Thursday, May 16, 2013
A busier winter than expected has depleted the stockpile in Muskego's two salt sheds, with November and December 2013 in need of road salt, and the DPW in need of $65,000
While it might be the last thing on anyone's mind, Dave Simpson, Director of Muskego Public Works, is looking ahead to winter and road salt. However, it's with good reason. Simpson said that although this past winter arrived late, the number of snow events has far exceeded previous years, and has left the city salt-free, which doesn't bode well for November and December. "Generally we have two salt sheds that are filled every year, and we can use whatever is left from the first part of one year to cover what we need in November and December," Simpson told the Finance Committee Tuesday night. However, with numerous snowfalls in late winter that more than made up for last winter's snow drought, he said the entire supply has been depleted. He…
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Host fees far exceeded expectations as a Walmart development in Cudahy boosted the income by $600,000
The City of Muskego will be heading into its budgeting for 2014 in August, but will have a little extra money to work with when it gets started. Make that a lot more...about $600,000 worth. Where did the extra dollars come from? Thank Walmart. According to Dave Simpson, Director of Public Works, a development in Cudahy to build a new Walmart translated into additional funds coming into the city's landfill account. The Landfill Host fees are charged usually by the ton for users to bring materials to Emerald Park, which is located on Muskego's southern border, with the city receiving a percentage of those fees. The revenue in turn funds various accounts for the city, including Landfill, Park Dedication, Conservation, Storm Water & Well …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Recent backups at the intersection during peak times have the city initiating a $12-$15,000 study of the site. Could a roundabout be recommended?
If you've had someplace to go around 5 p.m. on any given weekday, and you needed to travel through the intersection of Moorland Road and Woods Road, you've probably had to wait in line to do so. The city has taken note as well, and will fund a study to see what can be done to alleviate the delays. The study will cost between $12,000 and $15,000, and could recommend no changes, adding stoplights, adding turn lanes or replacing the four-way stop with a roundabout. The backups were especially notable over the summer, when Janesville Road reconstruction and Tess Corners Drive construction increased the number of cars using the alternate route. During the 3-6 p.m. drive time, the Muskego Police Department even sent an officer to act as a …
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The existing policy for the city has been to replace damaged mailboxes with 'standard' style, but for those who have more expensive models, it's not always an option.
As fall starts to grow older, the city is considering a change to its policy that addresses mailbox damage by city plows. Currently the policy requires residents who wish to make a claim to fill out a request, and if it's deemed legitimate, the city will send a crew to install a 4x4 wooden post and standard mailbox. However, Dave Simpson, Director of Public Works, told the Public Works Committee that some residents who live in subdivisions cannot install these styles, as they do not comply with requirements set by a homeowner's association. Often the styles are more expensive, being either metal or PVC, and Simpson asked the committee if offering an option for payment to such residents. He thought $50 paid toward the replacement boxes …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Seeing a risk for liability, public works plow trucks won't be clearing snow on private roads, but will give residents a year's notice.
The city will suspend a practice that some estimate has been ongoing for the past 30 years by removing private roads from its plow routes. Director of Public Works Dave Simpson told the Public Works Committee Monday night that he reviewed the routes with DPW superintendent Wayne Delikat, and felt that the city should discontinue the service, as it left it open to liability. "These are private roads, and while some are in the public right of way, others are completely private, and I've looked back to see why we have been clearing them, but have not found a reason," he said. "It's possible that it was done for safety reasons, as some roads are basically driveways that have three homes along them, and we want to make sure they are accessible …
Friday, September 21, 2012
MasTec is cited for violations involved in laying pipe, with OSHA stating they did not protect trenches sufficiently for a project at Moorland and Janesville Roads.
A company contracted to work on a construction project in Muskego has been fined more than $100,000 after repeatedly failing to comply a safe environment for workers in a trench used to lay pipe. According to KSTP in Minnesota, MasTec North America, Inc., was cited last week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The violations say the company exposed workers to “excavation hazards” during the installation of an underground conduit pipe in an unprotected trench in Muskego, Wis. MasTec is an engineering and construction company for electrical, oil and gas pipelinesheadquartered in Coral Gables, FL, with a divisional office in Hugo, MN. Dave Simpson, Director of Public Works for Muskego, was …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Progress will be marked in pavement for Pioneer Drive and concrete along Janesville Road; Tess Corners has completed utilities and will be ready to reconstruct
Dave Simpson, Director of Public Works recapped the status of the various road projects in the city. He reported that the Woods Road trail was being completed this week, as the last of the reconstruction work to the landscape was underway. That leaves the other three major zones in the city, which are also nearing their own milestones: Janesville Road - on schedule, with curbs being laid as early as the end of this week. Median monument work is also underway, and Simpson said overall the project has gone smoothly. Paving and road striping are still weeks away, but it's expected that the 1st phase will be done at the end of October. Additional plantings on the eastern half will likely wait until next year, Simpson said, to ensure their …
Racine Avenue recreational trail would provide a final link from Woods Road south to where the trail begins near Janesville Road, and a collaboration between Waukesha County and the city could cut costs by $70,000
Anywhere a paved recreational trail has been placed in Muskego, response is immediate and ultimately popular. As the stretch of trail along Woods Road west to Racine Avenue has been completed, bikers are already making use of that trail, and are asking when the last piece of the trail puzzle going south can be completed. The answer is 2013, and if a proposed partnership works out between the city and Waukesha County, it will cost $70,000 less. The Public Works Committee met Monday night, and Director of Public Works Dave Simpson outlined the proposal, which would keep the design and survey work 'in house.' With Racine Avenue being a county road, the offer was made to utilize county staff to assist the city in developing a design plan and …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Council approves funding for College Avenue entry, which will be completed in 2012 before the snow flies to allow residents to access the sledding hill.
Residents will be able to enter the much-awaited Park Arthur from College Avenue to go sledding, after city leaders approved a bid for paving the entrance. Approved on Tuesday night was a plan to pave the College Avenue entrance, plus remaining parking areas and a trail from the middle lot to the base of the sledding hill. Payne and Dolan put forth the winning bid of $219,268 for the paving project. The total also included an alternate bid of $59,450 to complete a bypass lane on College Avenue required by the county. In addition, it was expected that $185,000 of the entire project cost will be covered by park dedication funds. Payne and Dolan was one of four companies that submitted a bid. The bypass lane was originally estimated to cost $…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
A review of options for the Tess Corners Drive plans puts the discussion back to Common Council, which will meet on Election Day.
The city's Public Works Committee reviewed a list of alternatives for the Tess Corners Drive construction plan Tuesday night, distilling their recommendations down to four options. Upset residents in the area had requested that the project, which is at 99 percent design completion, to be halted because they were opposed to the existing plan, particularly the off-road recreational path they said would destroy too many old trees and lower their property values. They had voiced their opposition at the April 24 Common Council meeting, and the committee was asked to come up with options. Two options were rejected because of the cost. An elevated path separated from the road by curb and gutter would present a $790,000 increase in the cost of the…
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