When is the next prescription drug take back day?

The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Whitefish Bay Police Department.

Why wait? Residents can drop off expired or unneeded prescription drugs at the Police Department year-round, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Have a question? Send us an email or give us a call at (414) 962-6690.

2023 Village Budget

Timeline: The Village budgets on an annual basis. The formal budgeting process begins in late June and typically becomes adopted in late November. 

Approval Process: The culmination of the budget process is the adoption of the budget in November by the Village Board. Tax bills are generated in December using the levy amounts approved in the budget.

In addition to serving as a financial outline for the upcoming year, Whitefish Bay's budget serves as a policy and project outline, a communication tool, and an operations plan. Whitefish Bay Annually receives GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award placing Whitefish Bay among the top five percent of its peers for excellence in municipal budgeting.

Budget Document: The Village will hold a working session for the Draft 2023 Budget on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room. Click here to view the 2023 Draft Budget. 

November 8, 2022 Election Information:

When is in-person absentee voting?

• In-person absentee voting will occur on weekdays from Tuesday, October 25, 2022, to Friday, November 4, 2022, during regular business hours (until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November the 4).
• The Village will be utilizing Express Vote machines during in-person absentee voting.
• No appointment necessary; please bring a photo ID.
• There is no absentee voting on the Monday prior to the election.
• Registration will be handled at the Administration Counter and voting will take place in the basement.

Offices up for the General Election on November 8: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, US Senator, Representative in Congress District 4, Representative to the Assembly District 23, Milwaukee County Sheriff, Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court. Click here to view a sample ballot. It is the same for all wards.

November 8, 2022 Election FAQ: Please click here for frequently asked questions related to the upcoming November 8, 2022 election. If you have a question that is not listed, please don't hesitate to give us a call at: (414) 962-6690 x122 or email us at elections@wfbvillage.gov.

Tracking Your Absentee Ballot

Voters can track their absentee ballot from their initial request, to when the completed absentee ballot is received at Village Hall. Go to MyVote.wi.gov and follow the direction below:

The Great Pumpkin Festival:

The Pumpkins are Coming!

Save the date for Whitefish Bay’s fall tradition – The Great Pumpkin Festival. Read below for new details on the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation’s annual autumn event.

Dates: Wednesday, October 26, to Saturday, October 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. nightly with music, food and drinks. On Sunday, October 30, and Monday, October 31, there will be a lighted display only from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. with no additional activities.

Costume Parade: Our littlest goblins and ghouls are invited to wear their costumes and join us for a short parade around the park at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29.

Please note: There will be NO CARVING of pumpkins on site.

Details: Help decorate Whitefish Bay’s iconic park with carved pumpkins during this festive, fall tradition! Beginning Saturday, October 22, drive up to our convenient, self-service pumpkin pick-up on North Idlewild Avenue. Choose your favorite pumpkin from the patch. Next, take your pumpkin home to carve, it’s time to be creative! Be sure to cut a hole in the bottom, about 3-4 inches in diameter so it can be lit up. Then, starting Wednesday, October 26, bring your pumpkin back and we will display your creation for all to see! Carved or decorated pumpkins can be dropped off at the same North Idlewild Avenue location. Volunteers will be on-site nightly from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to prepare the lighted display.

Activities: Enjoy music, food and drinks nightly while you view the amazing pumpkins decorated and carved by your Whitefish Bay neighbors! Take a stroll through “Frightfish Bay” Halloween displays and check out the artistic giant pumpkins carved by local master carvers:

·        Melanie Ariens

·        Dave Deblitz

·        Suzanne LaFleur

·        Lee Saberson

·        Chris Steele

·        Bill Stevens

Visit Whitefish Bay’s own Jack Pandl’s tent for delicious food, grab a snack from Happy Dough Lucky or Milwaukee Pretzel Company, sip an adult beverage from the Civic Foundation Beer Tent (cash and card accepted), and dance the night away to music from local artists.

