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New mayor, city council members to be sworn in at La Crosse City Hall; county board also prepares for new year

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April 15, 2025

Two government groups in La Crosse have big meetings planned Tuesday.

Newly-elected mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey will be sworn at 4 p.m., as the La Crosse city council reorganizes following the April election.

Besides the change in the mayor’s office, five new council members will take office, along with three incumbents returning for new terms.

La Crosse County Administrative building (PHOTO: Kevin Millard)

At 6 p.m., the La Crosse County Board will have its yearly organizational meeting.

County supervisors were not on the spring ballot.

Their seats will all be at stake in the April 2026 election.

However, board officials will be chosen for the next 12 months.

Tina Tryggestad has served as board chair for the past year.

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Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.