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Village Board Meeting Highlights 

The Village Board held its regular meeting on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The Board: 

1. Approved the Zoning Petition to Amend 1111 E Capitol Drive and 3907-09 N Sherburn Place from B-4 River District Zoning to a Planned Development District. Click here for more info. 
2. Approved a North Shore Fire Department resolution approving a "Single or Multi-Year Capital" budget to purchase Two-Way Radios, an ambulance and firefighting protective equipment for 2014 and 2015. 
3. Approved the appointment of Brian Leadley to the Design Review Board with a term to expire May 2014
4. Approved the appointment of Brian Leadley to the Board of Review as 3rd Alternate with a term to expire May 2017
5. Approved the appointment of Ellen Eckman to the Parks Commission with a term to expire May 2016

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Over 400 Responses and Counting! 

Over 400 people have already responded to the Shorewood Resident Survey! If you haven't already taken the survey, we want to know what you think!  We also encourage you to pass the web address along to your Shorewood friends/neighbors. Our goal is to receive at least 1,500 responses. 

Please take the survey at http://tinyurl.com/Shorewood-Survey or visit Village Hall or the Library for a hard copy or computers.  The survey will close on October 18.

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Vision Plan 2014 Update  

The Village Board Vision Plan Leadership Committee met on Wednesday to discuss the process and key demographics for the 2014 Vision Plan update. This meeting helped determine the profile of resident focus groups. The focus groups will take place this October and will be a crucial aspect of the vision planning process.   

The Committee also scheduled a community meeting for Saturday, November 9,2013 at 9:30 a.m. The location is to be determined. 

Vision planning is a strategic planning process that develops an image of what a community would like to be in the future and an implementation plan to get there. To stay updated on the Vision Plan process, please click here.  

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Hydrant Flushing

The Water Utility will be flushing fire hydrants between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the coming weeks, please see click here to see the time frame in your area.

Flushing will be done:

* in Area 1 the week of September 16 to 20
* in Area 2 the week of September 23 to 27
* in Area 3 the week of September 30 to October 4
 
This water will show up in your household as discolored water and have a yellow to orange to red color. This water, while unappetizing, poses no health threats. Running your faucets for several minutes will usually clear the household system and resolve all problems. Occasionally faucet aerators (screens) will have to be removed and cleaned to restore water pressure.

Please refrain from washing clothes between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the week your hydrants are scheduled for flushing. 

The discolored water can stain and ruin clothing if flushing occurs while you are washing clothes. Adjacent area's being flushed may also affect your water color.

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Petition for Direct Legislation

On August 26, 2013 a Petition for Direct Legislation was provided to the Clerk's office.  The Village Clerk completed the certification process and deemed the petition sufficient in regard to the number of electors' signatures required; and the petition itself and proposed resolution are sufficient as to proper form.  The petition will be forwarded to the Village Board for action at the regular Village Board meeting to be held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Court Room of the Village Hall, 3930 N Murray Avenue. 

The petition requests that the Village of Shorewood hold a referendum asking residents whether they would support a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which states corporations have the same constitutional rights as people and can freely donate to campaigns. 

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River Site Senior Assisted Living Development Proposal Update

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Join kids from all over the world in walking, biking, skating, or skipping to school in celebration of International Walk to School Day, Wednesday October 9! Here are some ways to participate (courtesy of walkbiketoschool.org) :

  1. Walk or bicycle from home

Great for: Students and families who live close enough to walk or bicycle to school on a route that's appropriate for these modes.

How it's done: Encourage students and their families to walk or bicycle to school. They might join other families and form groups in their neighborhoods to travel to school together.  This is the essence of Walk and Bike to School Days. 

2. Designated starting points

Great for:  Families who live too far to walk or bicycle, families with limited routes for walking and bicycling, bus riders and children with disabilities.

How it's done: Identify one or more locations where students and their families will gather to walk or bike to school together or where families can park and make their way to school when they're ready.  Have a parade, park and walk or ride and stride...the sky's the limit! 

3. Walk or bike AT school

Great for: Families who live too far to walk or bicycle, families with limited routes for walking and bicycling, bus riders, children with disabilities and times when few parents can participate.

How it's done:  Walk at school during an assembly, recess or as part of a class activity. Sometimes student aftercare providers will get involved by walking or bicycling from school to the after-school facility. These events can foster a lifelong appreciation for walking and bicycling and develop important safety skills.  They're also the easiest way to include every student.

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Quilt and County Fall Odyssey Trip Planned for October 2 

The Shorewood Senior Resource Center (SRC) is planning a trip to the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg followed by lunch at Galioto's Twelve 21 and a scenic route back along country roads featuring a stop for apples.  Docents will guide participants through the featured exhibit, "Wisconsin State of the Art," a display of the winning submissions from a juried show for Wisconsin fiber artists.  The museum is fully accessible and is located on a former 1800s farm, where participants will also see the blacksmithing shop and lambing shed. Lunch offers a choice of beef tenderloin tips or grilled shrimp.  Luncheon choice must be made on the registration form.

The trip will take place Wednesday, October 2.  The bus will leave the SRC, located on the lower level of the Shorewood Library, at  9:15 a.m. and return at approximately 3:30 p.m.   The cost for Shorewood residents is $46 and the nonresident price is $49.  This includes deluxe motor coach transportation, the tour, lunch, and bus driver gratuity.

Payment must be made with the registration form, which is available at the SRC office or by e-mailing Elizabeth Price, SRC Coordinator, at eprice@villageofshorewood.org.  She may also be reached at (414)847-2727.  The deadline for registration is Wednesday, September 25, 2013. 

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