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Message from the Village President, Julie Siegel:
Now that kids are back in school it's a good time to be mindful of young pedestrians and cyclists.
Best wishes,
Julie Siegel
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Village Hall News, Meeting Agendas and Summaries
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This Week's Meetings:
Public Information Meeting for a 14 intersection and Silver Spring Drive Corridor Safety Improvement Project in the Village
Mon., Sept. 10 5:00pm WFB Public Library Program Room
Mon., Sept. 10 6:00pm WFB Public Library Program Room
Agenda includes Traffic Volume, Speed and Roadway Safety Review
of Bay Ridge Avenue: Devon Street to Belle Avenue.
Coming Soon: Village Hall will reopen for business on Monday, September 24, at 8am.
Last Week's Meetings:
Thurs., Sept. 6, 5:30pm, WFB Public Library Program Room
Results: All items passed
New Feature! Online ARC Agendas posted here will now also offer a link to view related addition and renovation plans
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Upcoming Events
Mon., 10 - Sat., Sept. 15
Mon., Sept. 10
- 55+ and Better: Last chance to register is today, Sept. 10 by 1:30pm at the Whitefish Bay Recreation Department for an extraordinary performance and lunch on Tuesday, Sept. 11, by the ever so lovely singer- Julie Anne Lovely Thompson! A wonderful catered lunch is provided by chef Raul. Menu is slow roasted chicken in creamy sauce with peas over noodles, honey carrots, fuji apple salad, brownie, milk and Starbucks coffee. Cost $9.00. Doors open at 11:30, lunch at 12 and performance at 12:45. Please help support our program and this wonderful artist! Contact Carolyn Noori 414-963-3992 or email carolyn.noori@wfbschools.com. Hope to see you then and bring a friend for a lovely afternoon!
- WFB Public Library Photo Contest deadline is TODAY, September 10.
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Best in Show 2017 Linda Commer |
The library is hosting our third annual photography contest! This contest is
- open to any amateur photographer of any age.
- offers over $800 in cash prizes including
- Best in Show prize of $250
There are seven unique categories including: travel or landscape, people, architecture, nature, still life, black and white, and close-up. You can enter just one or all of the categories, but you may only enter one photo per category. Photos must have been taken within the last two calendar years. All photos must be submitted in print form as an 8x10, and no mounts, mats or frames allowed.
Read all the rules on our website.
- WFB Public Library 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Meetup Monday -- Our monthly teen drop-in after school program. Open to teens 12-up. May be held in the Storytime Room or Teen Area. No Registration Necessary
Tues., Sept. 1
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- 55+ and Better - Performance and luncheon 11:30 am, pre-registration required, see above
- WFB Public Library Build It! Fix It! STEAM Storytime 4:00-5:00pm K4-K5 Register https://www.wfblibrary.org/our_events/?eid=241 At this STEAM storytime, we'll be learning about construction and building with tons of hands-on problem solving activities and lots of fun. Grades K4-K5.
Wed., Sept. 12
- WFB Public Library Make: 3D Doodle Pens & Shrinky Dinks 4:30-6:00pm Create your very own 3D animal with our doodle pens and create their habitat with a shrinky dink! Grades 6+ Registration Required:
Fri., Sept. 14
- 55+ and Better: Informational Health Series begins, 10am, Whitefish Bay Recreation Department. Dr. Lynne Shaner presents an informational health series with the first being "Sleep, Nourishment and Self-Care". This is a free program but prior registration is required to have proper seating available. Please register at the Whitefish Bay Recreation Department
- Village old can pickup of any residential unwanted carts and cans formerly used for refuse and recycling for residents living south of Henry Clay Street. Place old, rinsed, refuse or recycling carts, cans or bins out front on parkway for free collection by 7:00 am. Crews will attempt to collect from block party residences prior to permit start times. If you would like to keep your old plastic carts or metal trash cans for yard waste, please do so, and please mark them as such going forward.
