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Message from the Village President, Julie Siegel:
Spring 2018 Election Day is tomorrow - see below for a sample ballot and polling place locations for Wards 5 and 6 while Village Hall is under construction.
Best,
Julie Siegel
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Why is Village Hall's Phone Ringing: (click on the underlined words for links)
Have a question?
The phone number to Village Hall is 414-962-6690.
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Upcoming Events
Mon., April 2 - Sun., April 8
Tues., April 3
- Spring 2018 Election, Polls open 7:00am and close 8:00pm. Note special voting location at Woman's Club for Wards 5 and 6 only due to Village Hall construction.
Wed., April 4
- WFB Library Friends Writing Contest Reception 6:30pm - 12:00am The Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library Writing Contest Reception is open to the public. Winners of the contest will be on hand to reading their pieces. Check back for winner information closer to the event.
Thurs., April 5
Next Week:
Mon., April 9, Public Meeting to discuss HSIP Traffic Signal Project at the intersection of E. Silver Spring Drive and N. Ridge Ave, 5-6pm, WFB Library Program Room, followed by Public Works Committee Meeting, 6pm, WFB Library Program Room
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No Voting for Spring 2018 Election Day will take place in the Temporary Village Hall at 155 W. Fairmount Ave. This location is not a polling place. All polling places remain the same, but those who usually vote at Village Hall will vote at the Woman's Club.
For the 2018 Spring Election on April 3, residents in Ward 5 and 6 (Village Hall) will be voting at the Whitefish Bay Women's Club located at 600 E. Henry Clay St. All other Wards stay the same. Click here for Ward Map for 2018 Spring Election.
Election Workers Needed:
Being an election worker is a great way to serve your community, become part of the dedicated team that makes the election process easy, or to simply meet new people! Duties may include registering voters, monitoring voting equipment, or assisting voters with their ballots. It is a paid position with partial or full shifts available at all polling locations.
If you are interested in becoming an election inspector, please contact Deputy Clerk Caren Brustmann at c.brustmann@wfbvillage.org or (414) 962-6690 ext. 122.
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- Spring Primary Results from Feb., 20, 2018, by Ward: Click Here
- Spring Election Day is Tuesday, Apr. 3, Polls are open 7am to 8pm.
- Where do I vote? Ward Map: Updated with temporary Ward 5 & 6 polling location: Click Here
Important Changes for Wards 5 & 6
ONLY Wards 5 & 6 have changed to the
Whitefish Bay Woman's Club
600 E. Henry Clay St., Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
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Village Hall News, Meeting Agendas and Summaries
(Click on blue, underlined titles for Agenda and Packet Materials)
Tues., April 3, Polls open 7am - 8pm
Thurs., April 5, 5:30pm, WFB Library Program Room
Next week:
Mon., April 9, Public Meeting to discuss HSIP Traffic Signal Project at the intersection of E. Silver Spring Drive and N. Ridge Ave, 5-6pm, WFB Library Program Room, followed by Public Works Committee Meeting, 6pm, WFB Library Program Room
Summary of Last Week:
Village Hall and Police Services Closed Except for In Person Absentee Voting
Fri., Mar. 30, 155 W. Fairmount Ave., 8:00am - 5:00pm
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2/13/18 Note about the Service Line Warranties of America Letter received by many residents of the Village:
If you have received a letter from Service Line Warranties of America regarding insuring your water service line, please be aware that this is not a Village-sanctioned communication. The Village of Whitefish Bay cannot recommend any particular coverage and pursuing this coverage is at your own discretion and risk. Please note that out of the Village's 4,500 water service lines, the Village averages 20 leaks per year. If the leak is on the Village's side, we repair our portion at no cost to you
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informational resources regarding water services
on our website here:
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Residential Trash and Recycling Collection Program
The Village Website Page for Trash and Recycling is here:
Samples of the New Refuse Carts are now on display at the Whitefish Bay Public Library Lobby: 95-Gallon and 65-Gallon Gray Refuse Carts are on Display
New Cart Delivery and Old Cart Collection dates will be announced as soon as they are available. Old carts will be recycled when possible.
