APPLETON – Grand Chute town supervisor Ron Wolff will be permitted to present evidence at trial that he acted in good faith when accepting a contract from the town for his private business, a judge ruled Friday.
Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Mark McGinnis’ courtroom was packed Friday morning for a motion hearing addressing a couple of matters in the ongoing case against Wolff, who is charged with having private interest in a public contract, a Class I felony.
In June 2021, Grand Chute hired Wolff’s landscaping company, Lake Shore Cleaners Inc., to do plantings around the ponds at the Champion Center, at 5000 W. Champion Drive.
Wolff was sworn in as town supervisor April 13, 2021. His company, Lake Shore Cleaners, submitted a bid for the project about a month later, on May 11.
In March 2022, state agents conducted a search warrant on Wolff’s house. Over a year later, in July 2023, Wolff was charged with the felony.
Wolff’s attorney, Nathan Otis, aims to present evidence at trial that Wolff acted in good faith and his actions do not make him liable for a crime.