Politics & Government

Shorewood Patch Week in Review

In case you missed it, here are some of the stories from last week, you need to know about.

Shorewood Police Chief David Banaszynski made his case to the Whitefish Bay Village Board Monday night to consolidate the two villages’ police departments, which he said could save each community at least $70,000 per year. In his presentation to the Village Board, Banaszynski said a consolidation would eliminate unnecessary personnel, equipment and other duplicated services in the two neighboring communities.

The Shorewood Village Board approved five contracts Tuesday as part of the initial planning stages of a proposed $71.5 million sewer repair project. Four engineering firms  in January each were awarded contracts, not to exceed $15,000, to develop preliminary design memos for specific areas of the village assigned to each firm.

Shorewood will front the money — up to $60,000 — to raze the old Riverbrook Restaurant, a boarded-up building at the village's western border. The village will recoup the cost to raze the building at 1111 E. Capitol Dr. through a special assessment on the owner's tax bill, according to an agreement approved by the Village Board Tuesday.

Find out what's happening in Shorewoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

After nearly two years of negotiations, the teachers union and Shorewood School District have reached agreement on a new contract. The two-year deal, which covers the 2009-10 school year and this year, expires on June 30. It calls for an average annual increase of 3.13 percent in total compensation. Teachers will receive the increases retroactive to July 2010.

Another mixed-use development could be coming to Shorewood with construction beginning within three months, BizTimes.com is reporting.

Find out what's happening in Shorewoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Shorewood students continue to speak out Thursday against Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, as 120 middle school pupils wrote and signed a letter opposing its controversial measures. “Our belief is that, if the bill passes, less people will want to become teachers or public employees,” the students wrote.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Shorewood