2013 Budget Approved; Assessment to Remain $115

The annual meeting of the Windings Maintenance Corp. took place on December 3rd at Meadowbrook School.  The meeting resulted in the approval of the 2013 budget.  The 2013 budget calls for an assessment of $115 from each of the 339 properties in the subdivision. The assessment will remain the same as it has been for the past several years.

The meeting also resulted in the election of the four Directors for 2013:  Jason Hoeppner, Andrea Puricelli, Ann Schefus and Frank Remfrey. 

The meeting included a summary of various activities concerning the maintenance of the 16 acres of common property as well as a summary of legal matters concerning collections from delinquent accounts.  In addition, alderman Paul Ybarra appeared and discussed issues relating to the City of Waukesha such as the bypass, municipal water and storm water control. 

More detailed minutes of this year's meeting will be forthcoming.

Meet Your 2013 WMC Board Candidates

As you get ready to fill out your proxy card for the December 3rd meeting, below are short descriptions of the candidates for the four positions up for election.

Jason Hoeppner:  Lives on Coventry, has an MBA with a finance emphasis and works as a manufacturing engineer. Jason and his family have resided at their Coventry address since 1998.

Andrea Puricelli:  Moved to the Windings in 2011 and lives on Woodridge along with her husband and son.  Andrea is a mortgage underwriter for a Milwaukee area real estate company. 

Frank Remfrey:  Currently serving on the WMC Board as Treasurer and President.  Frank and his wife Suzanne live on Lancaster Drive and moved to the Windings in 1984.  Frank is a retired Waukesha School District educator and works part time at a local clock shop.

Ann Schefus:  Presently serving as secretary of the WMC Board.  Ann and her family have lived on Coventry Lane for several decades.  Ann is an office manager for a construction company in Waukesha County.

Proxy Cards & 2013 Proposed Budget Coming Soon!

In several days the proposed 2013 budget for the WMC will be arriving via US Mail along with a postage paid proxy card. The card contains the names of the Board candidates for 2013 as well as a line for you to cast your vote regarding next year's budget.  You will note that next year's   WMC budget will call for an assessment of $115, the same amount as the past three years.

Be sure to send in your proxy card so that we are assured of a quorum for the December 3rd Annual Meeting.

Annual Meeting Scheduled for December 3rd

The annual WMC meeting for homeowners in the Windings will take place on Monday, December 3rd, beginning at 7 pm at Meadowbrook School.

The purpose of the meeting is to elect Board members for 2013 and to approve a budget for next year.

Leaf Pickup Dates Announced

The annual leaf pickup schedule was included in your recent quarterly water bill from the City of Waukesha.  Since Windings residents live in Waukesha's 5th aldermanic district, the following dates have been assigned for leaf pickup in our neighborhood: 

October 17
November 5
November 28

In the past, City crews have removed a majority of the leaves prior to the assigned dates in an effort to stay ahead of the demand and did touchup work on the actual date. 

Keep in mind the leaves should be placed on the terrace between the sidewalk and the curb, not in the street.

County provides West Waukesha Bypass update

SOURCE:  Waukesha Freeman

Residents ready for plan to ease congestion on Merrill Hills Road

By Jon Voils
Special to The Freeman

    WAUKESHA – A county public works engineer and the construction project manager outlined a fouryear timeline for the West Waukesha Bypass to an interested group of Sunset Drive business owners Friday morning.
    Gary Evans, Public Works engineering services manager, and Charlie Webb, CH2M Hill’s West Waukesha Bypass project manager, spoke to the Southside Business Council, part of the Waukesha County Business Alliance. The group met Friday morning at Culver’s on West Sunset Drive to get an update on the plan.
    The bypass project will connect Interstate 94 with state Highway 59 along the County Highway TT corridor. Highway TT is also known as Meadowbrook Road or Merrill Hills Road as it passes through neighborhoods west of downtown Waukesha.
    “We have three construction alternatives,” said Webb. “One: Do nothing. Two: Widen Meadowbrook and Merrill Hills roads to four lanes from 94 to just north of Sunset Drive and then follow a parallel path along Pebble Creek south to Highway 59. Or three: Follow Pebble Creek to Sunset as in choice two, then follow Sunset east to County Highway X, make a sharp turn and build southwest to Highway 59.”
    Both men spoke about completing an environmental impact statement to allay concerns brought by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers regarding wetlands and regional aquifers. According to Evans, “At this stage we’re moving ahead.”
    Evans said an EIS draft will be submitted in late June or early July. This document will be published for 45 days, during which time public meetings will be held seeking comment from the community. The final EIS will be filed in November or early December.
    Approval is expected in late January 2013 and the statement will be written into record in late February or March of 2013. Construction is expected to extend from 2014 to 2016.
    Longtime Merrill Hills residents Larry Arnson and his wife attended the Friday meeting.
    Arnson said he is glad to see the project move forward.
    “They developed this idea 50 years ago and we’ve seen six different plans,” he said. “The Sunset and Merrill Hills intersection is congested. There are over 1,600 cars and trucks traveling through every day.The bypass is overdue.”
    The idea of a bypass around the city of Waukesha was first discussed in the mid-1950s, according to Waukesha District 11 Alderman Roger Patton, who attended the meeting. The main reason was to relieve congestion by diverting pass-through traffic around the city. The eastern portion was completed in the 1980s. Problems specific to the western portion, including the existence of wetlands, have delayed construction for years.
    The construction budget is $50.7 million. Of that amount, $40 million will be paid by the state, $8.6 million will come from the county and the city of Waukesha will pay $2 million.
    For more information about the bypass project, log on to www.waukeshabypass.org.

