This weekend the City of Waukesha is Unlocked! Over 90 opportunities for you to explore businesses, organizations, churches and City buildings on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9. 

Some of the sites you can tour include:

• Andrew Frame House
• Aries Industries
• Ascension WI Hospital
• Bell Ambulance
• Burris Logistics
• Chef Pam's Kitchen
• City Hall (including Touch a Truck)
• Ethnos 360 Bible Institute
• HAWS (Humane Animal Welfare Society)
• Husco
• Innio Waukesha Gas Engines
• Metal-era
• Modern Ink Signs and Graphics
• Nev's Ink
• Prolec- Ge Waukesha
• Urethane Systems
• Waukesha Civic Theatre
• Waukesha Masonic Lodge
• Churches (Parish Passport Program)
• and soo much more!

You can also enjoy outdoor activities! Make your way around Hillcrest Park or Bethesda Park on walking tours or head to the City Hall parking lot to view some of the City's big trucks at our Touch a Truck event. 

Can't make it out to Waukesha Unlocked? You can even enjoy some of the action from home by participating in virtual tours of the Eaton Corporation, MetalTek International and Carroll University. 

There is free parking at the Transit Center parking garage (Entrance near 240 Brook St.) which provides easy access to City Hall and most Downtown Sites. The City Hall visitor parking lot will be closed for the Touch a Truck event. 

Last year, our Community experienced a horrific tragedy. In the midst of that tragedy we were able to see the community come together.

This year, we are asking everyone to come together again by helping to create a permanent memorial to honor all those impacted by the tragedy.

Donations are being accepted through the Parade Memorial Fund at the Waukesha Community Foundation. Donate. 

The new bike trail connection is now open from near Frederick St. to the east.

This helps connect the New Berlin Trail to the Glacial Drumlin Trail, which feeds into what is known as the Route of the Badger – connecting hundreds of miles of trails.

During Waukesha Unlocked, a silent auction will be held at City Hall to find new homes for the individual pieces of the Franklin Boggs bas relief sculpture (representation of the City of Waukesha). The sculpture hung on the wall of the previous City Hall. You can own a piece of Waukesha history!

The silent auction will be open from 10am-2pm on Saturday, October 8. All money from the sale of the pieces will go to the Waukesha Landmarks Commission and Waukesha Public Art Committee.

We are a little over a month away from the November 8 Election. Now is the time to make sure you are ready to vote. 

Visit My Vote to: 

• Register To Vote
• Update your voter information (name or address)
• Request an absentee ballot
• Find your polling location

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month.

The City of Waukesha is a PulsePoint Community. The PulsePoint app is utilized to notify off-duty medical professionals and citizen trained in hands-only CPR of nearby cardiac arrest events so they can start hands-only CPR during the crucial moments before EMTs arrive. The app will also provide users with the location of the closest available AED.

Download the app on your phone now! 

City leaf collection starts the week of October 17. You can look up your collection dates by your address.  

Leaves need to be out on the terrace area (grass area between sidewalk and road) by 7am on your day of collection.

Guidelines:

• Leaves need to be loose (not in bags or containers)
• Leaves need to be on the terrace (not on the street or in the gutter)
• Only leaves should be in your pile (no other yard waste or trash)
• Avoid placing leaves next to other objects (trees, mailboxes, garbage cans, etc.)
• Avoid parking cars in front of leaf piles on the day of collection

Please note that crews may arrive early to some streets if they get ahead of schedule. They will return again on the scheduled day for pickups.

The final TV/Electronics/Appliances Recycling Drop-Off for 2022 is scheduled for October 15 from 9am-noon at 600 Sentry Drive.

There will be a $25 fee for all TVs and there is a $10 fee for CRT computer monitors. All other electronics are accepted for recycling at no charge.

Trick or Treat will take place in the City of Waukesha on Monday, October 31 from 5-7pm. 

• Flood Mitigation Improvement Projects

• St. Paul Avenue and North Street Two-Way Conversion

• Tenny Avenue and Newhall Avenue

You can read weekly updates on all the City's construction projects on our website.

City staff are hard at work on putting together the City's 2023 budget. The budget is an important policy document that will guide the City's operations for the next year.

In October, the Finance Committee will be reviewing each Department's Operating Budgets.

The Budget will go before the Common Council for approval on November 1.

You can attend any City meetings in person or watch them online. 

Thanks for playing along with the City's Playground Passport program. Don't forget to turn in your completed passport this weekend during Waukesha Unlocked!

Head to Waukesha City Hall (201 Delafield Street) on Saturday, October 8 or Sunday, October 9 between 10am-4pm. The first 250 families that submit a completed passport (one passport per family) will receive a playground game kit. All submitted passports will be entered into a drawing to win the grand prize of a complimentary 2023 Picnic Shelter Rental and Picnic Game kit.

On Saturday, November 5 help us honor our Service Members and Veterans!

Operation Honor: Care Package Drive:

From 2pm-4:30pm at the Schuetze Recreation Center the City will collect items for care packages that will be sent to deployed service men and women. Find the list of requested items here.

Operation Honor: Salute to Veterans:

From 4:30pm-6pm the City will once again honor our Waukesha Veterans at the 10th Annual Operation Honor: A Salute to Veterans. All are invited! A program will be held from 4:30pm-5:00pm followed by a concert and free dinner (first 500 in attendance). 

The Public Safety Memorial, dedicated to all who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty for our City, is being installed outside of City Hall.

You can be a part of this lasting legacy by purchasing a brick that will be placed at the memorial and providing a personalized inscription.

Make sure to mark these fall dates on your calendar:

• Waukesha Unlocked: October 8-9
• Fall Leaf Collection: Starting October 17
• TV/Electronics/Appliance Drop-Off: October 15
• Wauk-Tober: October 15
• City of Waukesha Trick or Treat: October 31, 5-7pm
• Operation Honor: A Salute to Veterans: November 5

Below are some of the open positions at the City of Waukesha: 

• Administrative Assistant
• Building Attendant
• Before/After School Instructor
• Engineering Tech
• Equipment Operator
• Firefighter/EMT - Intern
• Park Attendant
• Recreation Coordinator
• Recycling Center Monitor
• Security Guard
• and more! 

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