Coming Soon:
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JOIN NIXLE: Recent Crime Email Notification
If you would like to join the Police Department alert system and receive emails
directly to your inbox regarding recent police incidents, sign up
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The police and your neighbors ask you to lock your cars and lock your homes. Please remove items of value from the interior of your vehicles. Please keep your doors and windows of your homes secure. Too often thieves find keys or fobs for the unlocked cars and they steal the cars and they drive recklessly putting the lives of your family, innocent citizens and your police at great risk. Please keep exterior lights on during the evening hours - it deters the thieves from going on to your property and it aids the police in spotting these thieves as they sneak around our community. If you see somebody at night paying too close attention to your property or your neighbors' property who isn't your neighbor please call 911 right away, don't wait till the next morning. All the neighboring police departments are working together to stop these criminals.
Please continue to LOCK UP your vehicles and homes.
Police Non-Emergency Phone: 414-351-9900
Call 911 if you see suspicious activity especially if they are not your neighbors.
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North Shore Health Department
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Did you know?
September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). This year's NPM focuses on planning, with the overarching theme "Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How." When disasters occur, such as the recent flooding throughout Wisconsin, first responders are often overwhelmed with major rescue efforts and individuals need to ensure that they are prepared for immediate action.
The first week of NPM reminds you to make and practice your plan. Ready.gov provides this guidance:
- Put together a plan by discussing these four questions with your family, friends or household to develop your emergency plan.
- How will I receive emergency warnings?
- What is my shelter plan?
- What is my evacuation route?
- What is my family/household communication plan?
- Consider specific needs in your household (children, older adults, those with access and functional needs, special medical needs, dietary needs).
- Fill out a family emergency plan.
- Practice your plan.
Follow us on social media (@NSHealthDept on FB and Twitter; nshd2018 on Insta) to learn about the themes for weeks 2-4.
Upcoming Immunization Clinics (appointment required) - Please call the North Shore Health Department for an appointment at 414-371-2980.
Tuesday, September 11th 10-11:00 a.m., Brown Deer
Thursday, September 13th 3-4:30 p.m., Shorewood
Tuesday, September 18th 7:30-9:00 a.m., Shorewood
Tuesday, September 25th 3:30-4:30 p.m., NS Library
Upcoming Adult Health Clinics (appointment required) - Blood analysis for cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides, blood pressure, weight check and a nurse consultation. Please call the North Shore Health Department for an appointment at 414-371-2980.
Wednesday, September 19th 8:00-10:00am Brown Deer (4800 W Green Brook Dr.)
Tuesday, September 25th 8:00-10:00am Shorewood (2010 E. Shorewood Blvd.)
Upcoming Blood Pressure Screening (walk-ins welcome - no appointment necessary)
Wednesday, September 5th 12:15-1:00 p.m. Dolan Center (4355 W Bradley Rd)
Thursday, September 20th 11:30-12:00 (Whitefish Bay Women's Club; 600 E. Henry Clay)
Wednesday, September 26th 3:30-4:30 p.m., Shorewood Office (2010 E. Shorewood Blvd.)
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Saturday Sept. 15 is old can pickup for homes south of Henry Clay
Collection trucks will be picking up curbside only -
place unwanted carts on the parkway by 7am for pickup
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Notice of Old Can Pickup Saturday September 15 for all residents south of Henry Clay Street.
A Village-wide, free, collection of any residential old collection (refuse or recycling) carts or cans
from the parkway will occur on
Sat., Sept. 15 for residences south of Henry Clay Street.
Place old, rinsed, refuse or recycling carts, cans or bins out front on parkway for free collection by 7:00 am. Carts not out at this time may be missed.
You may wish to keep your old cans for yard waste. You may do so with any cans - plastic or metal. Please mark these newly appropriated cans as Yard Waste.
Block party areas will be collected prior to barricades going up.
Refuse and Recycling Schedule Important Details:
This week is B-Route Recycling pickup (generally former 3rd and 4th wk)
- Please have cart(s) out by 7:00am on your pickup day, spaced at least three feet apart and 3' or less from the curb
- Additional carts are available for purchase for $75 - pay in person at 155 W Fairmount M-F, 8-4:30pm. Refuse sizes: 95 and 65 gallon. Recycling size: 95 gallon
- If you missed your old can pickup date, please put out unwanted cans with refuse the week of Sept. 17 or after and mark as refuse. The guidelines for solid waste apply - if this special pickup is less than 4'x4'x7', the pickup is free - 414-962-6690 to schedule
For the details and a timeline of this program and the history of public meetings on this program, see the website page dedicated to the program here:
www.wfbvillage.org/trashrecycle
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- Residential Refuse and Recycling Collection Program Questions: Jenny Heyden, Communications Specialist, 414-962-6690 Ext.495, Email: j.heyden@wfbvillage.org
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Village Hall and Police Department operations will be shared with DPW at their location at 155 W Fairmount Ave at Lydell until September 24, 2018, when services will switch back to Village Hall, 5300 N Marlborough Drive. Customer Service Window hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday - Friday.
