At the request of the Zimmerman family, the Village will collect and store all items placed at the spontaneous memorial site on Broad Street in remembrance of their daughter, Ava Marie.

The Village is also working with the family to erect a permanent memorial.

The annual Greendale Community Walk will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The Walk will begin at the Greendale Gazebo (corner of Southway and Broad St.) at 9:00 a.m. Event day registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.

New this year, the Walk will be a charity event. Step Up has partnered with the American Brain Tumor Association. 75% of proceeds will be donated to the Association, 25% will remain with Step Up programs.

Pre-register at Greendale Park and Recreation (423-2790) or at Greendale Health Department (423-2110) until June 14 in person or by mail. Cost is $10 per person, $20 per family of four walkers (additional walkers $10). Registration forms are available on-line at the Village of Greendale website, the Greendale School District website, the American Brain Tumor Association website and at the Health Department, Library, Greendale schools and Village Hall.

Bring your friends, neighbors, and family and join us for this healthy and fun activity!

We will walk rain or shine! Leashed dogs welcome.

For more information, contact the Greendale Health Department at 423-2110. Click here for a registration form.

Notice to Property Owners W. College Avenue Reconstruction Project 2010
From W. Loomis Road to S. 51st Street

Milwaukee County has announced the reconstruction of W. College Avenue from W. Loomis Road to S.51st Street with work to commence in late spring. The Village of Greendale has worked with Milwaukee County in an effort to provide a quality, long lasting improvement to this vital corridor. Some enhancements to this project include bicycle lanes, curbing in select areas, an extended stacking lane for vehicles entering the College Park School lot and two storm water detention ponds.

This project is likely to cause traffic pattern changes and require project area residents to seek alternative routes for much of the summer. Residents in the Riverdale/Radburn area will need to use the Loomis Road Entrance for all ingress/egress during the western construction portion of the project and when the Riverdale Lane/W. College Avenue intersection is closed.

Residents in the “R” section streets that intersect Root River Drive should always have at least two ways out of the subdivision depending on where active construction is occurring. Those residents will always have the Russell Drive to S.51st Street route in and out of the subdivision and are encouraged to use it as such. Village services, emergency vehicle access and delivery access will always be maintained. Your trash and recycling collection schedule will NOT change.

This project is largely funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act with additional funding from the Village of Greendale.

What Can you expect?
This will be the first significant improvement to this portion of W. College Avenue in over 40 years. During this project local residents can expect:

• Traffic pattern disruptions
• Noise
• Dusty conditions
• Construction traffic
• Occasional delays
  

What can you do?

• Please use alternative routes around construction areas
• Keep windows closed during windy,dusty,times
• Please be patient-this project will take several months to complete.
• Please drive slowly and watch for pedestrians, workers and construction vehicles.
  

Please check for updates at www.greendale.org or call the Department of Public Works at (414) 423-2133 for more information.The Village of Greendale is committed to providing a quality finished project while minimizing any inconvenience to our residents!

For more information on 2010 Road Projects in Greendale, please click here.

The Greendale Health Department offers immunizations to Greendale children and adults. Many immunizations are low cost or free. Call 423-2110 for an appointment.

Immunization Clinics in May, 2010 are as follows:
Friday, May 7 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Friday, May 21 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 26 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Blood pressure clinics are held bi-monthly. You can also ask a nurse questions about medications, life style recommendations, medical conditions and diseases. This service is free. Call 423-2110 for an appointment.

Blood Pressure clinics in May, 2010 are as follows:
Tuesday, May 4 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Notice to Property Owners: S. 51st Street Reconstruction Project
S.51st Street from W. Grange Avenue to W. Loomis Road

The Village of Greendale and the City of Greenfield will cooperatively reconstruct S.51st Street from W.Grange Avenue to W.Loomis Road this summer. Construction will begin in late spring and will take several months to complete.

This project is being largely funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act with additional funding provided by each municipality. During the majority of the project the road will likely only be open to local traffic. All Village services (i.e.: trash and recycling collection) emergency vehicle access and delivery access will be maintained during the construction time.