New Program Cart Placement:
- Ideally, carts will be placed along the parkway or on the carriage walk within three feet of the street, oriented with (closed) lids opening to street. Arrows on both Refuse and Recycling carts should point to the street or alley. Carts should be at least three feet apart from each other or any other obstacles (such as streetlights).
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| Placement of new Refuse cart (left) and existing Recycling cart (right) on the parkway or driveway apron. Arrows and lids face the street. Alley residents have no change in placement; need to orient carts with lid opening and arrows towards collection. |
- In order for the automated arm to reach each cart, a minimum of three feet between each cart is needed.
- No extra items on or near the carts will be picked up with the regular collection.
- New collection schedules will be provided in an Information Packet with the new refuse carts. Refuse pickup will remain weekly, while Recycling will increase to every other week when the program begins.
- Special Pickup Guidelines will be outlined in the Information Packet attached to your new Refuse Cart upon delivery.
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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 Fall 2018. Customer Service Window hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday - Friday.
Yard Waste Pickup Yard Waste Pickup will begin the first week in April. All yard waste must be containerized. No grass clippings. Containers should not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Yard waste begins Mondays/Tuesdays starting on north end of Village (weekly)
Chipper begins Wednesdays/Thursdays starting on north end of Village (bi-weekly)
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Emerald Ash Borer season is approaching and the Village will be maintaining ash trees in the public domain. In order to keep your own ash trees thriving, Kevin Kaegi, Public Works Superintendent and Arborist, offers these tips for the trees on your property.
Signs and Symptoms of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation:
- Watch for symptoms of tree stress
- First symptom ash trees suffer from is crown dieback, when the tops start to die off first, and dead branches are visible throughout the canopy beginning at the top - note ash trees also suffer this symptom when under stress from other problems as well - this is just generally the first sign of trouble for an ash
- Epicormic Sprouting begins to occur as the tree grows new branches and leaves wherever they can, often in odd places like the base of the tree and trunk
- Bark splits and Flecking - vertical splits in the bark as well as small chips of bark come off, especially when woodpecker feeding increases and strips of bark pop off the tree
- Signs of larval activity in trees
- Check for any D-shaped exit holes created by an adult emerald ash borer, about 1/8 inch in diameter
Click HERE for a complete list of symptoms, signs, and next steps for emerald ash borer recognition and prevention.
If you feel you have a tree that may be at risk for emerald ash borer, contact a certified arborist for positive identification, diagnosis, and possible treatment or removal options.
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What do the colors mean that have been sprayed on the trees in the Village?
EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) Treatment Plan Color Code Key:
- Green - EAB Treatment
- Black - Tree Trimming
- 2 Pink Dots (with aluminum tag) EAB tree removal, which will begin mid next week, approximately 100 trees
- White dot (very few, none at this point) marking, as needed, throughout the year of hazardous trees not related to EAB removal
Recycle Day in the Bay is Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 9:00am - 12:00noon
Location:
Dominican High School Parking Lot
5628 N. Bay Ridge Ave.
Home HazMat Collection 2018: Drop off your old and unused household hazardous waste to these locations on these dates. Also year-round locations listed: Click Here for MMSD HazMat Flyer:
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Village Hall Construction Update: Click here for the latest Construction Update from Bray Architects regarding the status of the Village Hall and Police Department Renovations.
Streetlight Maintenance:
The Village is continuing to work on a "switch over/conversion" power source for the street lighting near Village Hall which has been affecting areas near Circle Drive, including Lexington, Birch and Lake Forest. Electrical Engineers are working on the switch over for the next week. We appreciate your patience during this maintenance.
