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this year to again have an assessed value of $272,000. City taxes are about 30 percent of the total property tax bill. With construction at Epic slowing, the city’s tax base doubling in the past decade and debt a big concern among elected officials, this year’s budget is tighter than it’s been since 2014, when the city was working to staff the fire station it was building for its newly reformed fire department. The proposal published in this week’s Verona Press
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Verona Area School District officials are happy with the proposed 2019-20 calendar that would start school on Aug. 23. But they’ll need Mother Nature to cooperate to have it end May 29 as planned. The calendar discussed Monday by the Verona Area school board would start summer 2020 early to allow more time for construction on the K-Wing as it’s renovated to house K-5 charter school students beginning that fall. But even with
What: School calendar meeting When: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 Where: District administration building, 700 N. Main St. Info: verona.k12.wi.us adding five minutes at the end of every day, there is only one “snow day” built in for the high school, which requires 1,137 hours of instruction by state law. “We could have no snow,” superintendent Dean Gorrell. “We could have five days of snow days.”
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Glacier Edge Elementary School students Kendall Koch, left, and Kendal Person carry the boxes of socks upstairs to put them in cars that would take them to Badger Prairie Needs Network.
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Second-grader Kendal Person looked on as teacher Carina Miller poured out a dozen boxes of socks onto their Glacier Edge Elementary School classroom’s rug. “That looks like a billion socks,
and wow,” Person said, smiling wide. It wasn’t quite a billion, but it was enough that the first- and second-grade classroom and their peers around the school had met their goal: 2,000 pairs of socks. All were donated during the month of “Socktober,” and were passed along to Badger Prairie Needs Network at a
schoolwide assembly Tuesday morning. It was Miller’s third year leading the effort, which came from a 2013 “Kid President” video that encouraged viewers to collect socks and do something for the homeless in their
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Parent survey: District doing fine, but middle schools can improve SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Verona Area School District parents are about as happy with their schools as are parents at similar districts elsewhere, according to results from a spring survey. But there were clear differences among the more than 1,500 parents who responded, as both Savanna Oaks and Badger Ridge middle schools scored below comparable schools that had also used the School Perceptions survey
in a variety of categories. The survey, taken in February, is in its third year of use here. The district implemented it to begin getting feedback from parents and staff, and it has continued to use the same survey so it can measure progress from year to year. District officials shared the results of the survey with the Press in October. The school board is expected to discuss both the parent and staff surveys at an upcoming meeting. More than 80 percent of those who answered indicated they were “satisfied”
with the district and that it was “run effectively.” While both were below the comparison district scores on the 1 to 5 scale, the 4.08 average score for satisfaction with communication from the district was above the comparison score. The parent survey included questions asking respondents to rank the importance and success of the district on various subjects, such as writing and grammar, world languages, programming for English-language learners and Advanced Placement classes.
Superintendent Dean Gorrell said in a news release sent with the results that the data can help the district work toward its “Every student must succeed” mission. “We can’t say thank-you enough to all staff and families who took the time to respond to the lengthy, but crucial, survey,” Gorrell said. “What we learn from survey results will assist the district and its 11 schools on our continuous improvement process, developing goals and strategies to
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Verona residents would get their first city tax increase in four years under the proposed 2019 budget. Though there’s plenty that could be changed in the plan the Finance committee has sent to a Nov. 19 public hearing, the 2.7 percent tax hike appears unlikely to diminish. Staff and the committee have been working for weeks to pare down department requests, cutting dozens of items as large as $100,000 and as small as $500. The result would be an increase of about $40 on an average home, estimated
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The Verona public library is hosting a “Little Dresses for Africa” exhibit, starting earlier this week and running through Monday, Nov. 26. The exhibit features a small segment of the work done by Oakwood Village University Woods residents, staff and volunteers, as they made 240 dresses since January that will be given to girls in African countries, according to a news release. Dresses are either made from patterns or from pillowcases. Oakwood Village residents got involved with the Little Dresses for Africa nonprofit after women from the Sugar River United Methodist Church had a meeting with staff. The dresses will be distributed to orphanages, villages and schools and will be given to women and children who are struggling from poverty and disease, the release said.
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Verona Area school board president Noah Roberts will be on the ballot again next spring. Roberts, 22, was elected in April 2016 after graduating from Verona Area High School in June 2015. A year later, he became board presi- Roberts dent. There’s a chance he’ll be the only incumbent on the ballot among the three seats up for election. Board member Amy Almond told the Press in an email she would be interested in running again “to see the construction projects through,” but hadn’t made a final decision, as it “does not come easily or lightly.” Russell King, appointed in 2016 at the same time Roberts was elected, told the Press in an email, “I may change my mind, but at this point, I am not intending to run again.” King has been attending meetings mostly by phone for months because of work that keeps him away from Verona many Monday nights. King and Roberts’ seats are at-large, meaning anyone can run for them, while Almond’s is specifically for a City of Fitchburg resident.
