NBCRG has agreed that Milwaukee water is available at a lower price than Oak Creek or Racine water and we can get it sooner.

We realize that something must be done quickly to comply with federal EPA and Department of Natural Resources regulations regarding water quality and falling water levels in the deep City wells.

We have no problem with bringing Milwaukee water to the EXISTING water mains, and to new areas that require water which are located east of Calhoun Road.  We are against the City of New Berlin forcing residents west of Calhoun Road in the so called "rural" area of larger lots and conservation sub-divisions to accept Milwaukee water AND MMSD sewers,

The agreement between the City of Milwaukee and New Berlin was finalized with only Mayor Chiovatero and consultants from the firm of Rueckert & Mielke, and the Zeppo firm in attendance. Members of the Utility Committee or the Common Council were not permitted to attend and therefore could not raise any objections to Milwaukee conditions.

There have been several area water and sewer maps published and no one knows what the official map version is.

This and many other questions abound, so we therefore are asking for a Public Hearing before the Common Council approves the Contract

We would like to offer congratulations to the New Berlin Board of Education for the 4th straight year by approving  a budget increase of less than 1%.

Residents approved the budget at the Annual Meeting, which was held at 7:30pm Monday July 28, at the New Berlin West Performing Arts Center, with an unanimous vote.

The salaries of six Board members will remain the same as last years, which are $3000, and $4000 for the Board President because of the president's additional duties. This was also approved unanimously.

There were no questions or amendments from the floor

New Berlin Park & Recreation wants $3,200,000 to $3,800,000 to build baseball fields at Milham Park.

New Berlin citizens for Responsible Government(NBCRG) has researched the proposed development of baseball fields at The Milham facility, 20900 W Cleveland avenue, and would like to suggest a cost efficient alternative plan:

For starts, The City of New Berlin and the New Berlin school district should jointly investigate the concept of using the existing baseball fields at Eisenhower and New Berlin West high schools.  We also feel that other parks and schools should be incorporated into this joint venture.

Instead of the city having to raise taxes to fund the construction costs and the many thousands in annual operating costs, the two units of government can work together to save taxpayers dollars, and still be able to provide well maintained facilities for all the city and school baseball programs.

The New Berlin West field is only a mile away from the proposed Milham Park site.  Concession stands are availble there and in some other locations.

The possibility of incorporating the VFW baseball fields on Beloit Road should also be considered in a public-private partnership use agreement.

Let us all think outside the box and be willing to try something different.  We believe that the schools and the parks can compliment each other, while possibly saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

Public informational meeting on Monday July 14 at City Hall 6:00 pm.

AGENDA
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING
COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS
New Berlin City Hall, 3805 South Casper Drive
June 16, 2008 at 8:00 AM

Privilege of the Floor

Call Meeting To Order
Roll Call; Declaration of Quorum & Public Notice

Election of Board Chairman pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 6.1
OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 01-08 Approval of Minutes from the May 19th, 2008 meeting.
NEW BUSINESS

ITEM 11-08 Wall Street Extension to City Center

ITEM 12-08 Approval of Construction Contract for Wall Street Connection to City Center

ITEM 13-08 124th Street Reconstruction Project Update

ITEM 14-08 Approved STP Funding for Three Roadway Construction Projects

                 Lincoln, Coffee and  124th Street

ITEM 15-08 Calhoun Road Design Alternative 2008 - A

                 4 lanes north of UP railroad tracks, 4 lane with median strip south to Cleveland Avenue

ADJOURN

Guest editorial

Here are some of my questions:

a) Do all of the options to improve Calhoun Road include land acquisition for bike trails, interest, and storm water construction?

b) What was the cost to bury the overhead utilities at the intersection of Beloit and Moorland?  Are similar expenditures planned in the next three years?

c) What are the criteria for replacing fire, police, and other city vehicles?  How does that compare to the private sector?

d.) Why is the Parks & Recreation department planning such a large increase in spending next year and why does it plan to purchase “environmental corridors” when we are struggling to keep the library open on Sundays?

New Berlin citizens have access to much of the city’s budget on-line.   You can see it on the city website using the path:   http://www.newberlin.org, click on Departments, then Finance, then under the Links heading click on 2008 Adapted CIP budget (for the Capital Improvement Plan), then 2008 CIP budget.

