SHEBOYGAN INSIDER    CITY OF SHEBOYGAN NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2017

THIS ISSUE Esslingen Fest is October 1st 2018 Proposed City Budget Budget award presented to the city Rock the Block What's happening in Sheboygan's Neighborhoods Sheboygan Police Department deploy body-worn cameras Join Sheboygan PD for Coffee With A Cop on 10/4 Natural gas service infrastructure upgraded Vibrant and available rental housing key to successful city City purchases equipment to resurface streets The Common Council will be changing! Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Facility changes operating strategy National marine sanctuary designation process Shoreline Metro had a "TROLLEY" good time in 2017! Department of Public Works Leaf Collection Service Mead Public Library newsletter

Esslingen Fest is October 1st

The Mayor's International Committee will be hosting Esslingen Fest, sponsored by Johnsonville and 3 Sheeps Brewery, celebrating the twin city partnership with Esslingen, Germany. This event will celebrate the spirit of "Zwiebelfest" - Onion Fest! The event will take place on Sunday, October 1st from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 3 Sheeps Brewing Taproom located in the former Coca-Coca bottling plant at 1837 North Avenue. Johnsonville Sausage and 3 Sheeps Brewing Company are sponsors of this event which will feature 3 Sheeps craft beer, German bratwurst and potato salad, grilled onions and onion specialties. Entertainment at the event will feature the Ryan Kautzer Trio playing polka tunes. There will also be silent auctions and raffle drawings throughout the day. Read more here

2018 Proposed City Budget

On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, City Administrator Darrell Hofland presented his recommendations to the Common Council for the 2018 City of Sheboygan budget. The proposed $121 million budget recommends no net increase in staffing levels and no change in service levels for 2018. The budget reflects a $12.3 million increase over the 2017 budgeted amount (an 11 percent increase). Of the $12.3 million increase, $10.2 million is related to capital projects including Phase 1 renovation of City Hall. Read more here View 2018 Executive Program Budget

Budget award presented to the city

At the September 5 Common Council meeting, Mayor Vandersteen presented City Administrator Darrell Hofland with the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award received for the 2017 City of Sheboygan Program Budget. The GFOA is a major professional association servicing the needs of appointed and elected local, state and provincial-level government officials and other finance practitioners. Sheboygan is one of 19 municipalities in Wisconsin to receive this award. Read more here

Rock the Block by Nancy Maring, Neighborhood Development Planner

Brought to life through the cooperative effort of Habitat for Humanity Lakeside and the City of Sheboygan Department of City Development, Rock the Block wil be a dynamic event improving the quality of a selected area in Sheboygan, and will take place on Saturday, October 14. Using data collected through neighborhood walks performed by city development staff and police officers, the area in the Franklin Park neighborhood selected to participate in Rock the Block includes homes on Clara Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets, and on 11th Street between Clara and Georgia Avenues. Read more here

What's happening in Sheboygan's Neighborhoods - October, 2017

King Park Neighborhood Association The Common Council is scheduled to approve the official recognition of the King Park Neighborhood Association. The city welcomes King Park to the family of city neighborhood associations and looks forward to continuing to build relationships with residents from this neighborhood. Near North Neighborhood Near North held their annual block party in late August at the Deland Home. Approximately 50 residents from the neighborhood attended. Hotdogs and buns were provided by the Mayor's Neighborhood Leadership Cabinet and residents brought a dish to pass. The association board continues to work on signage to identify the neighborhood.  Click here to see what's happening in your neighborhood

Sheboygan Police Department deploys body-worn cameras

Beginning mid-September, the Sheboygan Police Department began issuing body worn camera systems for officers while on duty. Beginning in October 2015, the Sheboygan Police Department piloted several systems in an attempt to identify the product that best met the program goals for a body-worn camera and digital evidence storage systems. The primary goal of the Sheboygan Police Department is to use a body-worn camera system to enhance the public trust by preserving a factual representation of officer-citizen interactions in the form of video and audio recordings. Read more here

Sheboygan Police Department: Join us for Coffee With A Cop on October 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m. @ Paradigm Coffee & Music - 1202 North 8th Street

National Coffee With A Cop Day is Wednesday, October 4th! Join us on October 4th, from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM at Paradigm Coffee and Music, 1202 North 8th Street. Come out and be part of this fantastic movement that is sipping into communities across the country. Coffee with a Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together - over coffee - to talk and learn more about each other. We hope to see you there! For full details, view this message on the web.