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Wisconsin voters will have a few big choices on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 6. Statewide races include incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch facing Democratic challenger and state superintendent Tony Evers with running mate Mandela Barnes, as well as incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin facing Republican challenger and State Sen. Leah Vukmir. Locally, some voters will also have a choice on their state senate representative. Incumbent Democrat Jon Erpenbach faces Republican challenger Casey Helbach for the 27th District seat. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. Call your local clerk or visit your municipal website to find your polling location. There are also a pair of Dane County-wide
referendums: One on a “tax loophole” that some major retailers use to lower their property taxes and another on legalizing marijuana. Both are “advisory” referendums and would have no binding effect if passed. Other statewide races are for attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state. For attorney general, Republican incumbent Brad Schimel is facing Democratic challenger Josh Kaul and Constitution Party candidate Terry Larson. The state treasurer election includes Republican Travis Hartwig, Democrat Sarah Godlewski and Constitution Party candidate Andrew Zuelke. The secretary of state election pits incumbent Democrat Doug La Follete against Republican Jay Schroeder. The gubernatorial ballot also includes other party tickets: Phillip Anderson and Patrick Baird, Libertarian; Michael J. White and Tiffany Anderson, Wisconsin Green; Maggie Turnbull and Wil Losch, Independent; and Arnie Enz, The Wisconsin Party.
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People have still been “welcome” in the City of Verona since August even as the sign on the city’s west side stating just that was missing. But last Friday, that entrance to the city at the corner of Cross Country Road and Main Street once again said so. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department installed a replacement that was “pretty much a replica,” parks and urban forestry director Dave Walker told the Press in an email Tuesday. Just two hours later, he wrote, the Dane County
Sheriff’s Office called to say it had found the original sign – in pieces alongside the road in the Town of Springdale. “Sure enough, we recovered the old one finally, but it was in a few pieces and likely would have needed replacement, anyway,” Walker wrote. Walker ordered the new sign in mid-September for $9,600. D C S O s p o ke s p e r s o n Elise Schaffer did not return a Tuesday morning email requesting information on the investigation. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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The new “Welcome to Verona” sign at the corner of North Main Street and Cross Country Road. The original sign was stolen in August and was found smashed by Dane County Sheriff’s deputies on the side of the road in the Town of Springdale two hours after the new sign was installed.
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Commons back for final planning step West Verona Ave. redevelopment still waiting on TIF deal JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
The final planning stage for Sugar Creek Commons is heading to the Plan Commission and Common Council this month. The long-planned redevelopment of West Verona
Avenue – encompassing 10 parcels on 9.2 acres west of Legion Street – would begin construction as early as April 1 of next year, according to a submission to the city last month. It would feature 284 apartments, 26,000 square feet of retail and a 110-room hotel, and its developer is working with the city on a tax-increment finance agreement worth up to $9.2 million. While nothing will happen without the TIF deal, the
project is working through the city’s approvals process, which involves at least three separate trips each to the commission and council. This month would be the final trip if approved, called the precise implementation plan, for two of the four buildings. Those two buildings, called B and C, would be the four-story apartments atop retail. Details of the plan are similar to what was introduced and approved in the
general development plan, the previous stage, in September. After the commission reviews it Nov. 7 (two days later than usual because of the election), the council could approve it the following Monday, Nov. 12. City planning director Adam Sayre told the Press the city is still waiting for numbers from the developer, Verona-based Forward Development Group, for the TIF deal.
Commission reviews bike bar, local expansion JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
Two growing local businesses are seeking city approvals for expansions next week. A recently expanded pair of high performance athletic businesses wants to open a coffee cafe and beer bar for their customers at 507 Bruce St. And a disability products company plans to move to a new, 33,400-square-foot building in a different part of the city. SBR Endurance Performance Center and Rocket Bicycle Studio moved into the newly renovated building across from Fireman’s Park this summer with the goal of becoming a “go-to” place for endurance athletes across the state and elsewhere. Part of the plan as it was originally presented was to bring
complementary businesses to the large lot and to open spaces inside the building. Called a “third space community area,” the cafe, named n+1, would be open no later than 8:30 p.m., according to last month’s submission to the city for a conditional use permit and rezoning request. It would be about 1,000 square feet on the northwest corner of the building and accommodate 25 people inside, and a later submission would request to use an outdoor patio. The Attainment Company, which publishes books, curricula and software for those with intellectual disabilities or autism, would move from its 504 Commerce Parkway address to a new building in Liberty Business Park on the city’s southeast side. 90 percent of the facility would be warehouse
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All voters in the district vote for all of the board seats. Prospective candidates have until January to submit election papers. Roberts wrote to the Press that “there’s a lot of work left to do.” “I’m committed to seeing that work through,” he wrote. “We’ve built the foundation for effective board governance, improved trust and confidence in the board, overhauled our outreach efforts and are in the process of implementing a first-ofits-kind, comprehensive strategic plan.” Roberts pointed to data from the spring 2018 School Perceptions survey that showed 98 percent of respondents believe the board “presents a positive image to our community” and 90 percent agreed the board was “doing what it takes to make our district successful.” “I want to continue my work to support and empower our teachers and staff and take on our toughest challenges, like behavior and social-emotional learning, mental health and disparities in educational outcomes,” he wrote. “I also want to continue in my role overseeing the construction of the new high school and ensure that the project finishes on schedule and under budget.” The spring election will be April 2. If a primary is required, it would be held Feb. 19. Election papers can be circulated beginning Dec. 1, and will be due back by early January.