Don’t just leave it to your neighbor.  Spend five minutes now to visit that link.  If you have questions, contact the head of that department or the city finance director.  If something doesn’t seem right or necessary, call your alderman.  If you agree that more detail should be available on-line, share that with your alderman and the mayor.

Mark Musselman

NBCRG Member

The Milwaukee County Council, Boy Scouts of America. is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scouting at the Zoo.

This fun filled week-end is May 30,May 31 and June 1, 2008

Doors open at the zoo at 9:00am Zoo admission is required by Milwaukee County,

There is no additional cost to see the scouting exhibits which include, camping, pioneering, pinewood derby races and the many things that Cub and Boy Scouts do.

Several units from Potawatomi Area council are also attending, including Troop 93 from Holy Apostles. My apologies if we have missed any other units from this area.

Congratulations Father Dave!

The 9:15 mass on Sunday May 18 at Holy Apostles Catholic church featured Archbishop Timothy Dolan as a special guest and the celebrant of the Mass.

Archbishop Dolan announced that Father "Dave" Filut was going to celebrate the  40th Anniversary of his Ordination as a Priest this week.

The announcement was followed by a long round of applause from the parishioners.

We are very lucky to Father Dave  and his assisting Priest Father "Joe" Anderson in our parish and we wish  them both best wishes and many more years of happiness.

2008 MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY

Monday, May 26, 2008 is Memorial Day.

The only day of year we as a Nation have set aside to honor the men & women that gave their lives for our Freedom.

We must never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by them through out the history of our Nation. All to many of us have lost sight of the true meaning of this most important day. The men and women whose heroism we both celebrate and mourn must never be taken for granted. We must do everything we can to ensure that the generations that follow will fully appreciate the sacrifices that so many have made and the sorrow their families have had to endure so that the rest of us can live in relative peace and security. 

The New Berlin Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is proud to join the Hoeppner-Horn Bros. VFW Post 5716 & Highland Memorial Park Cemetery to make Memorial Day mean even more to the Citizens of New Berlin.

The ceremony will start at 11:00 a.m. with the VFW making their ritual march to the Veterans Memorial.

Former VFW Post Commander Don Hermann will speak.

Other guest speakers will include Mayor Jack Chiovatero and State Senator MaryLazich.

This year State Representative Mark Gundrum is serving his Country in Iraq and for the first time may not be able to attend.

Members of the VFW Post will perform a rifle salute.

Alderman Ted Wysocki has arranged for a Fly Over, weather permitting.

New Berlin, Holy Apostles Boy Scout Troop 93 will help direct traffic, hand out programs & flags for those who attend.

There will be a balloon release with memorial tags. Ament Industrial Truck and Moorland Auto Repair will provide the flags. The event will end with a cannon shoot. The cannon supplied by Glen Porter of Highland Memorial Park Cemetery.

The New Berlin Community Band will perform patriotic music during the ceremony.

The event should last about 45 min. to 1 hour.

Please join your New Berlin neighbors in honoring their memory.

      Dave Ament

7^th District Alderman, New Berlin
New Berlin Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, Board of Director

Memorial Day Committee Chair

Presented as a public Service by New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG).

Mayor’s Calhoun design to be presented

dament@newberlin.org

A public service of New Berlin Cirizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG)

First of all, NBCRG prays for a speedy recovery to Alderman Joseph Poshepny.

Good Evening

The Mayor has submitted a new design for Calhoun Road reconstruction, which will be presented at a Public Informational meeting on May 8th at 5:00pm at City Hall.

The informational meeting will be an open house with project staff members available to discuss the proposed improvements for Calhoun Road, from Cleveland Avenue to Greenfield Avenue. There will be concept plans, location maps and other exhibits on display.

I encourage you to attend to see the design and collect information to better understand this project.

Unfortunately, I have received little information on this newest plan and I am working hard to get the details.

It appears that the price tag has dropped, but even the Mayor is not sure if it includes all costs necessary for the reconstruction. I am hoping that this meeting will answer this question and many others that I have.