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The Whitefish Bay Public Works Department continues its annual public sanitary sewer main cleaning and televising that began on January 10, 2018. This work takes place annually with Village wide main cleaning and televising coverage every three years. We typically conduct this annual maintenance project during the months of January through March.
Please refer to the map below for the area of the Village that will be cleaned and televised this winter. The sanitary sewer mains in the streets that are highlighted in bold black and red are the lines that will be cleaned and televised this year. There should be no interruption of any sanitary sewer service while this work is proceeding.
If you have any questions on this program, feel free to contact Kevin Kaegi, Public Works Superintendent, at 414-962-6690 ex. 301 or k.kaegi@wfbvillage.org.
Green Tree Road Construction Alert:
In April, construction will begin on the
bridge on
Green Tree Road. For more information, see the full project overview and images here:
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Did You Know?
"Hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters the blood, and fights infections. When the liver is inflamed or damaged, its function can be affected. Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver that results from the Hepatitis C virus. For reasons that are not known, about 20% of people are able to clear, or get rid of, the virus without treatment in the first 6 months. Unfortunately, most people who get infected are not able to clear the Hepatitis C virus and develop a chronic, lifelong infection. Over time, chronic Hepatitis C can cause serious health problems including liver disease, liver failure, and even liver cancer.
Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. This can happen by sharing needles or syringes, through blood transfusions and organ transplants before widespread screening (1992), through sexual contact, and rarely through receiving tattoos or body piercings in a non-sterile environment. In some cases, people don't know how or when they got infected.
Hepatitis C can be treated and often cured. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent liver damage, but the only way to know if you have Hepatitis C is with a blood test for the virus. Talk to your healthcare provider about being tested for Hepatitis C if any of the following are true:
· You were born between 1945 - 1965 (While anyone can get Hepatitis C, 3 in 4 people with Hepatitis C were born from 1945-1965).
· You are a current or a former injection drug user, even if you injected only one time or many years ago.
· You received donated blood or organs before 1992.
You have certain a medical condition, such as chronic liver disease and HIV or AIDS.
· You have abnormal liver tests or liver disease.
· You have been exposed to blood from a person who has Hepatitis C.
· You are on hemodialysis.
· You were born to a mother with Hepatitis C.
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Upcoming Immunization Clinics (appointment required) - Please call the North Shore Health Department for an appointment at 414-371-2980.
Tuesday, April 10th -10-11:00 a.m., Brown Deer
Thursday, April 12th -3-4:30 p.m., Shorewood
Tuesday, April 17th -7:30-9:00 a.m., Shorewood
Wednesday, April 18th - 3:30-4:30 p.m., Brown Deer
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, April 18th - 8:00-10:00am- Brown Deer
Tuesday, April 24th - 8:00-10:00am- Shorewood
Upcoming Blood Pressure Screening (walk-ins welcome - no appointment necessary)
Tuesday, April 10th -1:30-2:30 p.m., WFB Sr. Center (5205 Lydell Avenue)
Thursday, April 19th- 12:30- 1:00pm., LX Club (WFB Women's Club, 600 E. Henry Clay St.)
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New Overnight Parking Procedure:
Requests for overnight parking permission must be made prior to 3 a.m. of the current day. No parking permission will be granted during a declared Snow Emergency. As a reminder, all vehicles parked on the street must be moved at least once every 24 hours, regardless of any permission granted or parking permit held.
Medication Drop Off Information
The Police Department is
Not accepting Medication Drop Off in the Temporary Location at 155 W. Fairmount Ave., or at Recycle Day in the Bay on Saturday, May 5. However, they will be accepted for one day on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Whitefish Bay
will participate in the
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on
Saturday, April 28th. Items will be accepted from 10 am - 2 pm at the Temporary Village Hall/PD location, 155 W. Fairmount Ave, Whitefish Bay. No drop offs will be accepted any other time.
The temporary facility we are in does not allow for storage of the items that we collect that day and in the past the location and volume of people offered us little control of what we accepted. We ended up with syringes and other items that were very hard to dispose of.