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Correction Because of an editing error, a cutline in the Oct. 25 Verona Press indicated Cynthia O’Neill and Douglas Cook were at a Badger Prairie Needs Network community meal on Aug. 20, but did not state that it was Aug. 20, 2016. The Press regrets the error.
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Backyard chickens can be a memorable experience I was so excited to see the new chicken ordinance pass a few weeks ago. Welcome to the chicken club, Verona! I kept a small flock of backyard chickens in Madison for about 10 years, and I think small-scale urban farming has a lot to recommend it. We first decided to get chickens when our kids were in elementary school. Living in the suburbs, our kids were growing up pretty disconnected from nature and agriculture. We did Burkart small things to expand their city-kid horizons. Camping, visiting farms and gardening helped a little and at least got their hands dirty. When the backyard chicken movement started gaining popularity in Madison, we thought it would be a fun and easy way to make a connection between farm and plate. With some chickens and a small garden bed, we figured our kids would at least make it into adulthood knowing where eggs come from and being able to identify a tomato plant. Some things you have to learn by doing, and this was one way to impart that not all food comes wrapped in plastic from the grocery store. As with all new ventures, we learned a lot more than we expected to and learned some unexpected things. For the first few weeks of life, for example, baby chicks can’t regulate their body temperature. This is both the cutest time of a chicken’s life and also the most trying for the urban farmer. Normally during this time, the mamma hen sits on them in the nest to keep them warm. But if you don’t have a mamma hen, it’s up to you to keep them cozy and away from drafts. Not having a barn or other better options, we picked the smallest and easiest-to-heat room of our house to keep at a balmy 95 degrees. Thus, our first four tiny chicks spent their earliest days in a plastic bin in our bathroom.
One memorable night, our curious border collie managed to get into the bathroom, upend the plastic bin and herd the tiny chicks into an angry peeping flock behind the toilet at 3 a.m. Luckily, things get easier when their feathers grow in and they are big enough to live outside. Chickens can be very friendly, especially when you hand-raise them. They’ll rush over to see what tasty treats you’ve got for them and sometimes even eat out of your hand. Chickens also have distinct personalities and a range of athletic abilities. One of our fastest and most agile hens ended up 30 or so feet up in an evergreen tree by hopping from branch to branch. She might have come down on her own eventually, but concern about hawks compelled us to grab the hose and encourage her to hop back down to safety by “making it rain.” You don’t need too much to get started as an urban chicken rancher. You need a chicken coop, which is a little building where the chickens sleep at night and can get out of bad weather, and a chicken run, which is like a screened-in porch for chickens where they can be outside in the fresh air scratching around, but safe from predators. Chickens can fly short distances and can definitely hop a backyard fence if the spirit moves them, so letting them range free isn’t a terribly good idea. It’s also not legal under the new ordinance. Some hens are more talkative than others, but they are relatively quiet companions. They will sometimes raise a small ruckus when laying an egg or a big one if a fox or raccoon is nearby. Most of the time they are much, much quieter than a pet dog. Early in our chicken-keeping days, we heard a racket in the middle of the night. My husband ran outside – without his glasses and without turning on any lights in the backyard – and straight into the chicken run to save the chickens from the unseen predator. It turned out to be an owl, and luckily all the girls were shook up but not
injured. We learned a few valuable lessons that night. First, that my husband does not have a strong sense of self-preservation, and second that we needed to beef up the security on the chicken run. We were also astonished by how much better the eggs from our own chickens are than the ones we bought in the store. They are amazing. When allowed to peck around in the grass and eat bugs, chickens lay eggs with yolks that are a beautiful, deep orange color and taste delicious. It’s also efficient and satisfying to have your kitchen scraps recycled into delicious, nutritious eggs. You feed the chickens and they feed you. Chickens are attuned to the seasons. As the days get shorter and we lose daylight, chickens lay fewer eggs and usually stop laying during the winter. With their feathers fluffed up and snuggling together for warmth, chickens can keep warm in temperatures well below freezing. The light from an incandescent light bulb or a small flat-panel heater will keep them safe during the most frigid Wisconsin winter days. But as the days drag on and it’s too cold for your hens to go outside you gain a new appreciation for the phrase “cooped up.” At one time, many people living in cities were urban farmers. Keeping a couple of chickens and growing a garden used to be not only commonplace in the past, but during the world wars, it was considered patriotic. Victory gardens and growing some of your own food was a way to contribute to the common good. I think that still holds. Producing some eggs straight from your backyard that don’t need to be transported, packaged and refrigerated is maybe a little better for the planet. And you get the added entertainment bonus of getting to watch chickens peacefully scratching and pecking around your yard. Stacey Burkart is the director of the Verona Public Library.