Meeting Monday, September 10, 5:00pm:
The Village of Whitefish Bay Department of Public Works is hosting a Public Information Meeting for a 14 intersection and Silver Spring Drive Corridor Safety Improvement Project in the Village. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and solicit input from the public and other project stakeholders on proposed intersection improvements on various village roads (see
attached map for project locations and details). Information regarding historic sites adjacent to the project will also be presented at the meeting. The proposed construction project is currently scheduled for 2019.
The meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2018, at 5:00pm at the Whitefish Bay Library, 5420 North Marlborough Drive, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217. Representatives from the Village of Whitefish Bay Department of Public Works and the engineering design consultants will be available to answer questions. The meeting is an "Open House" format without a formal presentation. Project related sketches and plans will be displayed at the meeting.
The Public Works Committee meeting will follow at 6pm.
Yard Waste Pickup
Yard Waste Pickup continues.There will be no program changes to yard waste or chipping collection. All yard waste must be containerized, which means in paper yard waste bags OR reusable hard plastic cans or carts (please leave lid off so collectors know it is not refuse).
Yard waste containers - must weigh 50 pounds or less, and be paper bags or hard plastic containers - no plastic bags.
Per Whitefish Bay Ordinance 7.02(1), no yard waste or clippings should ever be placed outside of private property, such as on the street, gutter or near sewer drains. Please advise any lawn care provider that blowing or brushing waste into the street is a ticketable offense. Lawn care providers often blow waste into the street or other property. This is against Village Ordinance. Mulching mowers and redistributed grass clippings are recommended.
Yard waste continues Mondays/Tuesdays starting on north end of Village (
weekly)
Chipper continues Wednesdays/Thursdays starting on north end of Village (
bi-weekly).
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New Flashing Pedestrian Crossing at Palisades and Lake Drive
The rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crossing system at Palisades and Lake Drive was installed and operational Tuesday, September 4 for the first day of school.
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Hydrant Flushing Continues!
The upcoming area that will be flushed includes Silver Spring Drive heading south, Santa Monica Boulevard heading east all the way up to and including Lake Dive and to the south village limits. Flushing will begin in the northwestern part of that area, heading in a southeastern direction. Completion of the flushing project
should
occur in
mid
-July. Portable signs will be posted in the general area where the flushing is occurring. Residents may notice cloudy water at times and may experience low water pressure. If cloudy water occurs please run
your
water for a period of time until the water clears; this is only a temporary condition if it occurs.
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2018 Sidewalk Improvement Program
The mission of the Program is to sustain infrastructure longevity and improve safety. The Program will run from March to September, 2018, and will cover sidewalk in the southwest area of the Village. There is no charge to residents for this work.
Schedule:
March and April: Sidewalks marked for identification
June - September: Sidewalk Improvement
As in the past, the 2018 Project will involve the replacement of problematic & deteriorated sidewalks, carriage walks, and curbs within the Village Right of Way. As the Village policy states, "All sidewalk improvements shall be made in order to eliminate trip hazards as first priority. Efforts shall be made where appropriate to improve drainage. Identified drainage problems shall be addressed as directed specifically by the Village Engineering Staff." This year, Forward Construction has been awarded the contract.
A number of factors are used to determine if a sidewalk block is to be replaced. They include, but are not limited to, deteriorated joints, uneven squares (offsets greater than ¾"), transverse cracks, longitudinal cracks, holes, spalled surfaces, sunken slabs, back pitched slabs, graylining, open aggregate, and/or gaps greater than ¾".
Currently, sidewalk in the southwest corner of the Village is being marked for sidewalk improvements.
A white circle indicates the sidewalk block will be replaced. "L" shaped marks indicate that the raised portion of the sidewalk will be ground down to minimize tripping hazards. A white line parallel to a joint abutting a white circle indicates a saw cut.
