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New Century School and Verona Area International School director Ann Princl, left, talks with an attendee about plans for the proposed new high school at one of the many outreach meetings the district held both before and after the successful $180 million referendum for a new high school and other renovations.
Spending on schools $180 million referendum topped news of mayor’s exit It’s hard to make bigger news than a six-term mayor announcing he won’t run for re-election. Yet that announcement, from Jon Hochkammer in November, did not come close to the No. 1 story in 2017 here in Verona as voted on by Press staff: the school district’s successful capital referendum. The $180 million of ballot questions was approved with flying colors in April after the work to prepare for the election was our No. 1 story last year, as well, and it could remain there as a community cornerstone moves closer to becoming state-ofthe-art. The new high school on the west side of the city will bring about changes at all levels, as a middle school and charter schools move into the old high school campus and two buildings are abandoned. But plenty of other changes came about in 2017 that helped fill out our top 10. Hochkammer’s announcement will have a major impact on the political landscape in the city after years of continuity, putting it in the No. 2 spot, and the third and fourth most important stories in Verona in 2017 had impacts on the actual landscape. At No. 3 was the Main Street closure, which forced traffic shifts and extra business promotion to update and completely redo a major road in the center of the city. Right behind it
Stories of the year 1. Referendum approved 2. Mayor stops at 6 3. Community pool decision 4. Town Hall opens 5. Main Street, streetscape 6. Festival Foods approved 7. Sugar Creek Commons 8. VACT gets new home 9. Legion National Leader 10. Basketball star’s death
is the new Town Hall, set on a beautiful six acres near Epic. Then we have some planning by the city and developers, some successful and some less so. At No. 5 are the community pool plans, which were a major point of discussion throughout the year but have ultimately resulted in a lack of actual site options. Six and seven are for future developments: the Sugar Creek Commons that could reshape West Verona Avenue and a new grocery store in Festival Foods that will soon compete with the staple that is Miller and Sons Supermarket. At No. 8 comes Verona Area Community Theater achieving its dream of opening its own space after years of fundraising. No. 9 saw a local legion
member make a national splash as she became the first woman elected as National Leader of the American Legion. Rounding out our top 10 is our community’s support system, which showed itself in a time of tragedy as a Verona family dealt with the loss of their 21-year-old son, former Verona Area High School basketball player Will Kellerman. Within a couple of weeks of his death, a memorial scholarship had received more than $120,000 in donations.
1. Referendum approved The biggest successful capital referendum in Wisconsin history was an obvious choice for our biggest story of 2017. The successful high school referendum – which passed with more than two-thirds of voters in support of the main question – culminated years of work and will change one of the central pillars in the community for decades to come as the district plans for the expected growth in the years ahead. If anyone questioned the importance of schools in the community, April pretty much put that doubt to bed. The work might have gotten even more intense after the vote. By the end of the year, the district’s architect for the project had revealed
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The Plan Commission will review the largest development proposal it’s seen in years next week when it gets a first look at a plan for the North Neighborhood. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, a day later than usual because of the holiday. Unlike the city’s 2-yearold North Neighborhood plan, which takes an overall, general look at how development might and should occur in a wide area – 648 acres – this plan, submitted by Forward Development Group, is actually a development proposal, and it’s full of specific ideas for hundreds of homes and apartments and thousands of square feet of retail space. The 22-page FDG concept notably does not include a spot for a school,
something that is a central feature of the city’s plan. That prompted a letter that is included in the packet from Verona Area School District superintendent Dean Gorrell complaining that the developer refused to work with the district. Under the state’s Smart Growth law, all developments must be consistent with the city’s plans. The FDG plan also does not address the need for regional stormwater management – as the entire area is in a low spot that collects stormwater from elsewhere and won’t be able to drain quickly. It has a balance of about 60 percent single-family homes, which is close to the city’s current inventory, but one alder pointed out at this month’s Common Council meeting that the city’s policy aims for closer to 70-30.
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Verona’s most prolific charity organization is preparing to serve even more people. Badger Prairie Needs Network is expanding its service territory at the start of 2018 to include the entire 53593 ZIP code, w h i c h o rg a n i z e r s s a y could add another 600 clients.
BPNN executive director Marcia Kasieta said the expansion aims to reach out to the underserved rural area beyond the Verona Area School District. She said the food pantry has had to turn down many people for Kasieta food pantry because they live on just outside the VASD boundary. “We don’t want to turn
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Markel Johnson, left, and Ben Wilkerson work with Osmo Coding Jam during the Hour of Code Dec. 20.
Hour of Code Students around the Verona Area School District took part in an “Hour of Code” this month, as they tried out different apps and tools with technology that teach coding. Every student at Stoner Prairie Elementary School took part in the activity, with the final groups participating on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the school’s library. Jonah Lee, right, programs a mouse to follow a path that Henry Miller, left, created.
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Public personalization The Verona Area School District will hold a public event on personalized learning early next year as it gears up toward implementation of personalized learning plans. The event, set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday Feb. 27 at a location to be determined, will allow attendees to see what a personalized learning experience is like. District director of technology services and personalized learning Amy Arbogash said she tried the activity with the personalized learning advisory council, and they enjoyed it. She hopes to scale that for the larger crowd expected in February, something director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke said would be beneficial. “The last thing we want to do is have everybody in the pack, sitting there, doing a presentation on personalized learning,” Franke said. “We really want it to be an experience.”
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As the 2018-19 deadline for every Verona Area School District student to have their own learning plan approaches, the required staff training is inching closer to completion. District director of technology services and personalized learning Amy Arbogash and director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke updated the school board Dec. 18 on the progress they have made toward the implementation of “personalized learning plans.” Those plans, which will include information like strengths, weaknesses and goals for each student in the district, were conceived back in 2012, when the board first made a push toward personalized learning. At that time, they wanted the plans in place for every student by the 201617 school year, but by the time that was approaching it was clear the training and technology required were simply not ready, so the board pushed back the goal to next year. That looks like it’s on track, Franke and Arbogash said, to include a learner
profile and a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timebound) goal. One of the biggest items remaining is completing the rest of the trainings for staff members, which includes three levels. More than 450 teachers have completed the first level of training, called 5 Ws, with nine yet to do so. The second level, the personalized learning plan course, has 25 teachers left to complete, while the final training on the Epiphany software that will house the plans still has more than 100 remaining. Franke said each site’s
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istorian Doris Kearns Goodwin has a passage in her book, “Team of Rivals,” in which the Civil War was not going well for the North, in 1862. She writes that Secretary of State William Seward wrote to his wife then, asking her to write to him and tell of blooming flowers, hatching eggs, singing birds, playing children and shining stars – anything that would give Yurs him hope when everything else was so bleak and discouraging. A similar aching for hope might live in you as you think about the plight of our nation and its culture at the end of 2017. Is there any hope for us in 2018? I believe there is. The signs, at least the loud and prominent ones, are not good. The epidemic of sexual misconduct cases we have been hearing so much about speaks of our moral bankruptcy. Partisan stalemates that serve the “R” or the “D” do not help the “U.S.” and point to an apparently irreparable political brokenness. Debates over whose life matters, debates that feed on the assumption that my life matters less if yours matters some, crumple the Declaration of Independence and make meaningless the line about inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The realist in me sees we might be in for continued division in 2018. The potential divisions threaten to be decimating to hope. Nevertheless, I believe there are good reasons to be hopeful. The sources of hope are not found in blooming flowers, singing birds or anything else about which Seward longed to hear.
