July 2011 Village Board Report

UFO Days Preparations Completed

Submitted by Rick A. Talford
Citizen Journalist


ELMWOOD, WI - July 11, 2011 The Elmwood Village Board held their monthly meeting at the Auditorium. The main topic for the night, was the upcoming Elmwood UFO Days celebration. July 29-31 are the scheduled days for the events. The Board went through approving temporary operators licenses, as well as picnic licenses for the Community Club. They also lifted the open container ordinance for the weekend. The Community Club requested their annual application for the fireworks display on Saturday evening, and received approval. They however, did not receive the donation they have requested every year towards the cost of the fireworks, due to the Village Board not budgeting the funds this year. This explanation was provided by Village President Bill Stewart.

While attending the many events during the weekend, you can enjoy a few events happening at the Shack on Main St. Saturday afternoon at 4 pm, they will have a “Chicken Throw” competition, and a “Bed Race” at 8 pm. Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm, they will hold a “Greased Pig” competition. There will also be a “Petting Zoo” behind the Shack all three days. Owner Dan Bechel would like to invite everyone to stop in, and enjoy a homemade UFO Pizza and/or UFO Malt. The Grand Parade will be held at 2 pm on Sunday.

In other news - Trustee Bruce Hartung spoke to the board in regards to the possible boulevard ordinance, stating “He believed there to be issues in the village”. Area businessman Glenn Nelson requested a Main Street Revitalization program be started, with the village address being used for all of the mailing. He added, “This would all be strictly volunteer”. Two operators licenses were approved this month. The curb and gutter in front of the Veterans Park was on the agenda for approval. The cost of $1,350.00 was requested by Hartung, and approved.

In Committee and Board Reports, trustee Brian Buck provided information from the Library Committee, stating “ Circulation is up, and we approved the payment for the roof repairs. The staff is looking into posting the new Conceal/Carry Law, and everything else is looking good”. Trustee Trisha Knops spoke for the Nursing Home Committee. A meeting was held on June 14, at which they paid the bills, and looked into the Health and Wellness Program with the Red Cedar Medical Clinic. In Public Works, they spoke over the curb and gutter work, as well as discussed the new DNR ordinance that will be upcoming for approval on the water system. Buck then explained the Police Committee information, stating “The hail damage claim was received, and the funds were used to fix the air conditioning unit in the squad with the remainder of the funds being put back into to squad car outlay budget.” The hail damage was so minimal they decided not to repair the car.

The meeting adjourned at 7:29 pm. Trustee’s Mike Sand and Rick Stohr did not attend the meeting.

Additional Note - Everyone… PLEASE… be very careful when driving around Elmwood during the UFO Days Garage Sales, there are many adults and children going to be darting out into the streets all weekend. Everyone needs to take their time, and be very cautious… You need to pay attention much more during this event… Thank You