City of Mequon Weekly Bulletin - October 12, 2018
Upcoming Meetings
Appropriations Committee: October 17 - 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Park and Open Space Board: October 24 – 6:30 P.M.
Absentee Voting Begins in the Clerk’s Office
The Clerk’s Office will begin in-person absentee voting beginning Monday, Oct 15. Anyone who is registered to vote and wishes to cast their vote prior to Election Day is able to do so during the hours listed below. If you would like to find out if you’re registered, where to vote, or request an absent ballot by mail, please visit www.myvote.wi.gov or the Clerk’s Department 262-236-2911, cfochs@ci.mequon.wi.us.
- October 15 - October 19 from 8 AM - 4:30 PM in the Clerk's Office
- October 22 - November 1 from 8 AM - 4:30 PM in the Council Chambers
- November 2 from 8 AM - 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers
Railroad Quiet Zone Processes Move Forward
The Union Pacific Railroad has provided a letter outlining the requirements to establish a partial quiet zone at Donges Bay Road. Requirements include: updating the current crossing inventory, installing signs notifying the public that the train horn will not sound, and filling a Notice of Establishment with the Railroad and other jurisdictional agencies. City engineering staff is working with the railroad to provide the required documentation. Train horns will continue to be sounded at the Zedler Lane and Mequon Road crossings. Additional information on the history of the quiet zone can be found by clicking here. The letter from Union Pacific Railroad is attached.
Police Department Hosts Drug Take Back Day
Safely dispose of all unwanted, unneeded or expired medications. Participants may dispose of solid, non-liquid medication(s) by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into a disposal box or into a clear sealable plastic bag. Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed. Liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. The Police Department’s Drug Take Back event will be hosted at Concordia University from 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. on October 27. Please click here for further details. There will an additional event location sponsored by Port Washington State Bank at its branch located at 197 S. Main Street, Thiensville.
City Issues Hawthorne Road Survey
In response to an increasing number of calls regarding the condition of the gravel surface of Hawthorne Road, the Director of Public Works issued a letter to Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne Court and Windsor Court residents requesting their feedback for an upcoming Public Works Committee meeting. The letter provided a link to an online survey, in addition to posting the link on the City’s website. For those residents unable to complete the survey online, paper copies of the survey are also available. The results of the survey will be compiled and included in the packets for discussion at the November 13 meeting of the Public Works Committee.
East Trunk Sewer Project on Schedule
The contractor, Minger Construction, tunneled and installed over 4,000 feet of sewer in the last four months, and is nearly half-way complete with the project. Tunneling in Katherine Kearney Carpenter park is finished. This month tunneling underneath I-43 will begin along with a second crew tunneling along Port Washington Road. However, due to the above average rainfall amounts in August, September and October, restoration has been delayed. As a result, Katherine Kearney Carpenter park still needs to be restored before its Zedler Lane entrance re-opens, but park access remains from Katherine Drive entrance. The contractor is planning to move from the park staging area as soon as possible, and relocate to a new staging area. The new staging area is located at a vacant site along Donges Bay Road adjacent to the freeway. This site provides closer access for the contractor to complete the second half of the project. Additionally, City staff continues outreach with property owners and businesses in the East Trunk Sewer project corridor. There have been a limited number of complaints about dust and questions about hours of operation, and the overall project has been without major issues to date. For more information, please view the project details on the City’s website by clicking here.
Ozaukee County Accepts Grants for the Mequon-Thiensville Dam
At its October 3 meeting, the Ozaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved accepting a $16,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Beach Monitoring Program for improvements and $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to enhance the Dam’s fishway, which is a nature-like meandering stream channel with pools (resting areas), runs, and riffles that allow aquatic life to navigate upstream past the dam. Click here to learn more about the fishway.