But the sources are real and present. History is one thing that makes me hopeful for the future. History testifies our nation has been in some pretty deep social, moral and economic depths before and yet has emerged from them. That this has happened in the past is no guarantee that it will happen again, but the fact that the country has emerged from crisis before is proof that it is possible for it to emerge from crisis now. Author David McCullough used history to respond to the crisis of 9/11. He reports hearing people say that Sept. 11, 2001 brought this country to the worst time in its history. Without denying the terrible nature of the terrorist attacks of that day, McCullough thought otherwise. He thought of the American Revolution. As a way of undergirding hope in a troubled time, he published his book, “1776.” His point was that the emerging nation faced an even more difficult situation in 1776 than it did it 2001 and yet came through. The trying circumstances did not mean the cause was lost. McCullough counseled hope by way of a study of history. One does not have to be particularly old now to remember other periods in American life rife with scandals in high office, whispers of sexual indiscretion, instances of political corruption or other abuses of power with their strains on the public trust. The record is we have made it through astonishing and bewildering conditions before. I believe there is hope we can make it through again. The association I have with so many good people is another thing that makes me hopeful for the future. It is never my purpose on this page to proselytize for Christianity or advocate for the church I serve. And I do not wish to do either of those things now. But I
do wish to witness to my experience as a person of faith. My experience is that my life as a pastor has put me in contact with people who are remarkable in their willingness to act kindly and to stand for what is just. Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr is often quoted by the pundits these days for his writings on social justice and the human situation. Before he moved to New York City and became famous as a professor at Union Theological Seminary, Niebuhr was a pastor in Detroit. In his published diary from his Detroit years, Niebuhr wrote he was growing to like the ministry because it put him in touch with people who are trying to be their best. I first read that line when I was a young pastor. Now, just over 35 years later, I own the truth of it for myself. There are some grand people in our society. I have met them not only in the church I serve, but in other places, as well. The nonprofits and other volunteer helping agencies we rely upon so much depend on people like this, and they are a veritable nerve center of what is good here in Hometown U.S.A. and elsewhere. They give of themselves, think of the needs of others and demonstrate what living with integrity and character means. Now and again they make mistakes, of course, but they tend to get things right. That such people exist is to me a sign of great hope. Optimism may appear in short supply as we approach 2018, but I believe the weight of history and the basic goodness of people tilt toward hope. May hope be yours in the months to come, and may you find much to fill you with an optimistic spirit. The Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs is pastor of Salem United Church of Christ.
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Lincoln Street apartments return to Plan Commission JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
The third version of a plan for apartments on Lincoln Street is closer to what the Plan Commission and Common Council asked for, but at 90 units, it could still be considered too much. The commission will take a look and offer feedback
Tuesday as the first part of a three-stage planned-unit development. The city’s downtown plan, published in 2014, shows a 72-unit apartment complex on that land, which currently houses an industrial facility Cecor. The first version of the plan, by Prairie Heights developer John Dohm, showed 110 units, and the second showed 114,
with both the commission and council saying that was too many. Neighbors agreed and also said the buildings were too close to their homes on Jefferson Street. The new plan shows a single three-story L-shaped building facing the bike trail and Lincoln Street, with a stormwater pond and parking separating it from
the neighborhood to the west. Plans show 90 underground parking units and another 60 on the surface. The new plan removes a pool and reduces the density from more than 40 units per acre to 25 units per acre, still more than double the city’s standard zoning allowance.
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Some roads in the development are smaller than the city’s standard 36 feet, and the overall development has a starkly different feel from the usual grid pattern, with a “coving” pattern of curved roads designed to make houses feel like spaces are wider than they are. Overall, the proposal as presented shows 377 single-family home sites, up to 250 apartment units, 41 acres of parks and other open spaces and 13 acres of neighborhood retail and service business. Its main east-west road connects to a city-owned former quarry that is planned for a future regional park. Among the single-family homes are 110 “villa homes,” essentially townhomes with common yards. The development likely would be built to coincide with the construction of County Hwys. M and PD, to its east and north, respectively. The entire M/PD project is planned for a November
part of the project, though FDG is presenting the main plan and is the applicant for the residential areas. Work crews have been slowly adding dirt to the area Midthun • Initial review for 198represents – the commercial acre subdivision in north land next to M – for years. The school district has neighborhood been looking to put a school • Concept plan for 90in this area for at least four years, and Gorell’s letter unit apartment complex at explains that he met with 102-104 Lincoln St. Midthun at least four times between 2013 and 2015 and • Site plan for McDoncommissioned an appraisald’s facade changes and al of a 13.9-acre piece of handicapped-accessible the site in 2013, with iniparking features tial terms rejected in 2014. Negotiations did not go well • Public hearing for in meetings this year, Oct. 16 CrossFit Adept fitness and Oct. 30. conditional use permit at “It was expressly stated by Mr. Midthun that a future 1155 Clarity St. school site anywhere in this development was no longer 2019 finish, and sewer con- desired,” the letter reads. nections will be available in Email Verona Press editor about a year. Jim Ferolie at veronaLocal developer Denpress@wcinet.com. nis Midthunw presented a much more conceptual plan for the property more than a decade ago, and he remains
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Kids ages 2-5 can participate in a Chinese and English story time from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the library. The story time will increase their cultural understanding and Mandarin Chinese skills from the bilingual program featuring Eric Carle’s classic. Students and staff from local ChiGoogle like a librarian nese immersion school – Verona Area People can learn how to search the International School will join the stoInternet at a computer class from 6-7 ry time as well. For information, call 845-7180. p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the library. This class will introduce search resources to navigate through infor- Pakistani cooking class mation. People can explore the flavors of To register, call 845-7180. Pakistan at from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, at the library. Keep back strong and healthy Saturday, Huma Siddiqui, cookbook author People can learn how to keep their and founder of White Jasmine, will back strong and healthy with physi- demonstrate how to cook sajji shrimp, cal therapist Jo Annyapu from 6:30- sautéed orange peppers and zucchini 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the and a Mediterranean couscous salad. To register, call 845-7180. library. Annyapu will discuss basic back anatomy and how to prevent back Dessert club injuries while doing daily activities. Children ages 8-12 can participate She will also talk about factors that in a dessert club and learn how to can contribute to pain and injuries make unicorn dip from 3:45-4:30 p.m. and share exercises and stretches to Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the library.Regisstrengthen core. Participants should tration is required. wear comfortable clothing and bring a To register, call 845-7180. yoga mat or towel. To register, call 608-845-7180.
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• 1:30-3 p.m., Open gaming, library, 845-7180 • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming, library, 845-7180
Friday, December 29
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Read-a-thon, library, 845-7180 • 4-7 p.m., New Year’s party and dance, senior center, 848-7471
Friday, January 5
• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless, library, 845-7180
Monday, January 8
• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 848-7471 • 1:30-2:15 p.m. or 4-4:45 p.m., Bookish club: hidden figures (ages 8-12), library, 845-7180
Tuesday, January 9
• 9:30-10:15 a.m., Kindermusik, library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Google like a librarian, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, January 10
• 4-5:30 p.m., Minecraft club (grades 1-6), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Keep back strong and healthy, library, 845-7180
Saturday, January 13
• 6:30-8:30 p.m., Adult coloring club, library, 845-7180
Tuesday, January 16
• 3:45-4:30 p.m., Dessert club, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, January 17
• 10-11 a.m., Free blood pressure and blood screenings, library, 8457180 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Introduction to Microsoft Excel, library, 845-7180
• 9:30-11 a.m., Chinese and Thursday, January 18 English storytime, library, 845-7180 • 12-6 p.m., Blood donation drive, • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pakistani Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 515 cooking class, library, 845-7180 W. Verona Ave., 497-4500
Monday, January 15
• 1:30-3:30 p.m., Family movie time: Hidden Figures, library, 8457180
Saturday, January 27
Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 12-18-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Sunday, Dec. 31 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. –Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 12-18-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 12-18-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Monday, Jan. 1 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Fitchburg Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Phelps Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
• 10 a.m. to noon, American Girl party, library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Dec. 28 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society Friday, Dec. 29 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Saturday, Dec. 30 8 a.m. – Common Council from 12-18-17 11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Tuesday, Jan. 2 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. –Resurrection Church 6:30 p.m. – Plan Commission Live 8 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society Wednesday, Jan. 3 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Plan Commission from 01-02-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center
11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 4 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society
Recognizing Others “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 NIV One thing that virtually everyone has in common is the need and desire to be recognized. We may differ in what we want to be recognized for and how we would like the recognition to be expressed, but we all want it. Some want to be recognized for their athletic prowess, others for their intelligence or musical ability, and others for their physical beauty. Good coaches, teachers and managers learn to recognize their athletes,students and employees in such a way as to get the best out of them. This is one of those hard and fast rules of human nature that we all should learn how to tap. Often a simple smile or a nod of the head is all it takes. A simple two word acknowledgement such as “nice job” can often make an otherwise long and forgettable workday memorable. The first thing to do if you are trying to recognize others is to notice them. Be attentive to what people around you are saying and doing. And then be sincere in your recognition, and don’t be stingy. Everyone likes being recognized, and it doesn’t cost us a thing to give it to others. The dividends that it pays are well worth the small effort it takes. – Christopher Simon
Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.
