City of Mequon Weekly Bulletin - June 7, 2019
Upcoming Meetings
Planning Commission: June 10 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Festivals Committee: June 10 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Architectural Board: June 10 – 6:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Public Welfare Committee: June 11 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Public Safety Committee: June 11 – 6:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Finance-Personnel Committee: June 11 – 6:45 P.M. (Agenda)
Public Works Committee: June 11 – 6:45 P.M. (Agenda)
Sewer Utility District Commission: June 11 – 7:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Common Council: June 11 – 7:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Frank L. Weyenberg Library Board of Trustees: June 19 – 6:00 P.M.
Park and Open Space Board: June 19 – 6:30 P.M.
One Week Left to Respond to the Community Survey
Please click here to take the online version of the community survey. All paper surveys must be placed in the mail by Friday, June 14. Feedback gathered from the survey will be used by the City for years to come and provide direction on important topics. Thank you to those who have completed the survey.
Mequon Outdoor Community Pool Opens Saturday, June 8
The Community Pool will host a soft opening from 12:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. The pool will then close and reopen for the season daily beginning Saturday, June 15. The separate wading pool with a zero-depth entrance for younger children will not be open until July due to repairs. Pool passes can be purchased with cash or check at the bath house from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Please click here to view the City’s website for more details.
City Joins Call to Accelerate I-43 Reconstruction
Earlier this week, Mayor Wirth joined the chief elected officials of Bayside, Fox Point and Glendale in calling for the State to restart the design phase for widening and reconstructing Interstate 43 between Silver Spring Drive and Highway 60 in its next biennial budget. Attached is a letter to the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) that was co-signed by the four mayors/village presidents, which also asks the state to fulfill its commitment to constructing a planned interchange at Highland Road here in Mequon. State Representative Jim Ott has subsequently filed a Budget Motion with the JFC, requesting that $20 million be considered for inclusion in the next budget to re-start the I-43 corridor expansion study. Additionally, both the Mayor and staff reached out to local legislators this week requesting that a proposed one-time funding package of $130 million to improve local roads in towns and counties throughout Wisconsin be amended to include all cities and villages as well, which notably, comprise nearly 70% of all municipalities on a statewide basis. As of Friday, it appears this week’s efforts have resulted in some preliminary progress, as the JFB has voted to include additional funding in the proposed budget to: 1) complete the widening and reconstructing of I-43 as requested; and 2) include one-time, supplemental local road funding for cities and villages in an amount equivalent to nearly $23 million. The proposed funding package now moves to the State Assembly and Wisconsin Senate for further consideration.
