Dear
Residents,




I
hope
this
e‐newsletter
finds
its
way
to
your
mailbox.

Since
I
will
be
on
the
April
ballot,
campaign
laws

prevent
multiple
emails
using
my
City
email
address.

Several
addresses
bounced
as
unrecognized
when

using
this
address
previously
so
please
feel
free
to
forward
this
to
your
neighbors.




VOTE

‐
2011
ELECTION
INFORMATION

Spring
Primary
TUESDAY,
February
15,
2011
‐
Time:
7:00
AM


‐
8:00
PM

Spring
Election
TUESDAY,
April
5,
2011



Go
to
http://www.franklinwi.gov/Home/Departments/CityClerk/Elections.htm
for:

• Sample
Ballot
for
those
residing
in
the
Franklin
School
District




• Sample
Ballot
for
those
residing
in
the
Oak
Creek‐Franklin
School
District

• Voting
By
Absentee
Ballot
and
more



Go
here
https://vpa.wi.gov/
to:

• Look
up
your
voter
registration,
check
your
voter
record,
polling
location,
and
more



FEB
15TH
‐
COMMON
COUNCIL


A
few
items
for
the
Tuesday
Council
agenda
include:
Assessment
requests,
Oakwood
Rd
water
main
and

related
items,
Ryan
Creek
Interceptor
(RCI),
including
the
note
of
a
special
meeting
on
Feb
17th.
See
the

full
agendas
at
http://www.franklinwi.gov.

If
you
are
interested
in
the
RCI
routing
map
and
parcels,

these
can
be
found
within
the
Feb
17th
Special
Public
Works
meeting
packet
not
in
the
Council
packet.



WHAT
IS
HAPPENING
WITH
THE
HOMES
ON
51ST?


The
west
side
of
51st
street
is
in
Aldermanic
District
5.
(51st
is
the
spilt
between
Districts
3
&
5).


According
to
the
5th
District
Alderman,
Doug
Schmidt,
Payne
&
Dolan
has
no
plans
for
developing

anything
on
the
properties
along
the
west
side
of
51st
other
than
tearing
down
the
homes
from
the

Barg
estate
south
to
the
Sievert
home
on
the
corner
of
51st
&
Drexel
to
create
a
wider
setback.
Their

only
plan
is
to
possibly
build
a
bigger
berm
with
more
trees
similar
to
what
is
along
Drexel.
It
is

anticipated
that
the
Barg
home
will
be
the
last
structure
torn
down
by
the
end
of
February.

It
is
my
understanding
the
quarry
will
not/cannot
be
expanded
beyond
its
current
limit,
which
is
650

feet
from
the
center
of
51st
St.
The
city
attorney
has
concurred
there
is
such
language
in
the
agreement.

If
I
hear
different,
I
will
let
you
know.



NEW
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT

Many
of
you
may
be
noticing
the
new
Dental
Associates
clinic
on
27th
Street
south
of
Ashley
Furniture
is

taking
form.
Also
a
medical
office
building
is
under
construction
behind
Culver’s
in
the
Franklin
Business

Park,
District
4.
There
is
buzz
about
more
possible
developments.
I
will
let
you
know
as
I
learn
more.



PLEASANT
VIEW/TRAILS
COMMITTEE
UPDATE

The
Committee
recently
held
its
first
Safe
Routes
to
School
Task
Force
meeting.
Several
matters
were

discussed,
including
meeting
with
the
Pleasant
View
PTA
in
the
coming
weeks,
recruiting
neighborhood

input,
and
distributing
surveys
to
parents
and
students
to
research
methods
for
safe
accessibility
to

Pleasant
View
School.
I’m
pleased
that
Franklin
School
Superintendent
Dr.
Patz
has
agreed
to
be
on
the

Task
Force.
This
will
provide
joint
city/school
feedback
and
participation.




JOB
OPPORTUNITIES

When
I
receive
job
notices
I
feel
obligated
to
pass
them
along
regardless
of
the
affiliation.

Jobs
are

preferred
over
UN‐employment.

Let’s
get
people
working!





There
are
positions
for
a
Lead
Targeted
Outreach
Specialist,
Pretrial
Case
Manager,
Pretrial
Jail

Screening
Specialist
and
a
Targeted
Outreach
Specialist.