Department of Public Works Leaf Collection Service by Jason Blasiola, Superintendent Streets & Sanitation

Every fall the Department of Public Works (DPW) removes loose leaves from the street. The department utilizes a variety of equipment to collect leaves including a leaf vacuum wagon, street sweepers, and end loader tractors. In 2016, the DPW purchased three leaf vacuum wagons (pictured to the right). The new wagons allow for a DPW employee to ride on the wagon and control the vacuum unity that picks up the leaves off the street. In 2015 the DPW collected 1,842 tons of leaves and in 2016, there were 1,793 tons of leaves collected from the city streets. Read more here View map here

Natural gas service infrastructure upgraded by Mike Vandersteen, Mayor

Gas service infrastructure is being upgraded in many of the older Sheboygan residential neighborhoods. This upgrade of the gas delivery system to residential homes is being conducted in Sheboygan, Kohler, Sheboygan Falls, Elkhart Lake, and Howards Grove. I recently received calls from residents who live along South 17th Street in Sheboygan wondering why the street that was resurfaced last year is now being cut up to allow for these gas service line replacements. Read more here

Vibrant and available rental housing key to successful city by Chad Pelishek, Director of Planning & Developmen t

On September 14, 2017, Encore Apartments celebrated their grand opening. This marks a milestone for the City of Sheboygan. Approximately two and a half years ago, the city started the process to encourage downtown apartment development. Prior to the recent apartments downtown, Sheboygan did not see a new apartment development for 10 years. The Encore Apartments on the former Boston Store property include 81 units with rents ranging from $900 to $1,100 a month. Residents commented during this time that Sheboygan will never support these ranges of rents. As of the grand opening date, Encore had approximately half of their units rented consisting of studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms. The demographics of renters are primarily young professional or Millennials that are employed at Acuity and Kohler Company. The goal was accomplished of getting more people to live downtown as well as encouraging the young professional to live downtown. Read more here Visit Encore Apartment website

Wilson School holds groundbreaking ceremony

Wilson Elementary Students say "Thank You" to Sheboygan residents for approving the referendum that will expand their school at the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 29, 2017.

City purchases new equipment to resurface streets by Mike Vandersteen, Mayor

This year the City of Sheboygan purchased a new asphalt paving machine and asphalt roller. The model of the paving machine is a Bomag CR352L Paver with a Carson EZiC Screed and the model of the asphalt roller is a Bomag BW128AD. This paving machine and asphalt roller are the ideal size to complete local residential streets as well as arterial streets such as Taylor Drive. This paver allows the Department of Public Works to increase the miles of streets that can be addressed each year and reduce the cost by doing more projects in-house. The city is also able to purchase asphalt from the Sheboygan County Highway Department at a considerable discount to the open market. Read more here

The Common Council will be changing!

In 2018, there will be a change in the number of Alderpersons representing the City of Sheboygan. Per Ordinance, the Common Council will go from 16 Alderpersons to 10 Alderpersons as of the April 2018 Spring Election. Read more here

Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Facility changes operating strategy

The City of Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) has been a leader nationwide in the development of co-digestion and associated energy production. It was one of the first facilities in North America to achieve net zero energy status, meaning it was often able to produce more electricity through its micro-turbine system than required to operate the treatment plant. More area treatment plants have followed Sheboygan's lead and added the ability to accept and co-digest high strength wastes (HSW). This has increased competition for the higher quality wastes coming from the dairy industry and lowered tipping fees that treatment plants receive for accepting HSW. In 2011 Sheboygan was receiving over $300,000 per year for accepting HSW tipping fees and in 2016 has seen HSW tipping fees drop to only $50,000 per year. Read more here

National marine sanctuary designaiton process by Mike Vandersteen, Mayor

Read more here late 2015 Governor Scott Walker submitted an application to the Federal Government to designate a Wisconsin Marine Sanctuary in Lake Michigan on behalf of Port Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, and Mequon. The nomination was endorsed by a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals at local, state, regional, and national levels. This included elected officials, businesses, museums, and environmental, recreational, conservation, tourism, and educational groups. Read more here

Shoreline Metro had a "TROLLEY" good time in 2017!

During the winter of 2014 at a Business Improvement District meeting, business owners expressed an interest to connect Sheboygan's South Pier, Riverfront and Marina with the downtown. After exploring the possibility of a walk bridge over the Sheboygan River, an idea of a bus route, or trolley route, was tossed out. Fast forward six months and in June 2015, the birth of the new Trolley route, originally called the Harbor Centre Express, was born. Today, the trolley route runs Memorial Day to Labor Day, and is called The Square, appropriately named after the rebranded name of the business improvement district, Sheboygan Squared. Read more here

Trick or Treat Trick or Treat in the City of Sheboygan will be observed on Tuesday, October 31st from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS:

Sheboygan Children & Teen's Book Festival returns October 13-15 Mead Public Library is among the four Sheboygan venues hosting this free celebration of books and reading, featuring award-winning authors and illustrators of books for teens and children. Enjoy author talks, illustrators in action, book sales, signings and more for all ages at the library, Stefanie H. Weill Center, John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Bookworm Gardens.  View the entire lineup here.