Please join me on May 8th at City Hall to show your interest on Calhoun Road and the reconstruction process 

Thank you    

Ron Seidl, Alderman 3rd district, City of New Berlin 

The following notice from the Department of Natural Resources is a public service of NBCRG

Deer Creek Inn & Conference Center, LLC

Mr. Don Kitten

P.O. Box 510845

New Berlin, WI  53151

Dear Mr. Kitten:

The enclosed document is a "Notice of Complete Application” and “Notice of Public Informational hearing” for your project.  Wisconsin law requires that the public be allowed an opportunity to comment on projects like yours.  The enclosed notice(s) help you meet this requirement.  The Department has scheduled a public informational hearing on your application for a permit for grading in excess of 10,000 square feet on the banks of Deer Creek.  The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 5pm at New Berlin City Hall. 

Because your project is in or connected to public waters held in trust by the state for all citizens, state law provides an opportunity for public input to the Department’s decision.  The hearing is a time for gathering additional facts to help gauge possible impacts of the proposed project on fish and wildlife or their habitat, natural scenic beauty, surface water use and similar features of the lake or stream.  The hearing is being held because you requested that a hearing be scheduled as part of the public notice.

The hearing is informational only.  I or another Department staffer will manage the hearing agenda according to set procedures in order to allow all who attend to be heard and to gather as much factual information as possible.  Attorneys are not typically involved and this is not like a court proceeding. 

The enclosed document is the "Notice of Public Hearing & Complete Application” that must be published in the newspaper and mailed to specific groups and individuals.  This notice must be published and received by all listed parties a minimum of 10 days prior to the Public Informational Hearing.

Before I can proceed further toward a decision on your application, state law requires that you:

1.      Publish this as a Class I Notice, at your expense, in New Berlin NOW, 333 W. State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53213, fax 414-224-2505.

2.      Obtain an affidavit from the newspaper to prove that the notice was published.

3.      Provide a copy of the enclosed notice to the parties listed below, either by U.S. Mail or in person.  If provided by U.S. Mail, send the notice with Return Receipt Requested.  If provided in person, obtain a signature from each party to verify that they received the notice. You may notify others at your discretion. You also must provide a copy of the notice to any person or group who asks you to do so.

The following article is published as a Public Service of NBCRG
NBCRG does not endorse or repudiate any comments made by the writer.

Subject: re:Debunking Heun/NBCRG Blog Statements From Linda Richter Blog of April 1, 2208

Linda, (Richter)

Further to the above issue, any address to the citizens by Ald. Posphepny could have caused the 'appearance' of a negative quorum.  In New Berlin, it has been deemed a 'negative' quorum equals 2 aldermen.

Shari Bosmans

New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government congratulates all the winners of the various election races. Although all the candidates we endorsed did not win we feel that the campaigns they conducted were issue oriented.

You will note that NBCRG flyers were all positve on what the issues were.

JJ Blonien brought attention to many issues. We hope  that he will be active in future political races.

Art  Marquardt and Dave Macey we feel will continue the excellant traditions of New Berlin Schools.

Welcome back to the Common Council,  Ken Harenda and Wysocki. Thanks to Tom Augustine for a job well done.

Peter Gundrum and Pauline Jeske, please continue to work for all the citizens of New Berlin and Waukesha County.

Welcome and good luck to William Zaborowski, District 21 on the County Board. 

Karl Nilson, thank you for your past service. 

It is time to "Bury the Hatchet" and and come together to settle issues such as Calhoun Road, Coffee Road, 124th street, Sidewalks, Fire Department annd a host of other items.

The next election is a long way off and much work needs to be done!
 

Ralph Heun , president

PS,  I just realized tonight after re-reading the blog, that I neglected to  welcome Bill Moore back as Alderman of District 6. This was not done intentionally and I apologise for the omission.

NEW BERLIN CITIZENS

FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

Endorses

JJ Blonien

for

6^th District Alderman

Based on our interview with JJ Blonien, it is our opinion that he is the best candidate to represent 6^th District residents. JJ will bring the fresh, positive change in leadership needed at City Hall.

NBCRG has confidence in Blonien’s commitment to:

   Control spending and taxes for city residents.

    Support residents by opposing sidewalk construction.

   Economic development for the benefit of the citizens, not the developers.

    Provide necessary city services while eliminating unnecessary spending.

