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Serve Wisconsin Commission Awards AmeriCorps Supplemental
Grant for Stevens Point Sustainability Initiative
The Serve Wisconsin Commission Board announced
Friday that the City of Stevens Point's Central Wisconsin Resiliency Project will receive nearly $200,000 in federal
funding to carry out sustainability initiatives in and around the city. The project was developed by volunteers
working with Mayor Andrew Halverson and it will carry out many of the tasks identified in the 2008 Pathway to a
Sustainable Stevens Point plan.
Mayor Andrew Halverson noted that the AmeriCorps program will provide a low-cost way to implement the actions listed
in the plan. "Hundreds of citizens participated in writing the eco-municipality plan, but we all struggled
to see how we could carry out so many initiatives with scarce financial resources," Halverson said. "This
federal assistance will leverage not only city resources, but time and efforts of local non-profits as well."
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Emergency Weather Siren System Test
The City of Stevens Point is in the process
of updating their Emergency Weather Siren System from four to seven sites to better meet the needs of the city.
The city in large part is receiving help from the Stevens Point School district by providing four of the seven
sites within the community.
The Emergency Siren System was last updated in the mid 1980s and Stevens Point has grown from 12.29 square miles
in 1980, to its current size of 17.13 square miles. The increased growth has been primarily to the east, with the
siren at P.J. Jacobs being the furthest east to cover this area since the 1980s. The addition of three sites and
relocation of one of the existing sites will provide coverage to the business, residential and park areas that
have developed in this area and the highly populated areas immediately surrounding the city to the east.
Testing of several of the updated sites will begin August 31 with additional testing dates to be announced as the
remaining sites are completed. The sites to be tested August 31 are SPASH 1201 North Point Dr., Washington Elementary
3500 Prais St., and Bannach Elementary 5400 Walter St.
The seven sites are: SPASH, 1201 North Point Dr.; McKinley, 2926 Blaine St.; Washington, 3500 Prais St.; Bannach,
5400 Walter; Fire Station #2, 4401 Industrial Park Dr.; Brilowski Dr., 2800 blk.; W. Clark St., 100 blk. |
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Funds Available for Businesses
Central Wisconsin Economic Development (CWED)
Fund, Inc. is announcing the availability of funds to support business growth in the region. The CWED Fund is a
regional loan fund for Adams, Marathon, Portage and Wood Counties. The fund is in place to serve as an economic
stimulus for Central Wisconsin. There is currently $2.7 million available in the CWED Fund for new and existing
businesses in the four county region. [Get
More Information] |
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More Downtown Square
Redesign Concept Drawings Available
The Stevens Point Downtown Task Force's
Square Revitalization Committee met, for what may be the last time, to give city staff final direction on which
way to go with the major architectural elements of the proposed square design.
Discussions and decisions to date will be used by the staff of the Public Works Department as well as Rettler Corporation
to come up with the final design and specifications with construction anticipated for the spring of 2011, contingent
on committee/Common Council approval. |
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Police Department Listening Session
The Stevens Point Police Department
will be holding a community listening session from 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm at Koziczkowski Park (on the corner of Minnesota
Ave. and Vivian's Ln.) on September 2, 2010.
Please come meet your area police officers, voice any concerns, learn the direction of the police department, and
participate in an open discussion. |
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Absentee Ballots Available for September 14 Primary
Ballots are now available for city residents
who wish to vote early for the September 14 Partisan Primary. Voters have two options for voting absentee, the
first option is to vote at the City Clerk's office in City Hall, 1515 Strongs Avenue, now through September 13.
The second option is to submit a written request/application to receive an absentee ballot through the mail.
Requests to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by the Clerk's office no later than 5:00 p.m. Thursday,
September 9. The completed ballot must be received by the Clerk's office no later than the day of the election
so that it can be delivered to the polling location by 8:00 p.m.
City Clerk John Moe reminds individuals who have not already registered to vote, and those who have either moved
or changed their name, that they will need to re-register before they will be allowed to vote. Applications for absentee ballots and voter registration information
are available here and at the Clerk's office.
