State office buildings to close Thursday because of storm
By: Jim McShea
Updated: December 19, 2012
Madison, Wis. (WFRV) - Wednesday night, Governor Walker has closed state government offices to the public due to extreme winter weather conditions predicted for Wisconsin. Select state office buildings will be closed to the public on Thursday, December 20, but will remain open to employees.
"We are keeping state buildings open to employees to ensure that essential services are maintained for our facilities that operate 24x7, as well as those employees who are able to safely travel to their offices," said Secretary Huebsch.
State office buildings will be closed to the public in the following counties:
Adams
Brown
Columbia
Crawford
Dane
Dodge
Fond du Lac
Grant
Green
Green Lake
Iowa
Jefferson
Juneau
Lafayette
Marquette
Monroe
Outagamie
Richland
Rock
Sauk
Vernon
Winnebago
Please note that the Capitol in Madison is still open for business. Agency heads have been authorized to allow employees to take leave from work (such as vacation time) as provided in the State's Inclement Weather Policy, but excludes sick leave. This allows employees to determine if they can safely travel to work.
Earlier today, Governor Walker declared a State of Emergency to ready Wisconsin Emergency Management, the Wisconsin National Guard, the State Patrol, and other Wisconsin state agencies to respond to the winter storm.
