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Customer Service Week

Monday, October 7 through Friday, October 11, the Village of Shorewood will celebrate Customer Service Week acknowledging the service efforts and accomplishments of our employees.  The theme is: Think Service and encourages us to "think" about ways we can be of service to residents, co-workers and others in everything we do. 

The week's activities will include an employee breakfast and customer service refresher training.   A highlight of the week's celebration will be our Think Community Service project - collecting items to donate to the Sojourner Family Peace Center.  YOU are invited to join Village staff in this project by dropping off new items - such as personal care items; children's toys/games/books; diapers/ Pull-ups; blankets; school supplies; grocer/restaurant/store gift cards; etc. - at any Village building.   What a wonderful way for all of us to express our Community spirit.  Please join us.

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900 Responses and Two Weeks Left  

Over 900 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 to use a computer.  The survey will close on October 18.

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Saturday, November 2, is scheduled for the sixth annual "Shorewood Connects" Yard Clean-Up Day, linking neighborhood volunteers with older adults and disabled adults who need help winterizing their yards.  Volunteers are needed between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. to rake leaves, clean out garden beds, trim hedges, and empty hoses at the homes of older and disabled adults for whom these tasks would prove difficult. 

The sponsoring organization of the clean-up day is Shorewood Connects, which seeks to improve the ability of older adults to live in and contribute to the community.  The Shorewood partnership, comprised of over forty members including the School District of Shorewood, is overseen by the Village's Elder Services Advisory Board.  Last year's Shorewood Connects Yard Clean-Up Day attracted over 120 volunteers; organizers are hoping to recruit 140 volunteers this year to meet an increasing demand for services.       

Older and disabled adults seeking more information about yard clean-up should contact Elizabeth Price of the Shorewood Senior Resource Center (414) 847-2727 or src@villageofshorewood.org.   Village residents interested in volunteering are asked to pre-register with Michelle Boehm, Shorewood Connects Yard Clean Up Coordinator by October 25 at (414) 698-4369 or michelle.boehm@sbcglobal.net.

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Art by Wendie Thompson 

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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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North Shore Health Department Crypto Outbreak Information  

 

As of today, October 3, 2013, the North Shore Health Department has two new Cryptosporidium (Crypto) cases, bringing the total to 15 confirmed cases. We are no longer reporting probable case\ numbers, as the State of Wisconsin has given us new classifications; we will continue to report confirmed cases. We do expect to see an increase in the number of Crypto cases as a result of person-to-person contact. We are strongly encouraging people to be tested who suspect that they do have Crypto 

 

The North Shore Health Department is focusing on preventing the spread of Crypto. Since many of the cases have been spread person-to-person, it is extremely important to thoroughly wash your hands, especially after using the toilet or changing a diaper. Anyone who has experienced any symptons should not swim for a minimum of 14 days after their last episode to help prevent the spread of Crypto. Each time an infected person swims in a pool, the pool must be closed and treated.

 

For more information about Crypto, please visit:http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/crypto/ 

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Crack Filling Around Shorewood 

Contractors will be filling cracks in the following roads over the next two to three weeks depending on the weather. The purpose of crack filling is to grind and clean cracks that naturally occur in the asphalt and fill the cracks with rubberized sealant to prevent the penetration of water adding to the life of the pavement. The project area will be posted for "No Parking" to allow the repair of the street from curb to curb.  Every effort will be made to limit the inconvenience to as short a time frame as is possible.

• 4000 and 4100 blocks of Bartlett Avenue
• 1700 block of Wood place and Kenmore Place
• 3800 and 3900 blocks of Fredrick Avenue
• 2000 block of Shorewood Boulevard
• Alley 3500 block between Murray Avenue and Fredrick Avenue

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Flu Shots

The season is upon us for flu shots. The North Shore Health Department will host flu shot clinics on the following dates: 

• Thursday, October 17, 3:30-5:30 p.m., at the North Shore Library;
• Saturday, October 19, 9-11 a.m., at Shorewood Village Center; and
• Saturday, October 26, 9-11 a.m. at Brown Deer Village Hall. 

The North Shore Health Department is able to offer flu vaccine for adults of all ages for $30-$35 (depending on the type of vaccine) or they will bill original Medicare for adults with original Medicare.  Flu immunizations can be provided to children who do not have health insurance or whose health insurance does not cover flu immunizations at a reduced cost using publicly funded vaccine from the Vaccine for Children Program.  The Health Department are also able to immunize children whose health insurance covers flu immunizations with privately purchased vaccine at a cost of $30 to $35 (depending on the type of vaccine).

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