Here’s the music line up:

·        Wednesday: Pat McCurdy

·        Thursday: Jake Williams

·        Friday: Suzie and The Detonators

·        Saturday: Wire & Nail

Trick or Treat Information:

Silver Spring Drive Trick-or-Treat : Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participating businesses offer treats for kids in the company of at least one parent or guardian on the Saturday before Halloween. There’s something “sweet-in-stores” for everyone on Silver Spring Drive. Event hosted by the Merchants of Whitefish Bay.

Village Wide Trick-or-Treat:

Sunday, October 30, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. throughout the Village. Block parties are not permitted the day of Trick-or-Treat.

When Will Leaf Pick-Up Begin? Collection has begun and is typically weekly, but there is no specific collection schedule. Collection is dependent on crew availability and the volume of leaves that need to be collected. Leaves may be collected earlier based on fall leaf conditions.

During fall leaf collection, the Village requests that residents do not put leaves and yard waste in leaf collection bags. Residents can place leaves and small yard waste debris directly in the roadway near the curb. Branches can still be left in the parkway area for brush chipper collection at this time.

Where Do I Place My Leaves? Leaves should be placed near or in the curb of the street. Please place leaves away from storm inlets as leaf decay can clog storm sewers and add unwanted material to Lake Michigan.

Can I Throw Yard Waste in the Leaf Pile? The Village encourages property owners to throw certain yard waste material (yard waste is plant material such as flowers and garden material; grass clippings are not permitted) in the leaf piles to preclude a separate yard waste pick-up. Branches, sticks, and other woody material should not be placed with the leaves and should be left on the boulevard/parkway for chipping.

What Does the Village Do With the Leaves? Most of the leaves are temporarily stored and composted at a DNR monitored site shared with the City of Glendale. They are hauled away by a private sod grower and used as sod bedding material.

When Is the Last Day That Leaves or Yard Waste Will Be Picked Up? The DPW will run yard waste crews to pick-up leaves until the first significant snowfall or through the first week in December.

Yard Waste Material Drop Site: Residents with yard waste material after collection has finished (and throughout the winter months) may dispose of it at the Shorewood Transfer Station. Click here for cost information. The transfer station is located at 3801 N Morris Boulevard in Shorewood. It is open:

December to March, 1st Saturday of each month (only), 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

April to November, 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Southeast Wisconsin Watersheds Update:

Southeast Wisconsin Watersheds Update:

Both lakes and rivers undergo shoreline erosion, however, their processes and system

dynamics differ. One of the major differences between lake and river shoreline erosion

is the movement and availability of wind and water.

With a surplus of wind and water available, lakeshores are highly susceptible to shoreline

erosion. Recreational activities, like boating, create continuous and consistent waves that

batter the shore. When winter comes, frozen waters can expand shorelines, damaging

infrastructure and pushing shoreline soils.

As a lakeshore erodes, sediment is quickly transported with the current and is deposited

downstream. One property can quickly lose a shoreline, while their neighbor downstream

begins to experience an expanding shoreline full of loose sediment.

Check out this graphic to learn about lakeshore erosion and sediment deposition. To learn

more, visit https://www.respectourwaters.org/streams-shore/

Half Day Craft Day: Button Making

Wednesday, October 26, 12:30- 1:30 p.m.

Teens, spend your half day making cool buttons you can pin to places like your backpack or jacket!Feel free to bring some of your old magazines or comics to find neat pictures to make buttons from. The library will also supply a collection of magazines and comics for you to make buttons with. All button-making materials will be supplied.

Plan Your NaNoWriMo Novel

Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 p.m.

Please register: https://www.wfblibrary.org/our_events/?eid=1312

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to write! Every November thousands take the National Novel Writing Month challenge and sign up to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days! In this kick-off workshop, you’ll work on exercises to help you choose your genre, create characters, and imagine what might happen! Rochelle Melander is a certified professional coach, speaker, and the author of 12 books, including the National Novel Writing Month guide Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (and Live to Tell About It).