Mead to host foreign policy lecture series Mead Public Library will host Great Decisions 2017 on Tuesdays in October, featuring a series of free lectures and guided discussions on U.S. foreign policy and global issues led by University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan staff. The series gets underway at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the Rocca Room at Mead Public Library with UW-Sheboygan Assistant Professor Alise Coen examining post-Brexit Europe and how U.S. foreign policy can adapt. Other featured topics are: Trade and politics with Associate Professor Val Murrenus-Pilmaier on Oct. 10 U.S. foreign policy and petroleum with Associate Professor Mark Karau on Oct. 17 Latin America's political pendulum with Lecturer Leah Strobel on Oct. 24 Briefing books on the featured topics can be checked out at the library's second-floor research desk. Click for more details.

Celebrate women in STEM fields during Ada Lovelace Week at Mead

Join Mead Public Library for a week of activities celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and math in conjunction with Ada Lovelace Day events around the world. The library will kick things off with a Civic lab Film Screening of "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap," from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct., in The Loft. Drop in and create/edit Wikipedia entries on notable local women in science, technology, engineering, art and math during the Local Women in STEAM Wikithon from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, in the Imaginarium. The library will host a Tea & tech talk from 5:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Rocca Room, where you can hear flash talks by local women in STEM fields, along with a main talk with mother-daughter electrical engineers Martha and Katrina Barhouse and a panel discussion moderated by Carolyn Lee, Progressive Women in Sheboygan. The week finishes up with a book discussion and creative project featuring "hidden Figures," fro 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, as part of the Book to Art Club at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Mead Public Library Newsletter To read complete October newsletter click here

PLEASE DONATE

As conditions are worsening in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria, a local church is reaching out to area residents to help the people that were affected, and also for the people of Mexico that were affected by the earthquake there. Iglesia Evangelicca Church is asking you to donate bottled water, canned food, plastic cutlery, powdered or canned milk, baby diapers, baby wipes, toiletries, batteries, flashlights, can openers, new blankets, first aid kits, bednets, mosquito repellent, feminine pads, baby formula, baby food, Pedialyte and over the counter medications for adults and children. Drop off address: 1431 St. Clair Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081 Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.) Donations will be accepted through October 7 For info please call: Pastor Wilson Ramos (920) 941-0327 See Flyer Pastora Margarita Rivera (920) 941-0887

CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor Mike Vandersteen 828 Center Avenue, Suite 301 Third Floor Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - Noon, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Phone 920-459-3317 Fax 920-459-0256 mayor.vandersteen@sheboyganwi.gov

Darrell Hofland City Administrator 828 Center Avenue 2nd Floor Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Phone: 920-459-3315 Fax: 920-459-3967 darrell.hofland@sheboyganwi.gov

ALDERPERSONS

DISTRICT 1 WARDS 1, 2, 3

TODD WOLF 523 Columbus Avenue 920-226-1698 todd.wolf@sheboyganwi.gov

JOHN BELANGER 2622 North 3rd Street 920-946-2738 john.belanger@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 2 WARDS 4,5,6,7,8,9

ROMAN DRAUGHON 1702 Alexander Ct. 920-377-0851 roman.draughon@sheboyganwi.gov

RONALD RINDFLEISCH 2301 North 36th Place 920-457-9235 ronald.rindfleisch@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 3 WARDS 10,11, 12

ROSEMARIE TRESTER 2110 North 9th Street 920-452-3166 rosemarie.trester@sheboyganwi.gov

MIKE DAMROW 1955 North 4th Street 920-918-2115 mike.damrow@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 4 WARDS 13,14,15

ANDY ROSS 310 St. Clair Avenue 920-457-9426 andy.ross@sheboyganwi.gov

MARY LYNNE DONOHUE 418 St. Clair Avenue 920-458-1027 marylynne.donohue@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 5 WARDS 16,17,18

MARKUS SAVAGALIO 2423 Center Avenue 262-745-5154 markus.savaglio@sheboyganwi.gov

SCOTT LEWANDOSKE 2201 Erie Avenue, #D104 920-452-5709 scott.lewandoske@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 6 WARDS 19,20,21

HENRY NELSON 1926 Settlement Trail 920-457-6766 henry.nelson@sheboyganwi.gov

BRYAN BITTERS 911 Georgia Avenue 920-452-5195 bryan.bitters@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 7 WARDS 22,23

ANDREW SCHNEIDER 2647 W. Riverdale Avenue 920-918-0731 andrew.schneider@sheboyganwi.gov

SUSAN HOLZSCHUH 5016 Moenning Rd. 920-458-5662 susan.holzschuh@sheboyganwi.gov

DISTRICT 8 WARDS 24,25,26

RYAN SORENSON 2421A South 8th Street 920-912-1655 ryan.sorenson@sheboyganwi.gov

JIM BOHREN 1526 Knoll Crest Dr. 920-452-1777 jim.bohren@sheboyganwi.gov