24455 3rd Street Trempealeau, WI 54661 Tel: 608-534-6434 VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3 Fax: 608-534-6280 E-mail: [email protected] MAY—JUNE 2017 www.trempealeauwi.com This Newsletter is published bi-monthly. Look for your next Newsletter in MID-JULY Please consider publication dates when planning to promote your events. The deadline for submission to the next publication will be JUNE 30, 2017. If you wish to submit to the VILLAGE OFFICIALS newsletter please email to: [email protected] Kurt Wood, President 608-534-6822

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR Trustees: As a reminder the Open Space Envisioning Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 16 at 6:00PM located in the Kevin Sacia 608-498-9183 community room. 608-534-5008 Financial Audit Summary Lois Taylor The 2016 financial audit is complete. Overall, the General Fund, Electric Utility and Water Utility had the Shirley Heffner 608-534-8337 necessary funds to pay for operational expenses, capital improvements and debt service. Sewer Utility rates have been stagnate for a number of years which has required advances from the general fund total- Kit Locke 608-534-6055 ing $544,000 to cover capital expenditure costs. The five year average of sewer capital improvement Jacob Ruesgen 608-534-7799 costs is $100,000. Jason Hilton 608-790-2258 A 31% increase to the sewer fixed and volume rates is projected produce enough revenue to cover sewer expenditures. This increase equates to $11.86 for an average user consuming 4,000 gallons monthly. A Village Office 608-534-6434 12% increase applied to the new rate is projected to produce enough revenue to pay back the $544,000 general fund advance over a twelve year period. This increase equates to a $6 for an average user. Nathan Patros, Administrator [email protected] According to an article titled the “Cost of Clean” Report Reveals 20 Years of Sewer User Charge Trends1, shows that Wisconsin communities with a population of 1001-2000 have the highest sewer rates in the Vicki Freeman, Clerk state, “which can be ascribed to the economy of scale and more advanced treatment technologies (and [email protected] project costs) necessary to serve communities of this size.” Village Police 534-6875 Where does the Village stack up? A common “affordability threshold” to measure sewer rates is based on 1 “2% of a community’s Median Household Income (MHI).” During the last sewer rate study, Sewer Utility Rick Niedfeldt, Chief of Police 2 costs averaged $34.50 per month, which equals 0.9% of the Village’s monthly MHI . [email protected] 1Municipality Magazine, March 2017, Vol. 112, No. 3, Tom Fitzwilliams, MSA Professional Services 2 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the TMU Electric Village’s MHI was $46,488. 2% of the Village’s MHI is $77.48 per month. Kim Ganz (608)386-3731 Lift Stations Superintendant The lift station pump used to transfer waste material from the River Road Estates neighborhood to the [email protected] waste plant has been clogging frequently from what appears to be disposable wipes. Please refrain from flushing wipes, diapers, paper towels, rags, feminine hygiene products, facial tissues, q-tips or dental Sewer/Water floss down the toilet. Other lift station pumps have not encountered this amount of clogging fre- Todd Lakey (608)792-1735 quency. Replacing such pumps is estimated to cost $6,000 and replacing the bar screen to remove such Superintendant material at the treatment plant is estimated to cost more than $100,000. Nathan Patros, Village Administrator EMERGENCIES ONLY Electric 534-6388

FRIENDS OF DUCK PARK Sewer/Water 608-792-1735 Over the past year, a group concerned with the algae condition of the have been Schedule of Meetings meeting to explore restoration options. Recently, Shawn Giblin, a WI-DNR River Biologist shared results of water/sediment samplings from the pond, showing that the pond is not Regular Village Board Thu, June 1, 7:00 pm contaminated, and though it has elevated phosphorous and nitrate levels they are lower than Regular Village Board Thu. July 6, 7:00 pm expected. He recommended “seining” which is an algae removal process done by dragging a large net across the water. For best results, seining needs to occur twice this summer when PLEASE REGISTER YOUR EMAIL algae growth is at its worst. For more information, contact Rose Yanacheck, Carrie Olson, Kit ONLINE AT Locke, or Lois Taylor. WWW.TREMPEALEAUWI.COM FOR A FULL MEETING SCHEDULE