Brush Pickup Slated for May 3rd

The City's annual brush pickup date for the Windings will be on our regular garbage pickup day, Thursday, May 3rd. 

Visit the link below for details and rules about the event:

City of Waukesha Brush Pickup

From the Freeman: Water Meetings Scheduled Soon

Water supply meetings being held throughout Waukesha

Meetings include presentation, Q&A

By Sarah Pryor
Freeman Staff

    WAUKESHA – Still confused about what’s going on with Waukesha’s application for Great Lakes water?
    Waukesha residents will have 13 more chances to attend a neighborhood informational meeting where Water Utility General Manager Dan Duchniak will explain the economic and environmental impacts of a Lake Michigan diversion, as well as the status of the city’s application.
    Duchniak will be available to answer questions at the meetings as well.
    Each meeting lasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a presentation beginning at 6:45 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
    Duchniak said residents aren’t limited to attending just the meeting in their aldermanic district, and people are welcome to attend more than one meeting.
    The meeting schedule is as follows:
District 15: Wednesday, Butler Middle School, 310 N. Hine Ave. District 9: Thursday, Heyer School, 1209 Heyer Drive. District 13: March 7, Bethesda School, 730 S. University Drive. District 4: March 8, Summit View School, 2100 Summit Ave. District 12: March 15, Waukesha West High School, 3301 Saylesville Road. District 8: March 19, Carroll University Chapel, 100 N. East Ave. District 10: March 21, Waukesha South High School, 401 E. Roberta Ave. District 14: March 22, Lowell Elementary School, 140 N. Grandview Blvd. (use Michigan Avenue entrance) District 5: April 2 UWWaukesha Commons Room 101, 1500 University Drive. Districts 3 & 11: March 27, La Casa de Esperanza, 410 Arcadian Ave. District 6: March 29, Saratoga School, 130 Walton Ave.
Meetings for Districts 2 & 7 are still being determined.

Alderman Ybarra Appeals for Input at Public Hearing

Hello Neighbors,

We have a VERY important meeting this Tuesday, Feb 7 at 7:30 at City Hall (201 Delafield Street) in the Council Chambers.

There will be a public hearing on the rezoning MSP Company is requesting on Meadow Lane. We all know this project would be passed by the plan commission. I appreciate Alderman Joan Francoeur and Plan Commissioner Jim Hoppe for voting against this project. 

Tuesday is the important vote. If the Common Council votes against the rezoning request then MSP will have to go back and decide if they are still interested in re-submitting a plan.

The meeting on Tuesday will start with a public hearing on the rezoning. We need every last neighbor in the room to share your views during the Public Hearing. That is exactly what Public Hearings are for, to share your opinion of whether or not this property should be rezoned.

As I have stated on the record, MSP has brought an improved plan to us but it is still too dense. We have a glut of apartments in our neighborhood and city. MSP is recommending approximately 9 units per acre. They can bring it down to 6 or 6.5.

With that said, we need to focus the comments on whether or not the property should be rezoned to RM 2 from Temporary T1 which is its current zoning. If this zoning gets approved by the Common Council then MSP will build the project we saw at the Plan Commission.

We can make a difference by sharing our point of view during the Public Hearing, please come and share your thoughts.

I will have a quick pre-meeting at 7:20 outside the council chambers again.

If you have any questions, please call me at 414 807-7858.

Please forward this to your neighbors because I had to recreate my email distribution list and I may have missed some people who wanted to be included on these messages.

Best regards,

Paul