What can you expect?
Since this is a total reconstruction project and major components such as storm sewer improvements, curbing, bicycle lanes and drainage improvements are included you can expect:

• Some delays and inconvenience
• Noise
• Dusty conditions
• Heavy truck traffic
  

What can I do?
Residents in the Maplewood Drive, Maplewood Court, Mulberry Drive and Meadow Drive area as well as residents whose property fronts on S.51st Street will need to pay special attention to each days construction activities so please:

• Slow down in the project area
• Allow extra time in case of construction delays
• Follow the instructions of flag people
• Watch out for pedestrians, construction workers and vehicles
  

It has been more than 35 years since this portion of S.51st Street have seen any major improvements. The Village of Greendale and the City of Greenfield are committed to providing a quality finished project while minimizing inconvenience to our residents.

Please check for updates at www.greendale.org or call the Department of Public Works at 414-423-2133 for updates or if you have questions or comments.

For more information on 2010 Road Projects in Greendale, please click here.

2010 BOARD OF TAX REVIEW
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 AT 6:45 PM

Notice to all Real Estate and Personal Property Taxpayers in the Village of Greendale:

The 2010 Board of Tax Review is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM in the Municipal Court Room at the Safety Center (5911 West Grange Avenue, Greendale, Wisconsin) and adjourn because of the unavailability of the completed assessment roll.

On May 18, 2010, the Board of Tax Review will determine a date and time to reconvene. All property owners whose property changes in assessed value will receive a “Change of Assessment” notice by mail.

Property owners who wish to object to their 2010 assessments must file an objection form and schedule a time for their objection to be heard before the Board of Tax Review. Forms and times for hearings must be received through the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, Village Hall, 6500 Northway, Greendale, WI 53129, or by calling the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 414-423-2100.

• No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.
• After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that person’s objection except at a session of the board.
• No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3) (a), that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
• When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
• No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under s. 73.03 (2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35(1).
  

Quick Links:
2010 Guide for Property Owners (pdf)
Property Assessment Appeal Guide (pdf)
Property Assessment Objection Form (pdf)

At 10:20 a.m., numerous calls came into the police station reporting either a bicyclist or pedestrians were struck at Northway and Broad Street.

The investigation at this point is that a 29-year-old mother was crossing Broad Street at Northway along with her sister, one young son and one young daughter. According to our investigation and witnesses, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Northway began making a right turn to go south on Broad Street and struck the 29-year-old mother and the 5-year-old daughter.

The mother and child were taken to Froedtert Hospital. The mother is in satisfactory condition and the 5-year-old was pronounced dead at Froedtert Hospital.

The mother and daughter are both Greendale residents.

The driver of the car is a 59-year-old Franklin woman. No further information can be released at this time pending further investigation and notification of family members.

The Wisconsin State Patrol was requested to complete a full accident reconstruction.

For more information contact: Chief Robert J. Dams at (414) 423-2121.

Help reduce sewer overflows to Lake Michigan, basement backups at your home, and polluted stormwater runoff by taking the 100-gallon challenge whenever your favorite forecaster calls for heavy rain.  

"Small changes at the household-by-household level can yield huge benefits to our area rivers and ultimately, to Lake Michigan, the source of most of our drinking water and the place many of us flock to for recreation and relaxation,” said Ken Leinbach, Urban Ecology Center Executive Director.  

Every inch of rain on MMSD's service area equals 7.1 billion gallons of water.  

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, The Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), and Sweet Water organizations are encouraging families and neighbors to customize their own plan to reduce water usage inside the home and increase water storage in the yard whenever the forecast calls for heavy rain.  Installing a rain barrel on your downspout alone can capture 55 gallons of water that you can use during dry weather to water trees, gardens, and flowers.

Click here for more information and to sign-up for the 100-Gallon Challenge

Click here for the unofficial election results for April 6, 2010 (pdf)