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
here. It is called the Nixle and will be so identified when you receive email/texts from the program.
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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Community Links
Holy Family Church Guardian Angel Run
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.
Midwest Pesticide Action Center
Run the Bay! Saturday, May 5, 2018!
Looking for runners and walkers for a 5K or 10K community run or walk on Saturday, May 5th. Proceeds support Whitefish Bay's Education Foundation.
- Adult 5K - $25
- Adult 10K - $30
- Kids Run (12 & under) - $10
Register by midnight on Sunday, April 22 to guarantee your t-shirt!
Join us for this fun family event!!
School District Sponsored Event to raise funds to renovate the Fitness Center at Whitefish Bay High School
Tickets on Sale Now
Saturday, April 21, 2018, WFB High School Field House
RSVP by April 12 to
5:45pm - Midnight
Country Band, Food Trucks, Line Dancing, Microbrews, Wine Pull, Silent and Live Auctions, Raffle
WFB 55+ and Better Program: Register at the WFB Community Center. For more information please contact Carolyn Noori at 414-963-3992
Duke Pride: Save the Date:
Bayfest,
Saturday, April 21, 2018. 5:45pm - Midnight at the Whitefish Bay High School Field House. Tickets on sale March 3 at
www.bayfit2018.org. $85/person. Country Band, Food Trucks, Microbrews, Line Dancing, Wine Pull, Silent and Live Auctions, Raffle.
RSVP by Thursday, April 12, 2018, or register in person at the Whitefish Bay Recreation Department, Mon - Fri, 8am - 6:30pm.
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Take the Midwest Grows Green Challenge and learn how to maintain your lawn without chemicals!
Hosted By: The Midwest Pesticide Action Center
Healthy Communities Project
Where:
Klode Park, Whitefish Bay
When:
Sunday, April 29th, Noon - 2 pm
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Healthy Communities Project, the Village of Whitefish Bay, Whitefish Bay School District and Whitefish Bay Garden Club, the Village of Whitefish Bay has used natural lawn care practices at Klode Park since 2013. This safe, sustainable approach restores soil and grass health, protects Lake Michigan from polluted runoff, and reduces fertilizer and water usage over time.
The Midwest Pesticide Action Center of Chicago and Healthy Communities Project of Whitefish Bay welcome you to join us for a family-friendly afternoon of interactive educational games, presentations and demonstrations designed to provide everything you need to know to create a healthy, natural and beautiful home lawn. The event will conclude with a raffle for Patagonia items.
Please contact Amy Joyce at 414-708-8330 for additional information.
PLAY BALL Fundraiser for Whitefish Bay Little League
Whitefish Bay Little League is proud to announce its annual Play Ball Fundraiser will be held Friday Night
April 27, 2018 at the Whitefish Bay Women's Club. The Play Ball Fundraiser is Whitefish Bay Little League's only fundraiser of the year and is a perfect season-opening bash to celebrate the beginning of another baseball season. Play Ball is open to the public and will feature:
- Live music
- Beer, wine, and food (included in the ticket price)
- Over 30 silent and live auction items thanks to our many local businesses and sports organizations.
All proceeds benefit Whitefish Bay Little League and the over 500 children and 400 families that play, support, and represent Whitefish Bay baseball. Whitefish Bay Little League is a non-profit organization that operates solely on revenue from league registration fees, fundraisers, and concessions.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at
WFBLL.com for $40 or at the door for $50. Play Ball doors open at 6:30pm and close at midnight. Please join us in celebrating youth baseball in Whitefish Bay! See you on April 27!
Election Site for Wards 5 & 6 on Tues., Apr. 3 for Election
Feb. Knitting dates (changed due to conflicts this month - election and mardi gras) other events): Tuesday February 27, 2018, 10:00am - 12:00pm.
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
Village Band of Whitefish Bay:
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