For
more
information
go
to

jobs@communityadvocates.net
or
mail
to
Attn:
Pat
Flannery,
728
N
James
Lovell
St,
Milwaukee,
WI

53233.




I
can
also
forward
to
those
interested
‐
information
on
job
opportunities
at
the
Benedict
Center

Milwaukee
‐Executive
Director
&
Coordinator
of
Academic
Instruction,
as
well
as
the
positions
at
the

United
Way
of
Greater
Milwaukee.




FREE
WI‐FI
IN
FRANKLIN?
YES!


Here
are
some
locations
in
Franklin
with
free
wireless
Internet
access:

• Moondance
Café
–
27th
&
Rawson
(next
to
Omega
Custard
&
in
front
of
Lowes)

• McDonald’s
–
76th
&
Rawson

• Starbucks
–
27th
&
Sycamore
(north
of
Mobil
station)



“SNOWPOCALYPSE”
OF
2011

The
recent
blizzard,
termed
Snowpocalypse
by
the
media,
was
a
challenge
for
all
of
us
including
our

DPW
crews.
I
realize
total
satisfaction
was
not
achieved
on
the
snow
cleanup
but
I
want
to
assure
you

the
crews
worked
very
hard.
I
thought
it
maybe
useful
to
put
together
some
points
I
learned
as
a
result

of
calls
I
received.
My
intent
is
to
help
residents
gain
a
better
understanding
of
the
process
&
challenges.




• Cities
with
dense
buildings
help
block
wind.
Franklin's
many
open
areas
create
continuous

challenges
from
blowing
and
drifting
snow.
High
winds
that
Tuesday
night
and
Wednesday

morning
kept
crews
busy
maintaining
at
least
one
open
lane
on
all
roads
and
they
were
not
able

to
complete
the
widening
or
finishing
cul‐de‐sacs.


• DPW
first
cleared
one
or
two
lanes
(paths)
in
each
area
and
then
began
additional
plowing.


• They
were
not
able
to
get
close
to
the
road
edges
on
first
pass.
The
speed
of
plow
trucks
needed

to
move
that
amount
of
snow
at
first
pass
would
have
taken
out
many
mailboxes.


• Franklin
is
the
only
municipality
in
Milwaukee
County
with
all
36‐quarter
sections;
meaning
we

have
an
area
of
nearly
36
sq
miles
(34.7
sq
miles
to
be
exact).
Square
mileage
comparisons
of

neighboring
areas
are:

Shorewood
1.6,
Brown
Deer
4,
Cudahy
5,
Glendale
6,
West
Allis
11,

Greenfield
12,
Wauwatosa
13,
Oak
Creek
28.

• Another
comparison
to
our
neighboring
cities
is
that
many
mailboxes
are
attached
to
homes

versus
next
to
the
road.
Street
mailboxes
make
snow
handling
another
challenge.
Several
runs

were
needed
to
push
snow
back
such
that
mail
could
be
delivered,
but
at
the
same
time
prevent

blocking
driveways.
This
widening
process
was
very
time
consuming.


• Then
we
can
add
the
challenges
of
roads
under
state
and/or
county
maintenance
and
authority

(College
Avenue
&
Rawson
are
examples)
where
our
DPW
needed
to
lend
a
hand
as
well.


• Full
crews,
including
the
sewer
and
water
employees,
were
out
all
day
Thursday,
Friday,

Saturday
and
Sunday
widening
roads
and
cleaning
cul‐de‐sacs.
City
equipment
included
a
large

snow
blower,
road
grader
with
wing,
a
large
4‐wheel
drive
plow
truck
with
wing,
and
renting
a

front‐end
loader.




These
events
and
others
place
an
extra
burden
on
our
revenue.

We
must
adjust
to
additional
road
salt

price
increases
and
purchasing,
overtime
pay,
vehicle
maintenance,
gas
prices,
and
just
about
all
related

items
used
to
provide
city
services.
We
strive
to
provide
the
best
services
for
your
tax
dollars
and
to
hold

the
‘city
portion’
of
taxes
down
while
maintaining
the
services
you
expect.
We
can
only
survive
these

trying
times
by
pulling
together
on
solutions.





Best
Kristen




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (Authorized
by
Kristen
Wilhelm)