Wednesday, July 27, 2011
In an apparent compromise, Council seeks to balance equitable distribution of population, keeping neighborhoods intact.
The Common Council this past Tuesday evening approved a map that will alter the city’s wards and aldermanic districts for the next decade, per the results of the 2010 census. The Common Council was presented with three proposed maps, known simply as Options A, B, and C. The second option was ultimately chosen as it provided a good compromise of keeping neighborhoods in tact, while also keeping the variance of populations among districts, and it was this option that the Common Council voted to adopt and approve. Option A was first proposed during the Common Council meeting on July 12, and provided the least variance among districts with regard to populations. However, concern over splitting neighborhoods was raised by Aldermen Neil Borgman…
Friday, July 22, 2011
Deadline rushes plans to redraw ward boundaries, and ultimately, voting district lines .
Amid a packed crowd at City Hall this past Wednesday evening, the Committee of the Whole met in a special session to rethink ward boundaries, and ultimately, voting district lines, to reflect population changes in the 2010 census. Voting lines must be redrawn by law once every decade when the census is completed. Alderman Dan Soltysiak said that while the boundaries proposed at the City Council Meeting on July 12 did rebalance the population between wards, they broke up neighborhoods and should be reconfigured to address the legislative priority of keeping neighborhoods intact. Alderman Noah Fiedler and Alderman Tracy Snead agreed that they would like to see neighborhoods kept together if possible. "I'm good with neighborhoods," said …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Soltysiak raised concerned about non-Muskego residents in a position to make spending decisions with city tax dollars.
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Common Council, a somewhat-lengthy debate that grew tense at times and even caused some confusion over parliamentary procedure emerged during discussions about making changes to a couple of city ordinances that govern boards, commissions, and committees. Fifth District Alderman Dan Soltysiak, who recently served as the Common Council’s liaison to the Library Board, sought to have new language inserted into an ordinance that would require all citizen members appointed to serve the board to reside within the city. Currently, there is one citizen member who recently stepped down from the Library Board to take a position outside of the school district. As an appointee from the Muskego-Norway School …
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Race was closely watched, but incumbent Werner holds on at polls versus Lindhorst.
With an anticipated voter turnout of 25% within the city of Muskego today, local municipal races were being carefully watched. Incumbent Alderman Keith Werner faced a challenge by Heidi Bootz-Lindhorst in District 4, however remained as alderman for the area that includes the downtown area. Werner was glad for another term, stating "the constituents of District 4 have spoken. I am very grateful for the opportunity to continue my service to the District." Lindhorst had expressed her excitement about the race in an interview with Muskego Patch earlier Tuesday. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to represent people," she said. Asked about her experiences on the campaign trail, she noted how welcoming and gracious residents were, often …
Liz Winzenried
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