WEEK OF JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 3

From the Village Manager Tyler Burkart

Brown Deer Provides Update on Refund Checks

Earlier this month, the Village announced an error in generating the tax bills and that a refund would be owed to those property owners who had already paid their property taxes. We appreciate everyone’s patience as our Finance Department of two people work through this issue and prepare the refund checks for everyone. The Village would like to announce that in the next 1-2 weeks, refund checks will be out in the mail. A good amount of property owners will receive their check directly in the mail. Some property owners who have a bank or mortgage company managing an escrow account for their property taxes may have the check sent to the bank or mortgage company instead. I would recommend contacting your bank or mortgage company to confirm their policy when it comes to overpayments. Please contact Village Hall at 414-371-3000 if you have any questions on this process.

Spring Primary Election on Tuesday, February 21

The Spring Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, February 21. Offices to be elected include Justice of the Supreme Court and State Senator District 8.

Click here to view a sample ballot.

In person absentee voting will take place at the Brown Deer Village Hall, 4800 W. Green Brook Drive, on Tuesday, February 7 to Friday, February 17 from 8:00am to 4:30pm and until 5:00pm on February 17. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is Thursday, February 16.

All 3 polling locations will be open on Election Day. Polls will be open from 7:00am – 8:00pm. Should you need to register to vote, request an absentee ballot be sent to you by mail, or find your polling location, visit the MyVote Wisconsin website, myvote.wi.gov, for more information. You may also contact Village Clerk Caren Brustmann for questions at (414) 371-3050 or cbrustmann@browndeerwi.org or Deputy Clerk Tomeika Jones at (414) 371-3052 or tjones@browndeerwi.org.

Thank you to all of the election inspectors who will be helping on Election Day!

GFWC Brown Deer Jr Woman's Club

Scholarship for Continuing Education

The BDJWC has established a scholarship fund to help members of the Brown Deer community who wish to continue their education. A Scholarship up to $1000 will be awarded to a community member who is undertaking a program of continuing education in order to help them obtain their career goals. The scholarship is awarded annually in May. All applications must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2023.

Eligibility Requirements:

● Applicant must be undertaking a program of continuing education

● Applicant must be a Brown Deer, Wisconsin Resident, or an employee of the Village of Brown Deer or the Brown Deer School District

● Applicant must be aged 25 or older

Visit www.browndeerjuniorwomansclub.com for more information, eligibility requirements and to either download an application or complete the online application. If you have any questions regarding the download or online application, please contact us at bdjuniors@gmail.com.

This Week Around the Village

Building Board Committee Meeting

Monday, February 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Virtual

Village Board Meeting

Monday, February 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Earl McGovern Room, Village Hall -- 4800 W. Green Brook Dr.

Upcoming Events

Click here to view the full calendar of events

Community Services Report

The Development Director continued to work with the property owner of Dollar Tree to create a plan for site cleanup and management. Ownership is committing to contracted weekly cleanup of the site beginning this year and will evaluate if further issues need to be addressed moving forward.
Application for a new occupancy of the former Zi’s Sports Bar was received by Building Inspection. The new operator hopes to open in mid-February under the name of Cream City Sports Bar. Additional license applications were also submitted to the Clerk’s office.
Development tours scheduled for this week were postponed due to weather and scheduling conflicts.
The Development Director reviewed Comprehensive Plan recommendations from project consultant AECOM. A final draft is nearing completion and is expected in the beginning of February.
The Building Inspector conducted a field inspection of a condominium at Cherrywood Village. The condo unit was deemed non-habitable due to a lack of working utilities. This follows a clean-up effort coordinated by the North Shore Health Department. Repairs by licensed contractors would be required prior to the granting of new occupancy.

Recent Donation from Jr. Woman's Club

Brown Deer Jr. Woman's Club recently donated $500 worth of school supplies to Brown Deer High School. These donations are greatly appreciated by Brown Deer staff and students who will directly benefit from these supplies! Brown Deer staff requested special needs including kleenex, assignment notebooks, pencils, and batteries for graphing calculators.

Click here to see more from the Brown Deer School District

Winter Driving Tips

While we haven’t seen too much snow so far this winter, when the snow and ice do come, the Brown Deer Police Department would like to provide some tips for safer winter driving:

Visit 511wi.gov online or download the 511 Wisconsin smartphone app to check weather and traffic conditions.
Instead of driving in a storm, stay home if it’s possible.
Before you leave, clear off your car of snow and ice. This will ensure you have the best visibility you can. Do not leave snow on your vehicle that could fly off and affect another motorist.
Give yourself extra time to get to your destination.
Be extra cautious in slippery areas and anticipate that some areas of the roadways may have worse conditions than others. Intersections may have snow left over from plows. Bridges may ice over quicker than the rest of the road.
Slow down, not necessarily just to the speed limit, but slow down to what would be appropriate for the conditions that you are driving in.
Give extra space in between your car and others.
Ease into your turns, accelerations, and braking.
Know the features of your car that can assist with winter driving or make it more difficult.
Keep equipment in good repair such as tires, lights, and windshield wipers.
Be prepared for wildlife, disabled vehicles, and other traffic obstructions.
As always, limit distractions such as cellphones and electronics.
Never drive or ride in a car without your safety belt.
If you are involved in a crash, if you can “steer it, clear it.” If the car is drivable and there are no injuries, the car should be moved to a shoulder or nearby safe place. Then law enforcement can be called.