Please note that there are exceptions for military voters and indefinitely confined electors. Please contact the
Clerk's office at 346-1569 for more information. |
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September 14, 2010 Election Sample Ballots Available
Sample
Ballot for the 70th District (pdf)
Sample
Ballot for the 71st District (pdf)
[Get More Information about Voting] |
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New Law Bans Electronics from Landfills and Incinerators
As of September 1, 2010, Wisconsin's electronics
recycling law, 2009 Wisconsin Act 50, bans two categories of electronics, covered electronic devices and eligible
electronic devices (EEDs), from landfills and incineration. Electronics sold to Wisconsin households, K-12 public
schools and Milwaukee Parental Choice Program schools are part of this E-Cycle Wisconsin program. Previously, Wisconsin
law required only businesses, governments, private schools, colleges and universities, and those not covered by
E-Cycle Wisconsin, to recycle their electronics or manage the devices as hazardous waste. Beginning September 1,
everyone
must recycle certain electronics.
[See
eWaste Flyer for More Information] (pdf) |
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Wisconsin Way Blueprint for Change, August 30
The City of Stevens Point and Portage County
invite you to a briefing session on Monday, August 30 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 1 & 2 of the Portage
County Annex Building, 1462 Strongs Avenue in Stevens Point. This important briefing will feature Jim Wood, a principal
in the Wisconsin Way effort, who will share the strategic initiatives and recommendations outlined in the Blueprint
for Change - a comprehensive document aimed to revitalize Wisconsin's future, developed from 28 public forums,
more than 120 organizational meetings and six statewide public opinion surveys. If you have not seen or heard about
the Blueprint, we encourage you to look it over at www.wisconsinway.org.
[Get
More Information about the Briefing Session]
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Patch Street Closed
Patch Street is closed as of August 2 for
reconstruction between Church Street and Michigan Avenue. This work is scheduled to be completed by late October.
Reconstruction includes storm sewer improvements, new curb and gutter, gravel base and blacktop. Trucks will be
detoured using Michigan Avenue between Patch Street and Church Street during the closure.
Partial funding for the Patch Street Reconstruction Project is provided through the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2010-2011 Local Roads Improvement
Program.
[Instructions
for Patch St. Residents/Property Owners]
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Garbage/Recycling News & Updates
Please remember to have your garbage and recycling bins at the curb no later than 7:00 AM on your pickup day! Thank
you! [Get More
Information]
Portage county residents will no longer have to wait for special collection events to safely dispose of old and
unused pharmaceuticals. Residents now have access to two permanent drop-off sites for unwanted medicine! [Get
More Information] (pdf)
Sharps (needles, syringes and lancets) that
are not properly handled or are improperly discarded can pose a health risk of infections and diseases to family
members, sanitation and recycling center workers, and others who might be accidentally stuck by them.Sharps must
be disposed of separately from regular trash or recyclables.
[Get More Information]
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Economic Development Bill could Help Redevelop Our
Downtown
On July 20, Seventh District Congressmen
Dave Obey (D-WI) announced that in the transportation and urban development bill that passed the Appropriations
Committee that day were a number of provisions to spur economic development in northern and central Wisconsin.
Initiatives that will benefit northern and central Wisconsin in the bill include $750,000
to help the City of Stevens Point eliminate blighted and environmentally contaminated properties in the downtown
area. The properties, once cleaned up, would
be redeveloped for new businesses to use to create jobs, generate incomes, and provide for housing opportunities.
Obey, who chairs the committee and worked to have the provisions included, said, "These are important economic
development projects that could bring jobs to the region and provide long-term economic development help to effected
communities. In these tough economic times these provisions could be important to local communities throughout
our area." Obey noted that the bill must still be approved by the full House and Senate and signed by the
President before it becomes law, "but having these funds included in today's version means that a major hurdle
has been cleared." |
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Public Comments Accepted for Naming Heartland Trail
The Stevens Point Board of Public Works,
at its June 14. 2010 meeting, recommended to the Common Council on naming the recently completed trail along Patch
Street, Industrial Park Road, and Joerns Drive be named "HEARTLAND TRAIL" after the Heartland Bike Club.
The Heartland Trail will connect Wafer Street with Brilowski Road. The city will accept comments and recommendations
on the naming of this trail for sixty (60) days beginning July 9. 2010. All comments and recommendations must be
in writing to the Director of Public Works, 1515 Strongs Ave., Stevens Point, WI 54481. [See Trail Map] (pdf) |
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Stevens Point Water Best in Nation - Defeats New
York City
"New York City prides itself on being
the biggest and the best, but when it comes to water quality, Stevens Point, Wisconsin just gave the Big Apple
a serious whooping" reports the Wall Street Journal. "Stevens Point won top honors Tuesday in the American
Water Works Association's annual contest for the nation's best-tasting tap water. The contest took place at the
association's annual convention in Chicago. Following taste-test competitions around the country, 22 finalists
competed Tuesday for the grand prize. [Read the Wall Street Journal Article] |
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