Mequon Weekly Bulletin - July 8, 2022
U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G S
Architectural Board: July 11 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Public Safety Committee: July 12 – 5:15 P.M. (Agenda)
Public Welfare Committee: July 12 – 5:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Finance-Personnel Committee: July 12 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Committee of the Whole: July 12 – 6:15 P.M. (Agenda)
Common Council: July 12 – 7:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Southern Ozaukee Fire & EMS Board: July 13 – 5:30 P.M.
Joint M-T Bike & Pedestrian Way Commission: July 14 – 9:00 A.M. (Agenda)
Library Board of Trustees: July 20 – 6:00 P.M.
Festivals Committee: July 20 – 6:30 P.M.
Park & Open Space Board: July 20 – 6:30 P.M.
Preview of 7/12 Committee of the Whole & Council Meetings
Starting at 6:15 P.M on Tuesday, July 12, the Mequon Common Council, meeting as the Committee of the Whole, will:
- Consider a recommendation in favor of adopting the City’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2025
- Discuss dates for a Special Election to fill the current aldermanic vacancy in District 8
- Consider potential amendments to the City’s policy for granting incentives within Tax Increment Districts 4 & 5, which are located along Port Washington Road
- Provide a consultation to representatives from Neumann Homes regarding a proposed development consisting of 86 single-family homes and condominiums on property located west of Baehr Road, south of Donges Bay Road and north of the Lily Lane Nature Preserve
- Discuss potential amendments to the City’s regulations for electronic participation at various board, commission and committee meetings.
Starting at 7:30 P.M., the Common Council will hold its monthly meeting for July. The meeting will begin with a public hearing, and thereafter, consideration of an ordinance to rezone property located at Donges Bay and Wauwatosa Roads, in connection with a proposed 17-Lot single-family residential development.
Following the public hearing, the Common Council will consider a number of other items, including:
- Authorizing a development agreement for The Green at Mequon, a 7-lot conservation subdivision located at the southwest corner of Villa Grove and Freistadt Roads
- An ordinance amending the Mequon Municipal Code in connection with the certification of maintenance responsibilities and green infrastructure requirements within stormwater facilities (First Reading)
- An ordinance amending the Mequon Municipal Code to allow event planning services with facilities as a permitted use in the City’s Town Center Zoning District (First Reading)
- An ordinance repealing and recreating Section 2-63(d) of the Mequon Municipal Code, as it relates to the future filling of mayoral or aldermanic vacancies (First Reading)
- Adoption of the City’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2025, as recommended by the Committee of the Whole
- Approval of a Professional Services Agreement for Phase I Planning for an Enterprise Land Management System with Avero Advisers in the amount of $42,800
- The purchase of two Ford Police Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles & associated equipment in the amount of $87,714
- The purchase of a new Fire Department ambulance in the amount of $296,511
Southern Ozaukee Fire & EMS Department Goes Live
As of July 1, 2022, Chief Bialk has been sworn in as the Fire Chief for the Thiensville Fire Department. The two Fire Departments have merged scheduling programs to utilize personnel more efficiently. The Departments will continue operating with separate budgets until January 1, 2023. Calls for service, paramedic intercepts, and ambulance transports are being tracked so that any increase or decrease in call-related revenue can be adjusted at the end of this year.
Cedarburg Road Now Open to Traffic
WIS 57 (Cedarburg Road) between Mequon Road and Brown Deer Road is now open to traffic. Construction is still taking place along the road to complete shoulder work, curbs, islands, and pavement, so please exercise caution when travelling this area. Detours are still in effect at Brown Deer Road.
Architectural Board Seeking Architect
The mission of the City of Mequon Architectural Board is to promote and ensure that the physical environment of the City is being developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner as related to residential properties. The board is responsible for review and final approval of all single-family and plex residential housing plans, unless the single-family or plex residential housing is contained in a mixed-use development. The board consists of five voting volunteer citizen members, at least one of whom is a registered architect. The Board is currently seeking architect candidates. Community members are encouraged to apply by completing an application that can be found here.
Mequon Fire and Police Visit M-T Summer Camp
A few weeks ago, Officer Jason Moertl, one of MTSD's School Resource Officers, Firefighter/Paramedic Ben Beck, and Firefighter/EMT Intern Antonio Andrade stopped by the Mequon-Thiensville Recreation Department Summer Camp to participate in Community Worker Week. Students created special paintings for the Mequon Police and Fire Departments, shared stories about special community workers/helpers in their lives and watched an excavator and construction workers dig a new playground at Oriole Lane. Thanks to the Mequon Police Department and Mequon Fire Department for participating!
Mequon Nature Partners with MPS First Nations Studies
In mid-June, Mequon Nature Preserve MNP) partnered with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) First Nations Studies to host and participate in Act 31 Institute: Native by Nature. This collaboration welcomed over 40 MPS teachers to MNP where they spent the week learning about the historical trauma of the people of First Nations, and how to integrate native teachings and culture into their standard curriculum. Elders, speakers and leaders from across Wisconsin guided the teachings each day. Between the morning and afternoon sessions, MNP staff took the teachers on the land to explore ecosystems, try out the hands-on field trips that are offered at no charge, and learn how simple it is to book a field trip for the upcoming school year.
Heritage Days at JCH Museum on Saturday, July 16
The Jonathan Clark House Museum will be hosting Heritage Days on Saturday, July 16, from 12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. The event will feature Foxtown Brewing and the Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum (WCHSM). Foxtown Brewing will be on-site to provide tasty brews to sample and Bonnie Byrd, Executive Director of the WCHSM, will be there to tell guests about the brewing history of the region here in Wisconsin.