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4 Sisters tapas restaurant takes root Husband, wife team glad to move to area
4 Sisters 4 Sisters Tapas Restaurant 958 Liberty Drive 497-3004 4sistersverona.com Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:30-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday 3:30-11 p.m.; kitchen closes one hour prior to closing Cost: small plates: $11$15, entrees: $20-$28
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Capitol PT moves into new building Capitol Physical Therapy opened its new building on East Verona Avenue this month after months of construction. The new building, at 416 E. Verona Ave. next to Sherwin Williams, will offer a better customer experience than its old location at the Verona Athletic Center, where it first opened 13 years ago, according to a news release. “Our patients will be greeted and cared for by the same talented team, but they will get to experience a more modern design and layout,” Capitol PT CEO Julie Lombardo said in the release. “The number of windows and effects provided by the ambient lighting offers the ideal atmosphere for our team to deliver the best hands-on, compassionate care.” Capitol PT has five other locations in Dane County: Waunakee, Mount Horeb, Sun Prairie and two in Madison.
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General manager Kate Suskey at the bar of 4 Sisters in Liberty Business Park. non-profit. Last Tuesday, it was Fetch Wisconsin Rescue, a local animal rescue organization. In addition to working as the manager of a fledgling restaurant, Kate works about 30 hours a week with Fetch, fostering dogs, coordinating home visits and working on foster-partnering. She took on these responsibilities while 4 Sisters weathered construction
delays that pushed the opening date back from last summer to October. “It’s just the way I am,” Kate said with a laugh about her jam-packed schedule.”I like being busy; I find the volunteer work to be very ... I feel really good about our mission with the dog rescue. And I really like wine. And food. The two projects are so different, when you bring them
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together it doesn’t feel like they’re 80 hours a week or 90 hours a week.” The restaurant features tapas-style small plates, named more for the size and shareability of the dishes than any Spanish heritage. Jake told the Press that he relies on his traditional French culinary training more than anything when creating the menu. The entranceway opens
onto an impressive wall of wine behind a host stand, with a room to the left that holds the bar and about 15 tables. Off to the right there’s another room which can hold about 60 people, including a private dining room that can be closed off with slightly opaque sliding doors. 4 Sisters focuses on seafood and receives fresh shipments four to five times
a week, often skipping the market in Minneapolis and arriving straight to the kitchen’s backdoor. Whole sides of halibut and scallops come so fast from the boat they never need to be frozen, Jake said. The only thing that’s frozen is the shrimp, and that’s because they cross international borders, Jake explained. He takes pride in making everything he can in-house, including the demi-glaces, stocks, sauces, even filleting the fish. He laments that the only thing that’s been giving them any real trouble on the menu is the one thing they don’t make: the crackers. Kate is happy with their decision to move and how the business is progressing. The couples’ three dogs – they’ve kept one foster dog each July for the last three years – love the fenced in backyard. She said the restaurant is in a good place and feels confident in their ability to handle the increasing business they’re experiencing. “I love it here,” she said. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
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Last October, the owners of the 4 Sisters businesses in La Crosse approached Kate Suskey and her husband Jake with a proposition: starting a 4 Sisters tapas location in Verona. Two months later, the Suskeys had sold their house and decamped to the west side of Madison, about 10 minutes north of the restaurant’s location in Liberty Business Park. Jake is the executive chef, in charge of a kitchen that focuses on tapas-style small plates, while Kate is the general manager who oversees the entire operation. “This is the third restaurant we’ve worked together,” Kate told the Press about working with her husband. “It’s awesome, we’re like liaisons between the front-of-house and back-ofhouse and it really helps our culture that we can bridge that gap.” The restaurant started slowly, doing a soft opening in October and avoiding a big event that might have overloaded a kitchen and waitstaff that was just coming together. Unlike in bigger cities like Madison, where there is a surplus of people looking for serving jobs, some of the staff at 4 Sisters had never worked in the service industry before, Kate pointed out. Business is picking up, she said, just as the staff is rounding into shape. Every third Tuesday, 4 Sisters hosts charity nights in a which a portion of sales are dedicated to a specific
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down people who are hungry,” Kasieta said. To serve the additional clientele, the food pantry has added hours on Thursd a y s , w h e n d e l ive r i e s come from Second Harvest, a regional food nonprofit that helps supply area food pantries. Monday evening hours have been eliminated, as they were the slowest time of the week. Preparing for the expansion will be “challenging,” food pantry coordinator Pat Berry said, but she believes they’re prepared. I f t h ey r u n s h o r t o f food, pantry volunteers might request an additional delivery from Second Harvest. The pantry has converted a meeting room into an additional storage area. Berry said her major concern for now is finding additional volunteers. The pantry has 300 volunteers, but only 40 are active, and she’s hoping to bring in 10 more to help handle the extra traffic, especially during the winter months, when fewer volunteers are available.
So far this year, BPNN has served 13,000 people and distributed 500,000 pounds of food. BPNN board members had been thinking about expanding the service area ever since moving into the nonprofit’s new home at 1100 E. Verona Ave. in 2015. But the changes that came from the move required significant organization and Kasieta said the budget is finally stable enough to accommodate it. The board put it on its November agenda and vo t e d u n a n i m o u s l y i n favor of it. Kasieta said she hopes to get more use out of the building in the coming year, including more community activities, such as wellness classes and seminars. Berry is excited about the expansion. She’s been volunteering at the pantry for eight years, since the day after she retired, and said the experience is “exhausting” but “rewarding.” “Never in my work have I heard ‘thank you’ so many times than the days that I have here,” Berry said.
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Name: Tyler Slawek Grade: Junior Sports: Basketball Position: Guard Highlights: Slawek scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half Friday in a 63-57 win at Madison Edgewood
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Metro Lynx forward Sierra Berg brings the puck up the ice Friday against Icebergs defenseman Sydney Urso (29). Berg scored half the Lynx goals as her team rolled 6-0 in the Badger Conference game.
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Lynx shut out conference rival on the road JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Junior forward Sierra Berg scored three gritty goals as the Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op blanked the Icebergs 6-0 in a Badger Conference road game. The Metro Lynx, who have finished in the top two in the Badger Conference the past seven years, improved to just 3-7-0 overall
What’s next The Metro Lynx travels to the Culver Cup Dec. 27-29 at Madison Ice Arena. (2-3-0 in conference) with the win. “It’s definitely been a bit of a struggle this year,” Berg said. “Tonight showed we can get past that if we work hard.” The Icebergs (2-7-0 overall)
dropped to 1-3-0 in the Badger Conference with the loss. It was the fourth time the Icebergs have been shut out this season, the third time in the last four games. “We had a first period that was just kind of ho-hum,” coach Derek Ward said. “We talked between periods about getting to more lose pucks. We won almost every puck after that, and good things will happen when you do that.” The Lynx stopped standing around watching in the second period and posted three goals.
Berg scored two in the first six minutes of the second period. She capped her first hat trick with an even-strength goal 10 ½ minutes into the third period. “All of my teammates worked hard. I don’t think it was just one person that led to our goals tonight,” Berg said. “It took a team effort to make the goals happen.” Vivian Hacker and Ava Downing each added a goal and an assist for Madison. Rosie Patton scored one minute into the first
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Cats finish Madison Edgewood at the line ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Verona boys basketball showed some growth Friday in a 63-57 win at nonconference Madison Edgewood. In a previous game, Dec. 8, the Wildcats (5-4 overall, 3-4 Big Eight) had some trouble finishing off Madison West and needed double overtime to do it. A big reason was not hitting free throws down the stretch. That changed Friday evening. Verona was 22-for-29 in the second half. Against West, the Wildcats were 38-for-61 from the line. Kelliher was 9-for-10 from the line and finished with 15 points. He was 8-for-8 from the stripe in the final 1 minute, 45 seconds to help clinch the win. “That is a big difference,” coach Jevin Budde said. “I wish we could have ended it a little bit earlier with getting some stops. They scored about eight times in a row down the stretch, but that is part of our team growing. “It was definitely a big step tonight on not letting it get to overtime like we did against West, so I am really proud of our guys.” Senior forward James Kemper and junior guard Tyler Slawek were also key in the
win. Slawek finished with 12 of his 17 points in the second half. Kemper was able to get open under the basket with movement away from the ball and finished with 17 points, as well. Both scored during an 8-2 run early in the second half. Slawek attacked the basket with a flying layup, in which he switched hands and banked it in. Kemper followed with a basket inside off an inbound pass. Slawek then drove inside and kissed the glass, and Kemper came right back with a dribble-drive layup of his own to make it 37-29 Verona. “I think we just need to keep continuing on closing out games and digging down defensively and getting those stops we need to toward the end,” Slawek said. Kemper kept the Wildcats in the lead after an Edgewood run cut Verona’s lead to 39-37. Kelliher found Kemper under the basket all alone after several Verona passes, and Kemper banked in a shot to make it 41-37. Kemper also played a large role on defense, with the assignment of guarding senior Mandela Deang. Deang scored 12 in Photo by Anthony Iozzo the first half but was held to one field goal Junior guard Tyler Slawek drives to the rim and three free throws in the second half. before banking in a layup in the second half Friday. Slawek finished with 17 points, includTurn to Boys bb/Page 10 ing 12 in the second half.
