LaCrosse considers change to code city

LaCrosse is considering a move the county’s two largest cities have already made. The LaCrosse town council has been kicking around the notion of changing to a code city for at least a year with more discussion expected to come.

“We’re really unsure of what we’re going to do with it,” said Randy Camp, LaCrosse mayor.

A code city is a classification alternative to the basic statutory classification system of municipal government. It was created to provide broad statutory home rule authority in matters of local concern. This allows more control over municipal operations, according to Dodd Snodgr...