hour.
- Dennis Hines
Lake Geneva residents now have a few hours during the week when they have Riviera Beach all to themselves.
Riviera Beach will be open strictly for resident pass holders from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday throughout the rest of the summer season, until Sept. 7.
- Dennis Hines
Attendance at Lake Geneva's Riviera Beach jumped nearly two-thirds this summer and revenue from admissions doubled, despite city efforts to control crowds to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
City officials have reported that 102,914 people visited the public beach this summer — a significant increase from last summer's total attendance of 62,043 adults and children.
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