Honorable mentions: Lance Randall (wrestling) picked up one of three pin for the Wildcats Thursday in a dual against Janesville Craig James Kemper (boys basketball) finished with 17 points in Friday’s win over Edgewood and held Mandela Deang to one field goal in the second half Chandler Bainbridge (girls basketball) scored 13 points in a loss at nonconference Stoughton Saturday Cale Rufenacht (boys hockey) scored twice Friday as Verona skated to a 3-3 draw on the road against Greeen Bay Notre Dame Sierra Berg (girls hockey) recorded her first hat trick of the season Friday
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Wildcats skate to stalemate against Notre Dame JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona traveled to nonconference rival Green Bay Notre Dame and were short-handed before ever stepping on the ice. The Wildcats were without leading scorers Brockton Baker and Mason McCormick, as well as junior defenseman Kade Binger due to illness but still held their own against a skilled Notre Dame team, coach Joel Marshall said. Verona (7-2-2 overall, 6-1-0 Big Eight) got two goals from sophomore
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What’s next Verona travels to Rochester on Dec. 27-29 for the Kiwanis Cambria Hockey Festival. The Wildcats face Alberta Lea (4-2-0) at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rochester Lourdes (4-5-0) at 7:5 p.m. Thursday and Fargo South (N.D.) at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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Cats fall at nonconference Vikings ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
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Wildcats drop Big Eight dual to Janesville Craig ANTHONY IOZZO
Verona girls basketball took a lead at halftime Saturday at Stoughton, but the Wildcats were unable to close out the Vikings in a 41-37 loss. Verona (4-5 overall, 4-2 Big Eight) led 19-17 after 18 minutes, but the Vikings outscored the Wildcats 24-18 in the second half. The difference came at the free-throw line and from 3-point range. Verona was 3-for-5 from the line, and Stoughton finished 9-for-15. The Vikings also hit nine 3-pointers to the Wildcats’ four. Senior Chandler Bainbridge led the Wildcats with 13 points. Seniors Paige Halverson and Cassidy Bach did most of the damage offensively for Stoughton. Halverson finished with 12 points, and Bach added 11.
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Seniors Jono Herbst and Wyatt Breitnauer and junior Lance Randall were the lone Verona wrestlers to earn wins Thursday in a 58-18 loss to Janesville Craig. The host Wildcats forfeited at 220 pounds, heavyweight, 106, 113 and 120, which accounted for 30 of Janesville’s points. Randall pinned Mitchell Schumann in 5 minutes, 40 seconds at 182 pounds, and Breitnauer followed with a pin over Magnus Jenson in 3:57 at 195. Herbst pinned Dylan Nichols in 3:46 at 126.
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Verona travels to the Bi-States Invitational Dec. 29-30 at UW-La Crosse. Matches begin at 9:30 a.m. each day. Sophomore Nathan Feller and freshman Ben Grandau lost close decisions. Grandau lost 7-4 to Joey Bellomo at 132, and Feller lost 9-7 to Dennis Nguyen at 145. The Wildcats are now 1-2 in Big Eight duals this season.
Verona hosts Monroe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and travels to Madison East at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4.
Big Eight Team W-L Sun Prairie 6-0 Madison East 5-1 Verona 4-2 Madison Memorial 3-3 Janesville Craig 3-3 La Follette 3-3 Middleton 3-3 Janesville Parker 2-4 Madison West 1-5 Beloit Memorial 0-6
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Senior forward James Kemper protects the ball in the second half Friday at Madison Edgewood. Kemper finished with 17 points and held Edgewood senior forward Mandela Deang to one field goal in the second half. Verona won 63-57. Photo by Joe Koshollek
Verona’s Rayna Briggs (11) shoots a layup during the second half Saturday in Stoughton. The Vikings won the game 41-37.
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Lynx: Girls get back on track with shut out Continued from page 9 period and the Metro Lynx never looked back. Gwen Parker saw just 13 shots as the Metro Lynx outshot the Icebergs 3 to 1. Stoughton’s McKenzie Nisius finished with 36 saves, including 16 in the second period and 10 in the first and third periods. The Metro Lynx host the Brookfi e l d c o - o p o n We d n e s d a y a t 12:15 p.m. in the opening round of
the Culvers Cup. Third-ranked St. Croix Fusion, fourth-ranked University School of Milwaukee, Onalaska, Superior, Lakeland and the Point Rapids/ Marshfield co-op are also playing in the tournament. The Metro Lynx reached the championship game of the Culvers Cup last season. “I think well try to work hard and do the best we can do, no matter who is the competition,” Berg said.
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Hockey: Cats skate to deadlock on the road Continued from page 9 Cale Rufenacht and one from senior Jack Keryluk inside Cornerstone Ice Center. Both teams exchanged even-strength and power-play goals over the first two periods. Rufenacht knotted the score 1-1 four-and-a-half minutes into the second period and Keryluk’s power-play
four minutes later drew the Wildcats even at 2-2. Rufenacht’s second goal of the night gave Verona its first lead 56 seconds into the third period. The hosts nonconference Tritons (6-2-1) scored a goal in each period, however, to send the game to overtime. Mack Keryluk had two assists for Verona. Green Bay’s Grant Noble and Mike Gregoire had
even-strength goals in the first and third period. Noble scored midway through the first period. Gregoire’s goal tied the game midway through the third. Bryce Poshak gave the Tritons their second lead seven-and-a-half seconds into the second period on the power play. Verona goaltender Garhett Kaegi stopped 33 of 36 shots on goal. Notre Dame
sophomore Bo Buckley made 19 saves.
Conference The Wildcats (6-1-0) lead Sun Prairie (5-1-0) and Madison West (5-1-0) by a half game in the Big Eight standings. Middleton (4-3-0) and Madison Memorial (3-30) trail in third and fourth place.
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“James moves so well without the basketball, and that was evident tonight with the looks he was getting at the rim,” Budde said. “I am still figuring our guys out, and I learned tonight that James can be a good wing defender for us.” Edgewood made it interesting at the end. Deang’s free throws cut the score to 56-52 Verona, but Kelliher kept knocking down his own free throws. The Wildcats also continued to move the ball, which was a goal their coach had set in a game that lacked possessions. “We don’t have a ton of depth, so we are not a high possession team,” Budde said. “We have to get movement to break guys down. It was great for Tyler. He has shown glimpses of that all year. I like how he came out of his shell tonight.” Verona took a 24-21 lead at halftime thanks to junior forward Ryan Van Handel scoring seven of his nine
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Town of Verona officials moved into the new Town Hall Building on 7669 County Hwy. PD in February and held a public open house in June to celebrate.
