Mequon Weekly Bulletin - September 24, 2021
U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G S
Planning Commission: September 27 – 6:00 P.M. (Agenda)
Economic Development Board: September 28 – 8:00 A.M. (Agenda)
Park & Open Space Board: September 29 – 6:30 P.M. (Agenda)
Ad Hoc Port Washington Road Design Committee: September 30 – 1:00 P.M.
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners: October 5 – 8:00 A.M.
Appropriations Committee: October 5 – 6:00 P.M.
Special MTSD School Board Recall Election to be Held 11/2
On Wednesday, the Mequon/Thiensville School Board Clerk certified the signatures on all four of the school board members subject to the recall and the School Board announced that a special election will be held on Tuesday, November 2. Should a primary be necessary, November 2 will be the Primary Election date and November 30 will be Election Day. The deadline to file candidacy paperwork to the School Board Clerk is Tuesday, October 5.
Ozaukee Among Top 10 Wisconsin Counties in Growth
According to national research firm Stacker, from 2019 to 2020, the U.S. population grew by .35%, its slowest rate since 1900. Declining births, increasing deaths largely due to the graying Baby Boomer population, and a crackdown on immigration have contributed to many states seeing net population losses in recent years. But in other pockets of the country, populations are growing. These shifts can be due to job opportunities, high quality of life, easy commutability to job centers, low rents, or any combination of these or other factors. Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Wisconsin using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest population growth from 2010 to 2020. A county typically sees population growth as a “bedroom community” (a municipality with an atypically large commuting population) to a large city. These communities are typically quieter than their feeder cities, offer lower rents and a higher quality of living, and are remote enough to be immune to the feeder city’s crime, traffic, and crowds. Ozaukee County ranked 10th on the list as a growth-oriented county in Wisconsin with a total population increase of 5,558, of which Mequon had an increase of 2,010 residents. Read the full article here.
Mequon Named One of Ten Best Small Towns to Retire in U.S.
On Monday, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Mequon one of the 10 Best Small Towns to Retire in the U.S. The full article can be viewed here.
City-Wide Trick-Or-Treat Scheduled for Sunday, October 31
The City-wide Trick-or-Treat will be held from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 31. This is in accordance with a resolution passed by the Common Council in 2009 establishing a customary time for Trick-or-Treating.
Ozaukee County Board Minutes
The Ozaukee County Board of Supervisors' September 15 meeting minutes are now available.
