Well I have finally been able to sit down and write up some comments on Monday's Common Council meeting. Before the meeting, there is actually a public hearing on the paving project for Ishnala Trails subdivision. That is pretty straight forward, but I have stopped guesstimating on how long Public Hearings go, so I will just say the Common Council meeting will start some time after 7:00pm on Monday.
Going over the agenda, there is not really a heck of a lot that I can comment on, many of the items do not have any information in my packet and there are some closed session items as well. One thing that is always a hot item is the Trick-or-Treat hours. This year Halloween is on a Friday. Last year, when the council tried to give the kids an opportunity to have Trick-or-Treat on Halloween night, we were told in no uncertain terms that we were wrong. Last year, it was a school night. This year it is not. If we want to stick to the Sunday afternoon tradition, then we have a choice of October 26th or November 2nd. That Packers are playing on the 2nd at Noon however.
There is an agenda item for appointments to the Merger Study Committee that we created at the last meeting. The Committee will have 2 citizen members from the City and two from the Village. There also needs to be an appointment of an Alderperson to the Committee. I have received copies of two citizens that have submitted their resume for consideration.
There is a lot of information regarding a request from the Town of Lisbon for the City of Pewaukee to provide water services to an area of the Town. The proposal would extend water up Duplainville Rd, north to Lisbon Rd and west to a subdivision at the intersection of Lisbon Rd and Maple Ave. There are some concerns about the proposal. One is that this would create a large 'dead end' pipe. Dead ends are a problem in municipal water systems. If there isn't enough draw on the system, a water quality issue results. Another concern is the additional demand on our system, especially in summer months. The extended system would increase the demands on personnel as well. As this project would primarily benefit Town residents, the recommendation from the Directory is to fund the project under a recapture agreement with the Town. In this case, the Town would be the developer and would pay for the project.
We will also be setting the schedule for the budget workshops. One important date to remember in this process is Sept 23rd. That is the deadline for getting a referendum question on the November ballot. There are two workshops proposed in September, the 9th and 10th. I will post the dates once they are confirmed.
http://www.pewaukeepatriot.org/article.php/20080817213333400