SOY: Hochkammer, city’s longest-serving mayor, to step down after 12 years Continued from page 1 the design at a public meeting, the school board had added a second pool to the plans and the district officially submitted some of its plans to the city for approval. Getting to that point, though, has included plenty of back-andforth with the city about financing and road access. Those discussions included the elimination of the originally planned connection to Paoli Street – over safety concerns – and a joint meeting between alders and school board members that offered no answers as to how much the city will help fund the road. The lack of answers has some in the district concerned about the timeline as they shoot for a summer 2020 opening of that building and transition of others, but they’re optimistic they can still meet that and begin site work early next year. In the meantime, the coming transitions – moving out of the Sugar Creek and New Century buildings and moving Badger Ridge students to the current high school – have led to early considerations on redistricting. Though the board has not even discussed its priorities for the decision-making process, the likely contentious community conversation to come is already on their radar. From January, when the board officially approved the ballot questions, all the way through to December, when the design was unveiled to the public, the referendum and resulting work continued to dominate our news coverage in 2017. – Scott Girard
2. Mayor stops at six consecutive terms When Mayor Jon Hochkammer dropped his bombshell Nov. 28, it took almost everyone by surprise. The city’s longest-serving mayor had gotten only had one challenger in five re-election bids and won handily. And he has a sharply divided Common Council. But he also has several young grandchildren, and on the heels of an emotional reckoning at his father’s funeral, he said he needed to change his priorities and downshift his hectic, travel-heavy lifestyle after 12 years as mayor. That left Ald. Luke Diaz (D-3) as the only candidate for mayor next April, having previously
Jon Hochkammer is the longest-serving mayor in Verona history. announced he would campaign against Hochkammer. In the following weeks, former school board president Denny Beres — who himself stepped down earlier this spring after 15 years on the board — tossed his hat into the ring, as well. Hochkammer made his announcement minutes after the council passed its 2018 budget and seconds after one of his strongest supporters, District 1 Ald. Mac McGilvray, announced he was moving out of the city and stepping down immediately. With that open seat and contested elections in at least two other districts, the political landscape could change dramatically next year. Hochkammer told the Press he felt comfortable leaving, having shepherded the city through what he considered one of its most important decisions – carefully spending the windfall of tax reserves that came from the shutdown of a tax-increment financing district connected to Epic, the county’s largest employer. He’s also presided over the complicated switchover to a cityrun fire department, the construction of new police and fire stations and a library, hiring new leaders in several city departments, surviving the recession without staff cuts or furloughs and an attempted merger and later a boundary agreement with the town. Prior to Hochkammer, the longest-serving mayor was John Volker, who served four terms
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over a 10-year period, 1996-1998 of reasons, starting with location. and 2000-2006. Hochkammer was In January, the obvious spot seemed to be on the campus of also an alder from 1992-2006. the new high school, making – Jim Ferolie use of a parking lot that would be empty all summer and shar3. Community pool idea ing infrastructure with an indoor competition pool. But by the end gasps for air of August, that option was gone, Two decades after a referendum with the district planning to use to build a community pool failed, all of its available space near its momentum surged for another try pool and deciding to add a second at it. pool for practice and community But the effort that started the use. year with a splash seems to be That left the city looking at drying up, with no appropriate Fireman’s Park and Badger Prailocation identified and the school rie County Park as the only viadistrict planning to build two new ble spots for a 10-acre pool, and pools of its own in the next two neither one panned out, with Fireyears. man’s Park deemed too small and When alders first discussed Badger Prairie failing to get supit in January, some suggested it port from the county. was perfect timing, taking note of In addition, the school district’s millions of dollars’ worth of sur- second pool amplified questions plus capital, a new school being about whether a city pool would planned with tons of available be viable and produce enough land and people searching for a revenue to support itself, as that way to invest in the communi- would be the community’s sixth ty as the economy began gain- publicly available pool, including ing ground on the heels of a long the nonprofit Goodman Aquatic recession. Center and Fireman’s Park. Instead of committing some The Parks Commission has yet of that money to an upgrade of to bring a recommendation to the Fireman’s Park beach, a former Common Council, so the future of quarry that some see as an out- the proposal remains unknown. dated type of facility, alders asked the Parks Commission to start – Jim Ferolie planning for an outdoor pool that could bring in revenue and visi- 4. Town Hall opens tors. They hoped to get a look at a The Town of Verona spent most concrete plan in a few months and of 2017 operating out its new make a decision soon. But 11 months later, the pro- Town Hall on County Hwy. PD. The 6,200-square-foot buildcess has stalled out for a variety i n g – w i t h a p u b l i c wo r k s
building and shed on the same site – opened in February as staff moved out of the old building at 335 N. Nine Mound Road after years of hoping to do just that. The old building, which was surrounded by city property and needed repairs that had been put off in hopes of a new place, was sold later in the year to a local business. The $3 million of new buildings amazingly came without debt for the town, as nearly $2.4 million of the financing was covered by the sale of excess land at the new Town Hall site to Epic. The town initially purchased 43 acres of land in December 2014 and sold 36 of that to Epic. Tow n o ff i c i a l s o ff i c i a l l y unveiled the building at a June open house for the community and began to consider its longterm landscape late this year with a prairie-planting day that saw about a dozen volunteers come out. Town Chair Mark Geller told the Press when the building opened that it, and the views it provides, were “what everybody loves about the town.” – Scott Girard
5. Main Street closes, streetscape opens For the first time in 30 years, motorists could not drive through downtown much of the summer. And when they could again, South Main Street had a new look. As an unanticipated part of a plan to refresh the streetscape, the city tore up the road a few years earlier than necessary so it could do the road and sidewalks at the same time. What ended up as a $3.7 million project was originally envisioned in 2014 as a quick way to spur economic development on the heels of the Great Recession. But the project quickly got complicated and had to be postponed from the summer of 2015 to 2016 and then mostly in 2017. Ultimately, Main Street was limited for four months – with parking stopped on both sides of the street – and completely shut down for six weeks, from June 26 to Aug. 7. Downtown businesses worried about the impact but had generally good things to say about how the project was handled, with
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SOY: New grocery store approved, development nears approval, new home for VACT track. The construction would be in three phases, starting with design and burying new utility lines, for a cost of about $1.8 million starting next year. The second phase includes traffic signals and intersection improvements for about $500,000, and is likely to be closer to 2021, depending on traffic and the timing of the apartments that would be built there. The final payments are still being negotiated and likely would be made available as a pay-as-you-go tax financing deal.
Continued from page 12 frequent adjustments communicated through biweekly meetings and with many of them designed to help individual businesses work around the difficulty. The city also prepared for the shutdown by building a new parking lot on Franklin Street and Park Lane, and the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce tried to help out by putting on three concerts at Hometown Junction. The result is a newlook downtown with subtle changes to traffic flow, pedestrian comfort, pedestrian safety, parking, maintenance and snow removal. The project also included rebuilding the Hometown Junction veterans memorial and setting its metal eagle atop a fountain with multicolored lights. Among the features of the new streetscape are new streetlights, park benches, colored concrete, rebuilt and added decorative fencing and more places to sit. It also has modern concepts, like a few bike racks with mini maintenance stations and “bumpouts” that are designed to emphasize and shorten key pedestrian crossings and make them feel safer. The new streetscape puts particular emphasis on the bike trail crossing and the Hometown Junction veterans memorial area. And it was capped with the addition of a Paoli Street stoplight. – Jim Ferolie
6. Festival Foods approved Love it or hate it, Verona found out this year it will no longer be a one grocery store community. The city gave approval
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Crews pave Main Street as the six-week closure nears its end. in November for Festival Foods to build the city’s second full-service grocery store, on the east side, next to Farm and Fleet. It’s expected to open in 2019. Owned by a fast-growing Onalaska-based, family-owned grocery chain, the store is expected to be about the same size as 115-year-old Miller and Sons Supermarket, which has spent most of that time without equal competition. The 67,867-square-foot store will be the second in Dane County (among more than 28 statewide) and is expected to hire 250 or more employees. While some residents complained to alders in casual conversations and emails about bringing competition for what they
consider a beloved centerpiece of the community, the city’s government could not consider that as a factor and had its few debates over trees on the property, the look of the colorful facade and providing exemptions to the building and parking area. Those concerns led to two votes against the project. The 28-acre Hometown Circle development it is part of has had a spot marked as a potential grocery stores since 2007, when Farm and Fleet’s parent company, Blain’s Supply, tried to get Miller’s to move there.
