village of trempealeau newsletter february 2012
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Village of Trempeaelau February NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
In other business, the Board
approved the following:
mutual aid agreement with
the Town of Trempealeau,
hiring Nicholas Scholl as a
part time police officer,
kennel license renewal for
Paul and Holly Haug, op-
erator’s licenses and a tem-
porary alcohol permit for
the Friends of the Library’s
annual Taste of Trem-
pealeau.
The next regular Village
Board meeting is Monday,
March 5th at 7:00 PM.
The Village Board met for its
regular meeting on February 6th
to a full agenda. Trempealeau
Chamber President Jean
Galasinski led off the meeting
with an exciting report on the
news and events the Chamber is
involved with. She also re-
ported that room tax collections
are good and noted how those
funds are used to promote Trem-
pealeau. Full event details can
be found at
www.trempealeau.net.
The Board is in the process of
hiring a new assessor. Eric
Wheeler will continue as Vil-
lage Assessor until the Board of
Review in May. We thank him
for his years of service to the
Village and wish him all the
best as he pursues his many
hobbies and interests. The
Village sent out requests for
proposals in December and
received six excellent re-
sponses. Of those responses
the Board interviewed Eric
Kleven, Jerry Kins and
Kevin Irwin all from Eau
Claire. Reference checks
and further discussion will
take place at the February
COW meeting with a final
decision to be made at the
March regular Board meet-
ing.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTE S
Schedule of Meetings
Plan Commission Feb 13, 5:00 pm
Library Board Feb 13, 5:30 pm
STCSW Feb 13, 6:30 pm
Water & Sewer Feb20, 5:30 pm
Streets & Alleys Feb 21, 5:30 pm
COW Feb 21, 6:30 pm
General Gov’t Mar 5, 5:30 pm
Parks & Rec Mar 5, 6:00 pm
Regular Village
Board
Mar 5, 7:00 pm
FEBRUARY 2012
VOLUME 22, I SSUE 8
VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Kurt Wood, President 534-6822
Trustees:
Joan Koelbl 534-6034
Tom Scherr 534-6665
Bob Stellpflug 534-6266
Lois Taylor 534-5008
Stacy van Beuzekom 534-6026
Cindy Wegner 534-6286
Village Office 534-6434
Travis Cooke, Administrator
Vicki Freeman, Clerk
Village Police 534-6875
Rick Niedfeldt, Chief of Police
TMU Electric
Kim Ganz (608)386-3731
Superintendant
Sewer/Water
Todd Lakey (608)792-1735
Superintendant
EMERGENCIES ONLY
Electric 534-6388
Sewer/Water 534-8370
24455 3rd Street
Trempealeau, WI 54661
Tel: 608-534-6434
Fax: 608-534-6280
E-mail: [email protected]
www.trempealeauwi.com
POLICE BLOTTER
Can we find you in an EMERGENCY? In an emergency, police, fire, and paramedics depend on house num-bers to find someone as quickly as possible. Finding your home or busi-ness - especially at night - can be challenging if address numbers are unreadable, hidden, unlighted or have missing numbers and may delay emergency responders from getting to you as quickly as possible. Are your house numbers visible from the street? Are they set on a background of contrasting color? If your house is hidden from the street, are your numbers attached to a visible fence, mailbox or gate? Is your mobile home identified with your house number? If you live on a corner, does your house number face the street named in your ad-dress? If you've answered "no" to any of these questions, please follow the guidelines below to make sure your house number is easy to read:
1. Numbers must be visible from the street. The numbers need to be
at least 3 1/2 inches high.
2. Numbers should be placed on a contrasting background, with a re-flective coating on the numbers for easy visibility at night.
3. Repair or replace aging address number placards, especially on mail-boxes that are a distance from the front of the residence.
4. Prune any bushes, tree limbs or other growth that has covered your house numbers.
5. Numbers should be placed on or beside the front door. If your door is not easily seen from the street, put the numbers on a post, fence or tree at the driveway entrance so they can be clearly seen from the street.
6. If the entrance is more than 50 feet from the street, or cannot be seen from the street, a second set of numbers should also be displayed on the mailbox or on a post at the street or end of drive. The police department is asking
residents to walk out in the street and see if your house numbers can be easily seen. Do this at night time as well. If you have any questions, I would be more than willing to suggest possible solutions. If you need to buy or replace your old numbers, you may purchase new numbers at the Village Hall. January 2012 Total Calls for Service: 67 Traffic Stops: 42 OWI: 2 Suspicious Activity: 2 Assist EMS/Fire: 2 Assist Other Agency: 5 Animal Ordinances: 2
Community Oriented Policing: 149
Check Businesses
Residential Security Check
Check for Open Doors
Monthly Statistics: Citations Issued: 10 Warnings Issued: 36
SHIRLEY M. WRIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY 534-6197 http://www.wrlsweb.org/trempealeau/
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G-E-T GIRL SCOUT 100TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT NEEDS YOUR HELP!
G-E-T Girl Scouts are hoping to have a display of memorabilia in Trempealeau, Galesville and Ettrick Li-
braries from February through April. We are looking for suitable memorabilia to be displayed. Uniform
pieces, photographs, equipment, collectibles, and such. Great care will be taken of the items whilst in our possession. If you
have something to share with us, please contact Kathy Peterson at 608-484-1071 or drop off item (with name
and contact) at the Village of Trempealeau office.
replacing her. Details of that posi-tion accompany this announce-ment.
