Mequon Weekly Bulletin - May 21, 2021
U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G S
Planning Commission: May 24 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Economic Development Board: May 25 – 8:00 A.M. (Agenda)
Public Welfare Committee-Special Meeting: May 25 – 5:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners: June 1 – 8:00 A.M.
Joint Mequon-Thiensville Bike and Pedestrian Way Commission: June 3 – 9:00 A.M.
COVID-19 Update for the Week Ending Friday, May 21
The City of Mequon, in coordination with the Washington/Ozaukee Public Health Department (WOPHD) and other state and federal agencies, continues to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- As of this afternoon, the State has reported that 5,087,871 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered and 2,404,085 Wisconsin residents have completed the vaccination series.
- The Frank L. Weyenberg Library Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday, May 19, to no longer require masks for patrons who are fully vaccinated. Masks will still be required at the Library for anyone who is not vaccinated.
- Midland Health will be holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Frank L. Weyenberg Library from 9:00 a.m. – noon on Saturday, May 22, and from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. The Pfizer vaccine will be available for ages 12+. Anyone interested in receiving the vaccine may schedule an appointment in advance. Walk-in appointments will also be available as well, while supplies last. For additional information, please call Midland Health at (262) 754-3130.
- The Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department has launched a #WashOzVaxed social media campaign. Community members are encouraged to share their vaccination story with #WashOzVaxed and tag the Health Department.
Please help to continue limiting the spread of COVID-19 in the community by maintaining a safe social distance when necessary, avoiding large gatherings, following proper hygiene practices, and staying home when sick.
TID #3 Public Project Resolutions to Appear on June Council Agenda
On May 4, the Common Council meeting as the Committee of the Whole reviewed the status and success of the Town Center neighborhood and evaluated opportunities for public projects in accordance with the original objectives and the Tax Increment District (TID) Project Plan. As a result of the workshop discussion, there was initial consensus on several public improvements and a general expenditure estimate of approximately $4.5M through the remaining final years of the TID. The TID is estimated to close in 2027, one year earlier than required, with a positive cash balance and all debt paid. In an effort to advance the project initiatives, staff is preparing two resolutions for consideration by the Common Council in June. The first resolution highlights the priority public improvements projects for further consideration and includes the cost estimates of such. The second resolution advances notice of intent to We Energies for the burial of the remaining overhead utilities within the neighborhood.
Community Development Operational Analysis Nearing Completion
Earlier this week, City staff hosted a day-long visit with Amy Paul, Corporate Vice-President with Management Partners, the firm hired in January to complete an operational analysis of the City’s community development function. In addition to meeting the Community Development staff team and touring Department offices and City Hall, Ms. Paul was also provided a tour of the City and some of its key projects and developments. Amy also met with the Mayor, City Administrator and several of the City’s department heads to review preliminary feedback from surveys and focus group interviews conducted earlier this spring, and to obtain additional insight regarding some of the consulting team’s initial findings that will be contained in the report delivered to the City later this summer. It is anticipated that over the next few weeks, a preliminary draft will be completed and provided to City staff to review for accuracy purposes, prior to report finalization and delivery to members of the Common Council in late June/early July.
Parking Lot Repairing Projects Move Forward
The reconstruction of the Rotary Park parking lots has reached the halfway point. The reconstruction of the east parking lot at Rotary Park, which provides access to the Reuter Pavilion and is heavily used by user groups, was paved last week and pavement striping is anticipated to be finished by the publication of this bulletin. Completion of the east parking lot will allow parking and access to the park to transfer to it, while the west parking lot, which provides access to Rotary Pavilion and many sports fields, is milled and paved. The project also includes repaving several of the trails within the park, which provide access to the gazebo, pier and connection between the various park elements. With the luck of good weather, the project is progressing ahead of schedule. The intent is for the parking lots to be completed and stripped prior to the beginning of peak park season this summer, and specifically prior to the special events that will be returning to the parks in 2021.
Midnight Piper Honors Fallen Officers
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy, proclaimed May 15 as Police Memorial Day and the week in which May 15 falls, as Police Memorial Week. During Police Week in Washington D.C., there has been a tradition that a bagpiper honors the fallen and plays at the Police Memorial at midnight, the night of the candlelight ceremony. The Mequon Police Department was honored to participate in this tradition locally last Friday
evening. At 11:55 p.m., officers gathered in front of the station to honor fallen officers throughout the country. At exactly midnight, on Saturday, May 15, local bag piper, Steve Keith, standing near the Chief Buntrock statue, began playing “Amazing Grace.” The video can be seen on the Police Department’s Facebook page.
OED 2021 Business of the Year Nominations Still Open
Nominations are being accepted for the Ozaukee Economic Development 2021 Business of the Year award. Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, May 26. Awards will be presented at the OED Business of the Year and Economic Forecast Breakfast on Tuesday, October 19. Please click here for a copy of the application.