long-suffering part of West Verona Avenue into a multimillion-dollar development with apartments, retail and a hotel made big progress this year. But it has yet to get through its most important step – financing from the city. The city created a tax-increment financing district in September to help make the Sugar Creek Commons redevelopment a reality, but it’s still negotiating with the developer on a $5.4 million agreement that would make it happen. That went to an hourlong closed session at the Com– Jim Ferolie mon Council’s final meeting of the year, Dec. 18, 7. Sugar Creek Comand while the structure of the agreement was a submons nears deal ject of some dispute, the A plan to turn a difficult,
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total amount wasn’t. The project would demolish several existing businesses and apartment buildings between Todd Street and Legion Street south of West Verona Avenue, as well as the long-dormant truck stop formerly known as Chinmi. The overall plan itself won approval rather easily in September after a couple of major changes, but the developer hasn’t returned to get details approved, likely owing to the delay over approving funding. While some alders have hesitated to commit public funds for a project that would evict existing residents (some older apartments behind the development) or for a project with n o wo r k f o r c e h o u s i n g , negotiations appear to be on
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Ace Hardware closes A June 16 note on the front door of Ace Hardware announced the end of the longtime Verona location that would come later in the year. The Schmid family first bought the Coast-to-Coast hardware store in 1971 before becoming Ace Hardware in 1990 and moving to its current location in 1997, but a potential redevelopment of the site that included a new,
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playoff at sectionals. Verona shot a season-best 339 in round 2, including career-best rounds by senior Alexis Gaillard (87) and sophomore Caitlyn Ott (89). And the Wildcats – senior Claire Swain, senior Lauren Shorter (10th overall), senior Courtney Shorter (18th overall), Gaillard and Ott – finished six strokes better than Middleton with a 664. – Anthony Iozzo
Hyatt makes it 4 hotels What is now the city’s biggest hotel opened in May as the centerpiece of Liberty Business Park on the city’s southeast side. The 136-room Hyatt Place puts an emphasis on attracting millennials, particularly weekday Epic business travelers, and it gets “a lot” of Epic business, the hotel’s general manager told the Press this fall. There are plans to expand Hyatt’s facilities, as well, with a banquet center having been approved. The hotel is part of a flood of recent development in the Liberty Park, off County Hwy. M, where just five years ago there were only open fields. Three restaurants opened in the past year – Sugar River Pizza, Verona Woods and Four Sisters, along with Fisher King Winery in late 2016. – Jim Ferolie
After three years of fundraising and almost a year of construction, Verona Area Community Theater moved into its $2 million building this July. The building, at 103 Lincoln St., is needed for rehearsals, and the 150seat theater will be used for smaller performances. All musicals and any plays expecting a large crowd will still be performed at Verona Area High School. The theater’s space is now 14,625 square feet, well above its old 5,000-squarefoot building, a converted barn on Bruce Street where the theater produced shows for 13 years. With more space comes more performers, and VACT secretary Lynn Vilker said the organization can serve 160 at a time now compared with 60 at its old space. That allows the group to open its offerings – like summer classes and an additional children’s show – to more than double the students it had in the past.
The Hyatt Place Hotel in Liberty Business Park opened in May. scaled-down store soon turned into a sale of the business and site. The development plans for the site, along with neighboring World of Variety, have since fallen through. – Scott Girard
Northwest development criticism The city’s plans to accommodate a 65-acre high-rise development north of Epic were part of a constant tug-of-war in the last few months of the year, with dozens of people speaking for and against in public hearings. No decisions were made, but at the last meeting of the year, alders made clear they were not
happy with the city’s master plans for the area making the Legends Edge development look like a shoo-in. – Jim Ferolie
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year as coach 11 years ago to break a two-decade hiatus. Verona’s run ended in a 3-2 loss to Beloit Memorial late on June 6 in the sectional final due to a controversial call. The Wildcats Baseball just shy of state looked to have tied the game, but The Verona baseball team fell interference was called and the just short of state in June, but the game-tying run was overruled. – Anthony Iozzo Wildcats still accomplished a rare feat of making the WIAA Division 1 sectional final four straight Girls golfer sixth at state years. The Verona girls golf team had Ve r o n a d e f e a t e d M a d i s o n high goals and met at least one Memorial 5-4 on June 1 to win its of them, taking down their chief fourth straight regional title, and rival at the WIAA Division 1 state then the Wildcats edged Elkhorn championships on the way to fin1-0 on June 6 in the sectional ishing sixth. semifinal at Stampfl Field. The team had fallen just short Coach Brad D’Orazio said the of Middleton in the Big Eight feat was huge for the program, Conference meet, regionals and which made sectionals in his first in a heartbreaker on a scorecard
VAHS student’s tweet goes viral Verona Area High School senior Ellie Fitzwilliams made a joke on Twitter -- and suddenly found that tweet showing up on the websites of NBC’s Today show, Fox News and even the United Kingdom-based Daily Mail. Fitzwilliams’ initial photo submitted for the yearbook was deemed “inappropriate” because it showed her bralette, and in her tweet she compared that to the boys swimming team photo, which shows the athletes in Speedos. That landed her at the center of a national conversation on the sexualization of women and dress codes. The Tweet ended up with more than 33,000 retweets and nearly 175,000 likes. – Scott Girard
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SOY: Rohan named first female National Commander of the American Legion Continued from page 13 VACT met its capital “Follow the Dream: It’s Possible” fundraising campaign goal of $1.7 million early this spring, and a $300,000 city loan helped get over the top. VACT is still working out how to cover operating expenses. The capital funds came from various sources, including the sale of its old building to the city for $360,000; $50,000 from the Madison Community Foundation, $100,000 from an anonymous donor and hundreds from individuals and local businesses. There are no fundraising plans yet, but tickets, camp earnings and donations will go toward daily operating expenses for now. The building will be available for renting out for dancing, performing and recitals. “Our mission is to provide a place where people could learn about all about theater – on stage, File photo by Helu Wang backstage, volunteering, performAfter years of fundraising, Verona Area Community Theater opened its new building at 103 Lincoln Ave. this year. ing singing and have fun here,” Vilker said. “That will continue in Rohan reached that historiShe first joined the Sun Prairie – Scott Girard the new space.” cal feat in August, Legion post in 1984, and her canas she addressed didacy for National Commander 10. Grief becomes hope – Helu Wang a c r o w d a t t h e began as far back as 2011 – also The death of a former Verona right around the time she and her Area High School basketball star national conven9. Veronan is Legion tion in Reno, Nev., husband moved to the Verona area brought sympathy from far and and joined their new post. after her election wide and quickly led to a huge national leader to a one-year term. “My roots aren’t here in Vero- scholarship endowment. Denise Rohan is relatively new Since then, she’s na yet,” Rohan said at the Legion After the tragic death of to Verona, but the first female b e e n t r a v e l i n g Rohan Post less than a week after her 21-year old Will Kellerman, his National Commander of the around the counelection. “I look forward to com- family started a scholarship fund American Legion is still a mem- try and world representing the ing back.” for Verona basketball players ber of Verona’s Legion Post 385. Legion and meeting its members. called Opportunity 34, named for
his jersey number. Kellerman died in a rollover crash on Nov. 4 on the U.S. Hwy. 18-151 bypass around Verona, and the community came out in droves to support his family. His visitation Nov. 12 had a five-hour line at t h e VA H S g y m , and his parents, Brian and Kristin, greeted people for nearly nine hours. Kellerman Kristin Kellerman saw people they hadn’t seen in years and kids who played basketball against Will in conference or AAU games. Then, C.J. Klaas helped the Kellermans start a fundraising page. The first donations to Opportunity 34 rolled in soon after the visitation, and they have continued to pour in. As of Dec. 21, more than $134,000 had been donated toward a $150,000 goal. That goal went from $5,000 to $100,000 in a few days and continues to climb as more people support the cause. Will Kellerman’s love for basketball could be seen in his “contagious smile” before and after games, Buss said. Brian and Kristin came up with the idea to help them through a difficult time, with the idea of seeing many students helped in the name of their son. – Anthony Iozzo