   Listen to his constituents and keep citizens informed about critical issues.

VOTE

Tuesday, April 1^st

At Glen Park School

Authorized and paid for by New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government, Dolores Karner, Treasurer.  This is a Political Action Committee which acts independently of and without consultation with any candidate or candidate’s committee.

There is a Wisconsin State Referendum Question on the Ballot which is as follows:

QUESTION 1: "Partial Veto, Shall Section 10 (1)(c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill?"

NBCRG recommends a YES vote for the following reasons;

Democratic and Republican governors in the past have frequently changed the meanings of the stated purpose of the passed legislation  by  combining  words, sentences phrases, dollar ammounts  and paragraphs to completely change the wishes of the legislature.

This practice has let to what various parties have called the "Frankenstein Veto Power"

It has changed State budgets, taxes, programs, failities and most everything else .

 Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

NBCRG voted at our last meeting to endorse Mike Gableman  for the posion for the following reasons:

The present justice was not elected being, as he was appointed by Governor Doyle. Louis Butler has been the swing vote since his appointment and the result have made Wisconsin the only state where industries can be sued without proof that their product, caused particular problem. This is true even if those companies have never made an offending product. The net result is that companies now in Wisconsin have another reason to expand their operations elsewhere, or to completely move out of the state.

The present make up of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has also moved into areas that could affect schools, virtual schools marriage amendment, school choice, police methods and many others,

NBCRG also reaffims support for the  local races previously  stated:

Alderman District 2,    Ted Wysocki  

               District 4,    Ken Harenda

               District 6,    JJ Blonien

School Board

               Art Marquardt

               Dave Maxey

County Supervisors

               District 20, Pauline Jeske

               District 21, Karl Nilson

               District 22, Pete Gundrum

Be sure to vote April 1, 2008  from 7:00am to 8:00pm

Thank you


















                                                                                                                                  













 

NEW BERLIN CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

Endorses

Ken Harenda

for

4th District Alderman

Based on our interviews with the candidates, it is our opinion that Ken Harenda is the best candidate to represent 4th District residents.    

NBCRG has confidence in Harenda’s commitment to:

   Control spending and taxes for city residents.

    Support rebuilding Calhoun Road at a reasonable cost.

   Economic development for the benefit of the citizens, not the developers.

    Provide necessary city services while eliminating unnecessary spending.

   Listen to his constituents and keep citizens informed about critical issues.

VOTE

Tuesday, April 1^st

at 

Peace Lutheran Church, 17651 Small Road, Handicap Entrance from College Avenue 

Authorized and paid for by New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government, Dolores Karner, Treasurer.  This is a Political Action Committee which acts independently of and without consultation with any candidate or candidate’s committee..

The New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG) has invited all candidates for public office to our meetings for many years, to make a presentation on what the candidates vision is for the  various offices.

This year we again asked all candidates to make their views known to our members. They spoke, we listened and asked questions, and then we decided if we wanted to make any endorsements.   We did consider all statements on their positions as an indication of  what could be expected in the future.

We have decided to endorse the following people;  

New Berlin Board of Education,  Art Marquardt and Dave Maxey

New Berlin Common Council,    District 2    Ted Wysocki

                                               District 4   Ken Harenda

                                               District 6   JJ Blonien

Waukesha County Board of Supervisors. These are New the County Board Districts

                                               District 20   Pauline Jaske

                                               District 21   Karl Nilson

                                               District 22   Peter Gundrum
 

Please consider these people as you thoughtfully cast your ballots.

Be sure to vote on April 1, 2008, Election hours are  7:00am to 8:00pm

“WE CARE!!!” 

The Eisenhower Middle School Student Council & Miss Whitty are proud to announce their “FOR DANIELLE & COMPANY” project. 

Danielle Quigley is a recent graduate of Eisenhower and is serving in combat overseas. 

To share our support for Danielle we are asking the entire Eisenhower community and the Community of New Berlin to get behind us and join in as we do our part to recognize our soldiers.  

We Need: 

Travel size Deodorant

Individual Drink Packets 
 

 
Clubs ~ Organizations ~ Families ~ Individuals

Please join us in our

“FOR DANIELLE & COMPANY” Effort