In this issue-
In the last issue of this newsletter we summarized the important events of 2014. In this issue, we lay out some of our ideas for 2015.
Some of these ideas are "wish list" items as opposed to hard and fast plans. However, they give you an insight as to what we're thinking about. We know you don't like to be surprised; we don't either! This gives you a heads-up before we start a project in case you have an opinion on it.
We also want to create a new village logo and will reach out to you for designs. In the next newsletter we will present the details of a village-wide contest so put on your creative thinking caps.
We welcome your comments, thoughts, and suggestions. We try to represent you as best we can and the more input we get, the better job we can do. Some of these ideas would require the expenditure of public, village funds. This will require careful study and cost-benefit analysis by your Board of Trustees, as you would expect.
At the bottom of this newsletter is a discount coupon for the Savanna House which you can print out and present. If you use a mobile device, simply show the coupon to your server.
--Jim Zegar, Editor
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Our ideas- (Not in any order of importance)
Study the possibility of Wadsworth Road sidewalks between Kilbourne and Cashmore Roads; from the Des Plaines River canoe launch westerly to Dilleys Road; from Delany Road easterly to Northwestern Avenue
Improve the sidewalk on the village hall property
Study the possibility of a pedestrian/horse crossing at the western end of Yorkhouse Road over the railroad tracks; also at the western end of 21st Street
Develop a plan for the 17 acres of property the village owns near downtown
Establish a plan to improve and pave the decrepit 21st Street between Delany and Kilbourne Roads
Establish a plan to improve and pave 9th Street from Delany Road easterly to the railroad tracks
Look at merging the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Plan Commission to streamline development review process
Rework the Intergovernmental Agreement with the County and Old Mill Creek for the Gateway Area in efforts to be more competitive with the State of Wisconsin
Update the building codes
Replace the kids' play set in Orchard Park
Replace the village tractor with one that has more useful capabilities
Consider replacing the shingles on the village pavilions
Examine the cost and benefit of a larger generator for the village hall
Consider revising the village landscape ordinance
Consider replacing our copier
Continue to work closely with the Wadsworth Queens. We will outline their 2015 plans in the next newsletter
Create a new village logo
Revamp the web site to make it more user friendly
Maintain a positive fund balance and work toward an unqualified opinion from our outside CPA firm
Implement new cash flow forecasting and budget models
Involve you and all residents to participate in village matters; all board meetings are open to the public but we don't get many visitors
Continue with this newsletter on its irregular publication dates. If the truth be known, I write it when I have time or some big news needs to be communicated
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