Legals CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL NOVEMBER 20, 2017 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Hochkammer called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Diaz, Doyle, Gaskell, Linder, McGilvray, Reekie, Stiner and Touchett present. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, Police Chief Coughlin, Parks Director Walker, Finance Director Lamers, DPW Jacobson, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of Minutes from the November 13, 2017 Common Council Meeting: Motion by Reekie, seconded by Doyle, to approve the minutes of the November 13, 2017 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 8-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: * Mayor Hochkammer requested unanimous consent to move the Announcements agenda item to an earlier place on the agenda. There were no objections. 7. Administrator’s Report: 8. Engineer’s Report: 9. Committee Reports: A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle, to approve the payment of bills in the amount of $103,435.32. Motion carried 8-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: PUBLIC HEARING on the 2018 City of Verona Budget. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle, to open the Public Hearing on the 2018 City of Verona budget at 7:10 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. Administrator Mikorski presented an overview of the proposed City of Verona 2018 budget, which includes an increase of $243,295 (1.86%) in the property tax levy, totaling $13,329,215. An 11.8% increase in the city’s equalized value allows for a reduction in the mil rate of approximately 4.32% – from $6.034/$1,000 of assessed value for 2016, to $5.7744/$1,000 of assessed value for 2017. That equates to a decrease of about $73.00 for a $282,000 home, or $104.00 for a $400,000 home. This will be the fourth budget without a city tax increase, and the third city tax rate reduction in four years. Mayor Hochkammer called three times for comments, there being none. Motion by Linder, seconded by Doyle, to close the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-17-057 Approving the 2018 City of Verona Budget. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Linder, to adopt Resolution No. R-17-057 approving the 2018 City of Verona Budget. Three amendments to the budget were considered. Amendment #1: Motion by Diaz, seconded by Doyle, to approve Amendment #1 taking $257,074 from the fund balance and using that money to offset borrowing. This amendment would have no impact on the levy. Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1: Motion by Diaz, seconded by McGilvray, to move $257,074 into an assigned fund within the current fund balance for the purpose of paying out sick leave for city employees. Amendment to Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1: Motion by Diaz, seconded by Gaskell, to amend the Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1 to reduce the amount designated to an assigned fund balance for sick leave payout liabilities to $225,000. Mayor Hochkammer called the vote on the Amendment to the Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1. Motion carried 7-1, with McGilvray voting no. Mayor Hochkammer called the vote on the Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1. Motion carried 8-0. Amendment #2: Motion by Gaskell,
seconded by Doyle to approve Amendment #2 taking $30,000 from the fund balance to finance a City of Verona housing study and needs assessment. Mayor Hochkammer called the vote on Amendment #2. Motion carried 5–4, with Diaz, Doyle, Gaskell and Reekie voting yes; Linder, McGilvray, Stiner and Touchett voting no; and Mayor Hochkammer casting the deciding no vote. The consensus of the council was to direct Mr. Mikorski to contact CARPC tomorrow, November 21st, to request that they complete a study for the City of Verona similar to the one prepared for the Village of Waunakee. Amendment #3: Motion by Diaz, seconded by McGilvray, to approve Amendment #3 to designate $30,000 from the general fund to be used to study ways the city can improve the water quality of the Badger Mill Creek. Mayor Hochkammer called the vote on Amendment #3. Motion failed 6-2, with Doyle, Gaskell, Linder, McGilvray, Stiner and Touchett voting no. Mayor Hochkammer called the vote on the motion to approve Resolution No. R-17-057 approving the 2018 City of Verona budget, as amended by the Amendment to the Substitute Amendment of Amendment #1. Motion carried 8-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-17-058 Approving the Levy of Property Taxes for City Purposes. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle, to approve Resolution No. R-17058 approving the levy of taxes for city purposes in the amount of $13,329,215. Motion carried 8-0. Mayor Hochkammer thanked everyone that was involved with the budget. It is something that we and the residents of the City of Verona should be proud of. It is important to note that even though we have had no tax increases for four years, and three years of reductions in the tax rate, we have still been able to add services. Remember that we are talking about only the city portion of the tax bill. 10. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Selection of a City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. Alder Diaz nominated Alder Gaskell as the City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. Alder Touchett nominated Alder Linder as the City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. On roll call: Alder Stiner – Linder, Alder Touchett – Linder, Alder Diaz – Gaskell, Alder Doyle – Gaskell, Alder Gaskell – Gaskell, Alder Linder – Linder, Alder McGilvray – Linder, Alder Reekie – Gaskell. 4 votes Linder, 4 votes Gaskell. Motion failed. 11. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-17-059 Requesting Exemption from the Dane County Library Tax. Motion by Linder, seconded by McGilvray, to approve Resolution No. R-17059 requesting exemption from the Dane County Library Tax. Motion carried 8-0. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of Operator Licenses. No operator license applications were submitted for approval. 12. Announcements: * Mr. McGilvray announced that tonight is his last meeting on the City Council, after nearly fourteen years. He thanked staff, fellow council members, and the people who voted for him for their confidence in him. He gave a special thank you to his wife, Kim, and his children for their support and commitment over the years. He is supportive of the council and will miss being able to participate in the process. Mayor Hochkammer thanked Mr. McGilvray for his time on the Council, and noted that Mr. McGilvray brought unique background and perspective to the table, and always did what he thought was in the best interest of the city. * Mayor Hochkammer announced that because he wants to be more available to his family going forward, he will not be running for re-election in 2018.
He has spent nearly 20% of his life as Mayor of the city, a third of his life as a member of the Verona City Council, and he has been attending local and regional government meetings for over 40 years. It is time for him to take a break. He has accomplished most of the things that he wanted to accomplish as Mayor, and is very proud of where we are today as a city. 13. Adjournment: Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Touchett, to adjourn at 8:29 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: December 28, 2017 WNAXLP *** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL NOVEMBER 27, 2017 VERONA CITY HALL 6:30 P.M. 1. Mayor Hochkammer called the Verona Common Council meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. On roll call: Alderpersons Diaz, Doyle, Gaskell, Linder, Reekie, Stiner and Touchett present. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, City Attorney Kleinmaier, Planning Director Sayre, Community Development Specialist Holt, AECOM Traffic Engineer Billmeyer, AECOM P.E. Fischer, DPW Jacobson, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 2. School Board President Noah Roberts called the Verona Area School District Board of Education meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. On roll call: Board Members Duerst, Navarro-Haffner, Stier-Christensen, and Zook present. Also present: VASD Superintendent, Dean Gorrell and JSD Professional Services P.E. Justeson. Board Members Almond and King were absent. 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Public Comment: None 5. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Costs Associated with Public Roads, Public Rights-of-Way, and Potential Property Purchase in Partnership between the City of Verona and the Verona Area School District Regarding the Development of the New High School and Property. Mr. Gorrell presented to the council a history of correspondence between the school district and city staff regarding the connector roads to the new high school, and thanked city staff for their time and effort along the way regarding this project. Mr. Jacobson stated that at the November 20, 2017 Public Works Committee meeting, Mr. Billmeyer and Mr. Jacobson made recommendations for changes to the connector road plan based on the TIA that was submitted to them for review. JSD Professional Services has supplied updated cost estimates for the school district of $4.5 million. The last estimate that AECOM did on behalf of the city was $5.5 million. These estimates are strictly road related. The cost of utilities is not included. The scope of work for this project is unique and complicated. Timing is of the essence, as the school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2020. Ms. Doyle stated some of the changes to the road configurations seem like they’re more about serving the high school, rather than serving the entire community. When looking at it from a tax base standpoint, there is a larger pool of tax payers as part of the school district, as opposed to the city. Mayor Hochkammer stated that in December 2016, when we committed to up to $5 million, there was still the belief that there would be a connector road from W. Verona Avenue to Paoli Street. A significant change was made to the original road plan between December 2016 and July 2017. Mr. Jacobson stated the roads nec-
