MONROE - At a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Public Safety Committee:
- Heard from downtown residents and Veolia Environmental Services, private contractor for trash pick-up, about regulating the hours of Veolia's operation in the downtown area. Residents have complained about the noise, especially in the pre-dawn hours before 6 a.m. Both parties agreed to try working out a 6 a.m. or later start time. Veolia is to return to the committee Nov. 14 or send feedback information.
- Recommended to the council to return detour streets during the construction project on 8th and 9th Street to their normal use and remove signs, except for four stop signs on 12th Street and one stop sign on 8th Avenue at 9th Street which are to remain permanently. John Glenn, Ryan Wilson and Dave Babler spoke to the committee about the possibility of returning to one-way traffic on 10th Street and designating a bike path on the roadway, as well as the potential for accidents to bicyclists at the corner of 10th Street and Wis. 69, an access point to the Badger State Trail.
MONROE - At a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee:
- Discussed Wisconsin's new concealed carry law including immunity provisions, posting bans and other legal aspects. The committee asked for more information, including information on other states, to determine whether the city should enact an ordinance to prohibit entry or presence in public buildings while carrying weapons or firearms.
- Asked City Attorney Rex Ewald to rewrite 9-4-18 of the Monroe City Code, concerning the carrying of concealed weapons, to reflect the new changes in the state law. Ewald will return the proposed changes to the committee for further consideration.
MONROE - In a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
- Recognized the retirement of Barbara Berget, city assessor, after more than 22 years of service to the city.
- Passed unanimously an ordinance annexing territory at N2927 18th Ave., as petitioned by Royletta Moon.
- Approved a cost reimbursement agreement with Silverstone Partners, for a proposed senior housing project on the site of a city parking lot north of 9th Street. The agreement is a re-issuance of a previous agreement. Silverstone was unable to construct the project in 2011, because financing was not secured, and withdrew its offer to purchase the area in April. Silverstone intends to reapply for the necessary tax credits to enable construction in 2012.
- Approved $417,000 for bills.
- Adopted the Green County All Hazards Mitigation Plan Revision, as recommended by the Public Safety Committee, as part of the city emergency preparedness plan, and as an interim measure while the city's own plan comes together in the next two years.
- Authorized installation of a one-hour timed parking zone of 40 feet on the south side of the 1900 block of 10th Street.
- Authorized a return-to-normal traffic pattern to streets on detour routes and removal of most traffic control signs installed for the construction project on 8th and 9th streets. Stop signs on 12th Street at 14th, 15th, 18th and 19th Avenues will remain permanently. A stop sign at 8th Avenue at 9th Street will also remain permanently.
- Granted miscellaneous licenses.
- Authorized hiring Associated Appraisal Consultants, Inc., Appleton, for assessment services. Council members voted 9-1, with Thurston Hanson voting against. The council authorized a 5-year contract, starting in 2012 at $42,300 per year for maintenance services, with $200 increases annually. Full revaluation service with interior inspections would start at $52,000 in 2012 and increase $200 annually.
- Learned Suzie Shaw, accounting manager, is leaving to take another job.
- Heard from downtown residents and Veolia Environmental Services, private contractor for trash pick-up, about regulating the hours of Veolia's operation in the downtown area. Residents have complained about the noise, especially in the pre-dawn hours before 6 a.m. Both parties agreed to try working out a 6 a.m. or later start time. Veolia is to return to the committee Nov. 14 or send feedback information.
- Recommended to the council to return detour streets during the construction project on 8th and 9th Street to their normal use and remove signs, except for four stop signs on 12th Street and one stop sign on 8th Avenue at 9th Street which are to remain permanently. John Glenn, Ryan Wilson and Dave Babler spoke to the committee about the possibility of returning to one-way traffic on 10th Street and designating a bike path on the roadway, as well as the potential for accidents to bicyclists at the corner of 10th Street and Wis. 69, an access point to the Badger State Trail.
MONROE - At a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee:
- Discussed Wisconsin's new concealed carry law including immunity provisions, posting bans and other legal aspects. The committee asked for more information, including information on other states, to determine whether the city should enact an ordinance to prohibit entry or presence in public buildings while carrying weapons or firearms.
- Asked City Attorney Rex Ewald to rewrite 9-4-18 of the Monroe City Code, concerning the carrying of concealed weapons, to reflect the new changes in the state law. Ewald will return the proposed changes to the committee for further consideration.
MONROE - In a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
- Recognized the retirement of Barbara Berget, city assessor, after more than 22 years of service to the city.
- Passed unanimously an ordinance annexing territory at N2927 18th Ave., as petitioned by Royletta Moon.
- Approved a cost reimbursement agreement with Silverstone Partners, for a proposed senior housing project on the site of a city parking lot north of 9th Street. The agreement is a re-issuance of a previous agreement. Silverstone was unable to construct the project in 2011, because financing was not secured, and withdrew its offer to purchase the area in April. Silverstone intends to reapply for the necessary tax credits to enable construction in 2012.
- Approved $417,000 for bills.
- Adopted the Green County All Hazards Mitigation Plan Revision, as recommended by the Public Safety Committee, as part of the city emergency preparedness plan, and as an interim measure while the city's own plan comes together in the next two years.
- Authorized installation of a one-hour timed parking zone of 40 feet on the south side of the 1900 block of 10th Street.
- Authorized a return-to-normal traffic pattern to streets on detour routes and removal of most traffic control signs installed for the construction project on 8th and 9th streets. Stop signs on 12th Street at 14th, 15th, 18th and 19th Avenues will remain permanently. A stop sign at 8th Avenue at 9th Street will also remain permanently.
- Granted miscellaneous licenses.
- Authorized hiring Associated Appraisal Consultants, Inc., Appleton, for assessment services. Council members voted 9-1, with Thurston Hanson voting against. The council authorized a 5-year contract, starting in 2012 at $42,300 per year for maintenance services, with $200 increases annually. Full revaluation service with interior inspections would start at $52,000 in 2012 and increase $200 annually.
- Learned Suzie Shaw, accounting manager, is leaving to take another job.