Thank you for your patience while this effort is in process.
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2018 trick-or-treat will be held on Sunday, October 28th from 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Village of Whitefish Bay
There will be no block parties held that day.
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Nearby Construction to the south:
Lake Drive 2018 Resurfacing Project
- Shorewood - note, delayed until September
Nearby Construction to the north:
Green Tree Bridge Closing: Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
On April 24, construction will begin on the
bridge on
Green Tree Road; Stage 1 Traffic Impacts
- The Good Hope Road entrance ramp to I-43 southbound will close.
- Overnight single lane and full freeway closures for storm sewer work;
- Closure of Green Tree Road west of Jean Nicolet Road;
- Westbound Green Tree Road access to southbound Jean Nicolet Road only
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Community Links
Whitefish Bay Farmers Market
Saturdays, 8am to noon
July 7 - October 27
Santa Monica @Silver Spring/Aurora Parking Lot
The Whitefish Bay Farmers Market will be returning to downtown Whitefish Bay in the Aurora Parking Lot again this July thru October - 3 weeks longer this year! Come join your friends and neighbors from 8am to noon.
The open-air market is a family-focused community event with 30+ Vendors this year selling fresh and organic produce, flowers, meats, eggs, honey, cheese, salmon, popcorn, homemade treats, and more! Working on having music every week - know anyone who wants to perform or do a cooking demonstration let me know at
WFBBID@gmail.com
. See you at the market!
Make sure you are following us on
Merchants of Whitefish Bay on Facebook
WFBBID on Instagram
Kiwanis Club
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The Kiwanis Club of North Shore Milwaukee was chartered as one of 7,
700 clubs in 80 countries in 1950. Our motto is "Serving the Children of the World".
Kiwanis
is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
All proceeds will benefit Kiwanis youth charities.
Thanks to all who came to our first event!
New start/end times at all schools starting with the 2018-19 School Year:
Cumberland Elementary 7:50-3:00 PM
Richards Elementary 7:55-3:05 PM
Middle School 8:05-3:20 PM
High School 8:15-3:35 PM
Back to School
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
*High School: September 4th - Freshmen all day/ Grades 10-12 begin at noon
*Cumberland & Richards: Junior Kindergarten (K4) has a staggered schedule on September 4th and 5th. Please see letter sent home at the end of the school year or in placement envelope given at registration, for assigned times.
ALUMNI
Are you a Whitefish Bay alumni? If you have good news to share we would love to hear from you! Please email: districtnews@wfbschools.com
School District Sponsored, will raise funds to renovate the Fitness Center at Whitefish Bay High School
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WFB 55+ and Better Program: Register at the WFB Community Center. For more information please contact Carolyn Noori at 414-963-3992
Come to the Swift Count on Sunday, Sept. 2. Details above in calendar.
We are always looking for new members, so check out our website and email us if you would like to learn more about how you too can participate.
Usual Monthly Schedule:
- Stitching: 9am-12noon 2nd and 4th Mondays - creating teddy bears for people in need.
- Knitting: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 10am to 12noon at the Woman's Club. Knitting hats for the deployed soldiers.
- Bridge: 1pm Bridge Club 2nd and 4th Thursdays
Save the Date: October 13
Bazaar in the Bay
October 13, 2018 ~ 10 am to 3 pm
At the Whitefish Bay Woman's Club
600 E. Henry Clay Street, Whitefish Bay
Join us!! for a fun makers and vendor shopping event!
With a strong tradition of community service and supporting women, the Whitefish Bay Woman's Club is pleased to present this fabulous event! Enjoy this opportunity to support local creative women entrepreneurs, all while shopping for yourself or for gifts!
In addition to the vendor booths, club members may be showcasing their own talents with their quality crafts and a bake sale. Lunch will also be available.
Hallowscream!
Sunday, October 21, 2018
At the Whitefish Bay Woman's Club
600 E. Henry Clay Street, Whitefish Bay
All young children and their parents/grandparents/brothers and sisters are invited to our clubhouse for our annual fun-filled Halloween Party on Sunday, October 21. Enjoy playing games, face painting, decorating a small pumpkin, eating Halloween cupcakes, cookies and other goodies. There is no admission charge - only a small fee to play the games and eat. Wear your costumes!
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