The Shirley Wright Memorial Li-brary is currently seeking an As-
sistant Librarian who is creative, innovative, and passionate about books and serving the reading public. We are seeking an enthusi-astic team player with a superior work ethic who understands the importance of attention to detail. The ideal candidate is flexible to change, an enthusiastic user of technology, and enjoys working with children, parents, teachers and the reading public of all ages. Major , shelving of books, refer-ence and responsibilities include desk circulationd technology assis-tance to library users, and mend-ing of library materials. The posi-tion is approximately 17 hours per week with the possibility of in-creasing to as much as 27 hours per week starting in June. Evening and weekend hours are often re-quired. A letter of application, in-cluding work experience and ref-erences may be sent to the follow-ing address by February 27: (previous applicants will still be considered and therefore do not need to reapply). Shirley Wright Memorial Library 11455 Fremont St Trempealeau, WI 54661
Jessica Schoonover will be promoted from library assistant to library direc-tor as of June 1, 2012. As she is in training for the directorship, she will
be involved, along with the cur-rent library director, Judy Grant, in the hiring and training process for the library assistant who will be
THIS MONTH IN THE VI LLAGE……
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VOLUME 22 , ISSUE 8
G-E-T GIRL SCOUT 100TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT NEEDS YOUR HELP!
G-E-T Girl Scouts are hoping to have a display of memorabilia in Trempealeau, Galesville and Ettrick Li-
braries from February through April. We are looking for suitable memorabilia to be displayed. Uniform
pieces, photographs, equipment, collectibles, and such. Great care will be taken of the items whilst in our possession. If you
have something to share with us, please contact Kathy Peterson at 608-484-1071 or drop off item (with name
and contact) at the Village of Trempealeau office.
FEBRUARY Saturday 4 VFW Meeting 7 pm
Monday 6 Mahjong 6:30 pm
Tuesday 7 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up
Wednesday 8 Story Hour 10 am YOGA 5:30 pm
Thursday 9 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am
Friday 10 PPMD 9th Annual Bake Sale and Chili Lunch
Sunday 12 Dancing with G-E-T Stars, G-E-T High School
Monday 13 Mahjong 6:30 pm Bear Den Mtg 5:30 pm STCSWC Meeting 6:30 pm
Tuesday 14 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up Valentine's Day
Wednesday 15 Story Hour 10 am YOGA 5:30 pm
Thursday 16 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Chamber of Commerce - 7:30 am
Friday 17 NO SCHOOL
Saturday 18 VFW Meeting 7 pm
Sunday 19 A Taste of Trempealeau
Monday 20 Mahjong 6:30 pm
Tuesday 21 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up
Wednesday 22 YOGA 5:30 pm Brownies
Thursday 23 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Trempealeau Heritage Society Mtg 1:30 pm
Monday 27 Mahjong 6:30 pm
Tuesday 28 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up
MARCH Thursday 1 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am
Saturday 3 VFW Meeting 7 pm
Monday 5 Village Board Mtg 7pm Mahjong 6:30 pm
Tuesday 6
Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up Girl Scout Leader Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday 7 YOGA 5:30 pm SCHOOL EARLY RELEASE
Thursday 8 Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am
Sunday 11
Daylight Savings G-E-T Showcase, High School Galesville
Tuesday 13 TYSC Sign Up 6-8 pm
Saturday 31 G-E-T Girl Scout 7th Annual Egg Hunt
The State of Wisconsin requires that all own-ers purchase a license each year for each dog(s) over 5 months of age. Failure to license a dog could subject you to additional fines or fees. Dog Licenses are available at the Village Of-fice year round for residents of the Village of Trempealeau. If you live outside the Village, you will need to contact your municipal treas-urer for a dog license. The annual license will cost $8 for unaltered dogs, $3 if the animal has been neutered or spayed. A current rabies certificate is needed which should include the owner’s name and ad-dress, dog’s name, breed and color of the dog and the sex of the dog & if it has been al-tered. Licenses purchased after March 31st, 2012 will also incur a $5 late fee (unless first time licensing the animal). Licenses are available for purchase at the Village Office during regular hours (Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm) or may be purchased through the mail with the inclusion of fee, rabies certificate and stamped ad-dressed envelope for us to return the tag and license to you.
Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Trempealeau, WI Permit No. 5
24455 3rd Street
Trempealeau, WI
Cart Presort
Postal Box Holder
Trempealeau Elementary
Cookbooks for Sale! 300 Recipes submitted from the Trempealeau Ele-mentary families! Please request a cook-book at www.tremppto.com or Stacy Wera at 608-738-3696 Cookbooks are $10. Make check payable to Trempealeau PTO.
FROM THE V ILLAGE TREASURER
Municipal
Pool Lifeguards
Wanted! Applications
are now being
accepted for
Summer
positions at the Trem-
pealeau Municipal Pool.
Prior season employees
are encouraged to re-
apply. Applications avail-
able at the Village Office or
on the Village Website
www.trempealeauwi.com