We're only a short week away from the Village's Annual Picnic, being held next Saturday, September 10 from 12 noon to 5 pm.  All residents are welcome to enjoy some of the great festivities the picnic has to offer, including:

• Live Music from Top Hat;
• Brats & Hot Dogs provided by Usingers;
• Corn on the Cob;
• Soda, water, and beer;
• Recreational Activities for all!

We still need your help!  Volunteers are needed in all areas to help make the event a success. 

Crosswalk to Safety  

Want to help keep the streets of Bayside safe?  Join friends and neighbors at the crosswalk of Regent Road and Brown Deer Road on Tuesday, September 6 @ 7:45am.  Village Police Lieutenant Tom Henkel will be giving one on one lessons for volunteer crossing guards.  The crossing guards help provide an additional layer of protection to those wishing to cross Brown Deer Road during school mornings and afternoons.  For additional information, contact Lt. Henkel. 

Also, be sure to keep on the look out for the Village's newly installed pedestrian activated LED signage at both Regent and Pelham Parkway crossing of Brown Deer Road. 

The signs, which include a push button at each side of the crosswalk, are solar powered with warning signage controlled by wireless radio transmission.  When activated, the signage will begin to signal at the crosswalk in both direction, as well as engaging the advanced warning LED blinking ns.   

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, Village Hall offices will be closed on Monday, September 5.  As such, all regularly schedule garbage and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day (e.g. Regularly scheduled Monday garbage will be picked up Tuesday, etc.)

Also, a quick reminder that the next scheduled yard waste pickup will NOT be the week of September 5.  Due to the shortened holiday week, collection will not take place until the following week, September 12.  Residents are asked to have all of their yard waste at the curb by 7am the day of their scheduled pickup.  Please, DO NOT put any yard waste in the street, as this can cause vehicle damage and create unsafe situations for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. 

The Village would like to extend a sincere welcome to Jamie Berg, who has been appointed Director of the newly consolidated North Shore Health Department.  Recently, the Village entered into an agreement to join the two Health Departments operating in the north shore to one, combined Department. 

Jamie is the former sanitarian of the Brown Deer Health Department, and most recently worked in Shorewood with their combined Health Department prior to the full consolidation.  For more information regarding the  North Shore Health Department, contact (414) 371-2980.

Help support the Village's emotionally intelligent signage program and get in on Milwaukee Brewer excitement as well.  Join the Village's Brewer's raffle today by purchasing tickets to win an autographed baseball by some of the Brewer greats.  Autographed baseballs of current brewers include:

• Rickie Weeks
• Corey Hart
• Casey McGehee
• Jonathan Lucroy
• Randy Wolf
• Craig Counsell

Raffle tickets can be purchased at Village Hall for 6 for $5. Tickets will also be available at the Village's annual picnic on Saturday, September 10, Village Clean-Up day on October 29, and Fright Night on October 30.  The winning tickets will be drawn on Monday, October 31 at noon. Get in on the Brewer fun today!

Got extra stuff?  Looking to do a little fall cleaning?  You can always schedule a special pickup with the Village to remove excessive items that will not fit in your regular garbage or recycling container.   The web page of the week will help you decipher exactly what you can have picked up by Village crews.  (bed mattress = yes, oil based paint = no).