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SHIRLEY M. WRIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY 534-6197 http://www.wrlsweb.org/trempealeau/ on Facebook at Trempealeau Library Open 6 days a week: Mon.- Wed. 1-8 Thur.- Fri. 9-6 Sat. 9-12 project will give us more visibility from our surrounding roads, since we are unable per the DOT guidelines to have a sign on ManyHWY 35of youor CTY many Rd. have K. This already sign projectheard that is only the possibleLibrary isbecause working of onthe erectin generousg an donations outdoor sign of many on the of Library’s you and yourgrounds. loved This Ian Kearns, is currently working on the plans. Stop by and see our vision for this wonderful new addition to our library! ones, as no taxpayers’ dollars are being used to fund this project. We have already raised over $18,000 and local architect, The library will be busy once again this summer with our Summer Reading Program for kids, teens, adults, and families. Thanks to the Friends of the Trempealeau Library we will have some spectacular reading incentives for our lucky raffle win-

Jessica Schoonover, Library Director ners at the end of July. Don’t miss out!

SIZZLING SENIORS Sara Kostner has been doing a great job leading the class. She was missed whilst she was on vacation during the first two weeks of May—we really appreciate the leadership for our class! is here!! The snowbirds are starting to return from the south. It is good to see them return to the class. We will have the Winter -Spring Birthday parties when they are all back. Some of the class visited Nancy Todd at St. Anne’s in Winona. We miss her and another Sizzling Senior Joanne Hayter who is at Marinuka Manor in Galesville. I am sure she would appreciate a card or visit also.

If you would like to join the Exercise Class we meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:00 to 10:00 am. All are welcome. No dues or attendance taken. We meet in the Community Room located in the Village Community Center, 24455 Third Street, Trempealeau. Margaret Wood Trempealeau Municipal 23924 4th Street, Trempealeau 608-534-6606 The pool season will be from Saturday, June 3rd until Saturday August 26th, 2017

Swimming Lesson Information Students who attend the G-E-T School District entering grades Kindergarten through 12th Grade in the Fall of 2017 will receive free swimming lessons. All other children (or entering 4K in the Fall of 2017) will be charged $20/session. Each session runs for two weeks, and each lesson will be 45 minutes in length. Classes are limited to approximately 10 children, depending on the level, and are on a first come, first serve basis. You may call the pool at 608-534-6606 to register. Swimming Lesson Dates: Session 1: June 19-30, Session 2: July 3-14, & Session 3: July 17-28. Page 3

THIS MONTH IN THE VILLAGE……CHECK OUT MORE DATES AT WWW.TREMPEALEAUWI.COM VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES MONDAYS Mahjong - 6:30 pm @ Community Center Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am TUESDAYS Garbage & Recycling Pickup 1st & 3rd—Crafternoon at the Library 1-4 pm WEDNESDAYS 2nd—Book Club at theLibrary—6:30 pm THURSDAYS Sizzling Seniors 9-10 am Lego Club at Library 3-4:15 pm (4K and up) Storytime at the Library 10-10:30 am (All FRIDAYS ages)

July 7th—9th, 2017 This annual event draws young and old for activities including an auto show, talent show, popular bands, catfish sandwiches, fishing tourney, carnival games and rides, kids tent, carmeled apples, egg toss and guessing the weight of the catfish. Expect more than 10,000 peeps out and about over the course of three days. Meet with friends old and new and help the Lions raise money to benefit the community. Most activities take place on 2nd and South Street in downtown Trempealeau. For participation information please contact appropriate Committee Member: 2017 Catfish Days Committee Chairman—Doug Fleming (608)534-6707 Car Show—Lyn Berg (608)386-2140 Parade—Kurt Wood (608)534-6822 Volleyball—George Bartel (608)534-0117 Softball—Moe Vance (608)738-5445 Flea Market & Arts and Crafts—Doug Fleming (608)534-6707 Kiddie Parade—Chris Sepich (608)534-6095 Run-Walk—Glenn Brommerich (608)534-6729 Variety Show—Shannon Nelson (608)385-1003 Kids Fishing Tournament—Brian Riehle (608)534-6273 Adult Fishing Tournament—Glenn Brommerich (608)534-6729 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Trempealeau, WI Permit No. 5 24455 3rd Street Trempealeau, WI

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