Tea Time Book Club

Friday, October 28, 12:00 p.m.

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we're reading Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy by Gayle Jessup White. As of March, Tea Time Book Club with offer hybrid meetings. You can attend in-person at the Library in the 2nd floor Program Room or online via Zoom.

About the book: Chronicling her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, a black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family offers a compelling portrait to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor. -From CountyCat

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 817 7725 2388

Passcode: 33887462

Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library Book Sale

Saturday, November 5, 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 6, 12-3 p.m.

On Saturday, November 5, our hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. And on Sunday, November 6, join us from noon to 3 p.m. for our popular bag sale. Fill a bag for $5. We supply the bags! On Friday, November 4, our usual Friends Night – for Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library - will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. If you’re not a Friend, you can join Friday night and attend the Friday night sale for as little as $15 annually.

The October Bay Leaves magazine is now available on the Village website! Stories include:            

•                    Resident Feature: Celebrating Halloween with the Gorecki Family

•                    Election Information and Trick or Treat Details from the Village

•                    High Risk Breast Cancer Awareness from the North Shore Health Department

•                    Fall Events on Silver Spring Drive from the Merchants of Whitefish Bay

•                    85^th Anniversary Event Information the Whitefish Bay Public Library

•                    Great Pumpkin Festival Details from the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation

•                    Halloween Safety Tips from North Shore Fire Rescue

•                    Save the Dates from the Whitefish Bay School District

•                    Fall Programs from the Whitefish Bay Recreation Department

•                    Halloween Safety for Your Pets from MADACC

Bay Bridge:

Anne O’Connor, Kathy Wurzer, and Jennifer Koop Olsta, founded Bay Bridge from a shared desire to address racial inequalities in Whitefish Bay. They will discuss their strategy and commitment to change to creating a welcoming community that recognizes systemic racism and actively works to address and dismantle it.

MalamaDoe, a local co-working space for women, will host Fireside Chats with Women Entrepreneurs each Tuesday in October to celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month. The event aims to support and encourage female business owners by showcasing local role models, while educating women about pertinent issues forthcoming in the upcoming elections.

The free speaker series will take place at 7 p.m. at MalamaDoe Suite 110, in Shorewood.  Attendees will enjoy a beverage and informal small group chat. Entrepreneurs will share their own inspirational stories, describe challenges they have faced and provide helpful advice for other female business owners.

The premise for the series is that since 2020, we have had time to reflect. Now, with the upcoming Mid-Term Elections, it is time to make decisions in line with our values. Come and listen to these non-partisan talks and be inspired.

Space is limited so please RSVP for this event.

Event is sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyStudent of the Year campaign.

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North Shore Health Department Healthy Highlights:

Click here to view the October 19, 2022 Weekly Summary from the North Shore Health Department

NSHD Healthy Highlight 10/19/22: Health Literacy Month

It is important people understand health information for an easier to navigate health care system.

What is health literacy? “Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.”^[1]

Health literacy is important for ALL. Taking care of our health is a part of everyday life. Health literacy can help make your health care visits more productive because you have a greater understanding of what is being discussed. Health literacy can also help you prevent health problems and manage health care needs when they arise. Even people who read well and are comfortable with numbers can face health literacy issues, as preventative health care can be overwhelming and serious illnesses and complicated health conditions can be confusing.

Make the most of your next health care visit by asking questions and getting the answers you need to make decisions. Many people get nervous when speaking with medical providers, so a little preparation can help.

1.      Think about what you want to know more about, and look up terms, vaccines, medicines, procedures, screenings, or treatments to ask about at your visit.

2.      Write down questions you have for your provider and bring them with you (having them written down may help you be less nervous).

3.      Practice asking your questions before your visit with someone you trust or in front of a mirror.