Mequon Weekly Bulletin - July 29
U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G S
Board of Police & Fire Commissioners: August 2 – 8:00 A.M. (Agenda)
Southern Ozaukee Fire & EMS Board: August 3 – 5:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Architectural Board: August 8 – 6:00 P.M.
Public Safety Committee: August 10 – 5:00 P.M.
Public Welfare Committee: August 10 – 5:15 P.M.
Public Works Committee: August 10 – 6:00 P.M.
Finance-Personnel Committee: August 10 – 6:00 P.M.
Committee of the Whole: August 10 – 6:15 P.M.
Mequon Municipal Water Utility Commission: August 10 – 7:00 P.M.
Sewer Utility District Commission: August 10 – 7:00 P.M.
Common Council: August 10 – 7:30 P.M.
Joint M-T Bike & Pedestrian Way Commission: August 11 – 9:00 A.M.
Library Parking Lot Repaving Begins August 1
The parking lot shared by the Frank L. Weyenberg Library, the Mequon Community Pool and Park, and Rennicke Field will be closed for repaving starting Monday, August 1. Parking will be available on Cedarburg Road, Division Street, and the parking lot behind City Hall. Work is expected to take two weeks to complete, depending on weather.
Upcoming Road Closures
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Zoo Interchange North Leg project team is planning a 54-hour full closure of I-41/US 45 between Watertown Plank Road and Burleigh Street this weekend, Friday, July 29 until Monday, August 1. The full closure will allow the placement of new Union Pacific Railroad bridge beams. Additional work will be done during the closure. The closure of I-41/US 45 will begin on Friday night at 11:00 P.M. and run until 5:00 A.M. on Monday morning. The freeway will be closed between Watertown Plank Road and Burleigh Street. WIS 100 (Mayfair Road) will be the primary detour route during the closure. Delays are anticipated. Motorists are being asked to consider an alternate route if the desired destination is located outside the area of the closure. This work remains weather dependent. In case of inclement weather, work will be rescheduled for a future weekend. Click here for project information and updates.
Also, Buntrock Avenue, between Mequon Road and Steffen Drive, is scheduled to fully close Wednesday, August 3, to Wednesday, August 17, to install a new water main. The road will be closed to all through traffic. Access for those living on Buntrock Avenue will be maintained.
Early Absentee Voting Continues
Partisan Primary Early Absentee Voting is taking place in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall now through Thursday, August 4 from 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. and on Friday, August 5 from 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. To learn more about the races that will be on the ballot, click here.
County Projects Receive over $161,000 in State Coastal Grants
As reported in the News Graphic on July 21, three Ozaukee County projects were among those to get a slice of the more than $1.4 million in grants Governor Tony Evers announced that the state is giving to support economic development, protect Wisconsin shorelines, and create resiliency in Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coastal communities. One of the recipients is the Stormwater Wetland Restoration and Groundwater Investigation at Virmond County Park in Mequon, receiving $96,000. The other two recipients were the Port Washington Historic North Breakwater Lighthouse Preservation Engineering and Design Project and the Small Business Assessment: Gauging Spill Prevention Preparedness in Southeastern Wisconsin.
163rd Ozaukee County Fair Starts Next Week
Since 1859, the Ozaukee County Fair has been offering residents and visitors great traditional fair entertainment such as live music, truck & tractor pulls, a full midway, fireworks, demolition derbies, horse shows, contests, 4H and livestock exhibitions and judging, kids entertainment and more! The fair takes place at Firemen’s Park in Cedarburg from August 3 – 7. Click here for additional details.