essary for this layout benefit only the school site. Ms. Reekie asked for documentation of the percentage of benefit to the city in the road project, so we can determine what percentage of the total cost the city should contribute. Mr. Duerst asked members of the Common Council to explain what is meant when they talk about public benefit. How is that rated or factored in? Ms. Doyle stated the school district taxes several entities, so cost sharing comes into play. Whatever Verona puts in would be a burden on only City of Verona taxpayers. With the connector road changes, we want to be sure that we’re being good stewards of the city’s taxpayer dollars. Mr. Gorrell stated the property that Sugar Creek/New Century Schools sit on is a Verona Area School District asset, so it is an asset belonging to all of the school district entities. The property that we have on the table is prime property for development. Mr. Roberts stated the school, the site and all economic benefits related will be located in the City of Verona. Mr. Diaz stated the commitment of the council of up to $5 million was contingent upon several things that had to do with the construction of the road. Those conditions are likely not possible anymore. What is the value of the Sugar Creek/New Century property? Mr. Gorrell stated between $2.6 million and $2.9 million, with Mr. Mikorski clarifying that those numbers are for the land only. Mr. Linder stated he would be interested in the value of the buildings on the Sugar Creek/New Century property. We could end up with two old buildings that we would have to maintain. He believes the property value estimates are too high. Mayor Hochkammer stated the big difference is that if the property were being used for commercial, retail, and residential development, as was indicated in the comprehensive plan, that would be tax paying property. With the school owning the property, it is now all tax exempt property. We are all supportive of the school district and the school being here. Ms. Gaskell asked the Board of Education members which of the new facilities will be public facilities. Mr. Roberts stated it is the intent of the school district to have as many of the facilities open to the public as possible, including the field house, the performing arts center, the pool, etc. Ms. Doyle stated the school district is an incredible asset for the community. The Sugar Creek/New Century Schools site is important to the city, and in a great location. We should try to preserve it. In light of the constraints that would come with that property, however, the $5 million price tag seems a little high. Ms. Doyle left the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Stier-Christensen stated she is disappointed that there were assertions that we would be supported in a greater way than it seems is being discussed now. Mr. Gorrell stated the first submittal of the site plan will be done at the Planning Commission meeting next Monday, December 4, 2017 at 6:30. The final submittal and CSM is scheduled for early February. Ms. Gaskell asked to whom the jurisdiction of the construction of this road falls. Ms. Stier-Christensen stated no conditions have ever been communicated to the school board, so we were unaware of any conditions attached to the city’s $5 million commitment. Are there other conditions of which we should be aware? Mayor Hochkammer stated one condition was that the connector road would go through from W. Verona Avenue to Paoli Street. The other condition was the swap of the current school district property on W. Verona Avenue as a swap for the roadway. Mr. Gorrell stated the board was operating in good faith that the level of
support would be $5 million. Mr. Touchett stated the 500 foot distance from the Hwy. 18/151 on-ramp to the Paoli Street connections was turned down by the public works committee was for safety reasons. It is not good design. We want to support the school, but we’re trying to be fair. Ms. Navarro-Haffner stated there needs to be better communication between the city and the school board. Perhaps we should consider a way to strengthen communication going forward. Mayor Hochkammer stated that it was very clear at the July 10, 2017 meeting of the Public Works Committee that WisDOT was not going approve the access point as it was in the original plan. Motion by Diaz, seconded by Gaskell, to convene in closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary, to discuss solely the amount that the city would contribute toward the connector road. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. The Common Council will only convene in closed session as a single body (the Common Council will not be in closed session with the Verona Area School District Board of Education). Further, the Common Council reserves the authority to convene in closed session and reconvene in open session multiple times. On roll call: Alder Stiner – Nay, Alder Touchett – Nay, Alder Diaz – Aye, Alder Gaskell – Aye, Alder Linder – Aye, Alder Reekie – Aye. It was the consensus of the Common Council to allow City Attorney Kleinmaier, Planning Director Sayre, Public Works Director Jacobson, City Engineer Montpas, Community Development Specialist Holt, AECOM P.E. Carla Fischer, and AECOM Traffic Engineer Billmeyer to remain for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:58 p.m., and moved to Conference Room D110 in City Hall. The Verona Area School District Board of Education convened in closed session at 7:59 p.m., and moved to Conference Room C101 in City Hall. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to reconvene in open session at 9:09 p.m. The Council moved back to the Council Chambers. The Verona Area School District Board of Education was reconvened in open session, and had moved back to the Council Chambers when the Common Council arrived. Mr. Kleinmaier stated that the Common Council does not have a quorum, so it cannot vote on anything tonight. The city also needs to do more homework. The city will rely on its staff and some of its consultants to dig down into some value issues so we can come back to the school board. We hope to bring this information to the January 8th, 2018 Common Council meeting. Mr. Jacobson stated in consideration of the time crunch involved here, the school district should move forward with their design. The district will lead the design, and the city will be approving everything as it comes forward. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz, to adjourn the City of Verona Common Council meeting at 9:14 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. Motion by Duerst, seconded by Stier-Christensen, to adjourn the Verona Area School District Board of Education meeting at 9:14 p.m. Motion carried 4-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: December 28, 2017 WNAXLP
*** TOWN OF VERONA REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2018 6:30 P.M. TOWN HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD, VERONA, WI 53593-1035 1. Call to Order/Approval of the agenda 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment - This section of the meeting provides the opportunity for comment from persons in attendance on items not listed below over which this governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future meeting agenda. 4. Announcements – Representative Pope 5. Discussion and Approval of Minutes from December 5th. 6. Reports and Recommendations A. Plan Commission: i. Discussion and Action re: Model Development Agreement for all condominiums ii. Discussion and Action re: Development Agreement for property located at 3151 Shady Oak Lane submitted by JSD Professional Services for Jim Coons. iii. Land use application 2017 – 7 – for property located adjacent to 6440 Sunset Drive submitted by Tony Heinrichs on behalf of Steve Reinen. The purpose of the application is the rezoning from RH-1 to R4 to allow for condominium development made up of 16 single family units on 39.6 acres. * Presentation * Public comment * Discussion and Action iv. Land Use application 2017- 9 – for property located at 11451 Mid Town Road submitted by Justin Temple for OAJ Development. The purpose of the application is the rezoning from A3 to R4 to allow for condominium development made up of 29 single family units on 62.9 acres. * Presentation * Public comment * Discussion and Action B. Public Works i. Discussion and possible action re: plowing for contract in condominium subdivisions C. Ordinance Committee i. Discussion and possible action re: seasonal Weight Limits Ordinance D. EMS Commission E. Town Chair F. Supervisors G. Clerk/Treasurer: H. Planner/Administrator: 7. Approval of Payment of Bills 8. Adjourn Regular board agendas are published in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. Per Resolution 20162 agendas are posted at the Town Hall and online at www.town.verona.wi.us. Use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s website to receive agendas and other announcements via email. Notice is also given that a possible quorum of the Plan Commission and/or Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and Recreational Areas, and Financial Sustainability Committees and could occur at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk @ 608-845-7187 orjwright@town. verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona. Posted: December 28, 2017 Published: December 28, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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paraphernalia in his vehicle. He was locate the offending porcine peramalso cited for operating after his li- bulator, officers went to a nearby cense had been revoked. residence on Melody Lane that had been the subject of previous comSept. 19 plaints. The owner allowed that her 3:11 p.m. Two juveniles were re- pigs may have wandered outside ferred to youth court after a parent her yard when she let them out, and reported students potentially hiding said that she was thinking about drugs in lockers and using them buying harnesses to keep them at during the lunch periods. Police bay. Officers did not cite the womdidn’t find drugs during their search an due to another officer’s ongoing but recovered cigarettes from the case. juveniles.
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Information from Verona Police ing or interfering with an officer and manager arrived as police did and Department log books: delivered the man home to his wife. was able to reset the alarm and allow the unintentionally locked-in S ept. 15 Sept. 16 employee to escape. 9:59 a .m. A juvenile was cit7:48 p.m. An 18-year-old Middleed for possession of a controlled ton man with an outstanding war- Sept. 17 substance at Badger Ridge Middle rant was arrested and booked into 10:43 a.m. A caller reported a School. Madison’s Public Safety building thief broke into his car and stole a 11:20 p.m. A nude 49-year-old after the car he was riding in was loaded handgun as well as an addiMadison man was found 3 miles pulled over for having a suspend- tional loaded magazine. The owner from his home in Ceniti park and ed registration. The car’s driver, a didn’t know the handgun’s serial unable to explain how he had got- 19-year-old Fitchburg man, was number. ten there. After police questioning, cited for the lapsed registration and the man admitted to drinking hard driving after with a revoked license. Sept. 18 alcohol and taking over-the-count12:32 a.m. A 28-year-old Mad8:18 p.m. Police responded to er sleep medication, which had in- a call from an employee who was ison man was booked into Dane duced a sort of sleepwalking haze. locked inside a business on the 600 County Jail for a probation hold afOfficers issued a citation for resist- block of Hometown Circle. A store ter police found marijuana and drug
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