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State awards district $306K grant SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School District was among 588 schools and districts statewide to receive a school safety grant from the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the second round of awards. But it won’t bank on spending the $306,000 yet. Before the district applied, some board members and administrators expressed concerns about how the state would interpret language in the requirements for the grant, mostly related to student data and how it would be kept private when assessing potential threats. The issues were mostly around the unfinished DOJ’s guidelines “based on the U.S. Secret Service model” and a yet-to-be-created threat assessment tool. VASD director of human resources Jason Olson told the Press that because it’s structured as a reimbursement, the district can wait to
decide if it should spend funds on the projects it’s planning to see if their questions are answered in time. “If you do go ahead with these changes and enhancements and then later decide that you can’t support Earlier this year, the Verona Area or endorse the protocols … you can School District received more than choose not to accept the money and get the reimbursement,” Olson said. $270,000 from the state Depart“We are in control of making that ment of Justice for a grant focused decision. We will get to the point on school safety. where we will have to either make that decision or not.” VASD director of human reHe said the spending will likely be sources Jason Olson said the displanned for late next year, to avoid trict has completed installation of “being stuck” with spending money shatter-resistant glass, elementary and having to cut elsewhere if they don’t accept the DOJ’s requirements. school camera systems and buzz“We’re in kind of wait-and-see ins at additional schools associatmode,” he explained. “If we take this ed with that grant. money, we have to agree to use it.” The grant was focused on “prevenThe district is still working on tion and training,” and Olson said some additional door access card the latter was something they would readers around schools, he said. want to offer staff anyway. Prevention is already the district’s focus, Olson said. “The most critical piece of our school safety plan is having stu- potential for violence.” dents feel like they have trusting Contact Scott Girard at ungreportadults that they can go to in any situation,” Olson said. “But particularly er@wcinet.com and follow him on in a situation where there may be the Twitter @sgirard9.
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P a o l i ’s l o s s w i l l b e Stoughton’s gain in the spring, when the Abel Contemporary Gallery relocates from the hamlet south of Verona to a bit larger community with a reputation as a center for the arts. Gallery owners Theresa Abel and Tim O’Neill have purchased a historic tobacco warehouse at 524 E. Main St. in Stoughton. They’re moving the gallery, which has been in Paoli for 31 years, because their landlord is selling the building at a price the couple says they can’t afford. Abel and O’Neill purchased the gallery in 2004 and began to bring in more nationally recognized artists. Abel said the couple felt fortunate to find a similarly large space in Stoughton that feels like a blank canvass. “The building has so much potential to be really an exceptional space to show art, and we get to make it exactly as we want it to be,” she said. “We’re going to continue doing what we do in terms of programming and the artists we exhibit and the quality of work.” Abel described the tobacco warehouse, located between a former railroad depot that’s home to the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and Stoughton Taxi, as a beautiful space with original hardwood floors and walls and a high ceiling that should make an ideal gallery. Abel and O’Neill are currently doing upgrades and
renovations to the Stoughton building. The Abel Contemporary Gallery has a reputation as one of the bigger galleries in the state, with 5,000 feet of display space. The gallery will be at least as large in its Stoughton location, with extra space to rent out for artists’ studios, Abel said. “There’s a lack of affordable artist studios in the Madison area,” she said. “We’ve always felt like our mission with this gallery is to support artists and the arts community, so it felt nice being able to come up with affordable studio space for other artists.” Abel said building a new gallery and making the move into it feels like “a very daunting challenge.” “We know it won’t be seamless on our end, but we’re hoping that it will appear seamless in that we will continue to have shows and exhibits here through the end of February, and then open immediately in March in the new space with a new show,” she said. “We don’t foresee any major changes in how we operate. We’re really pleased with the gallery, and our stable of artists is terrific.” Abel Contemporary Gallery represents just under 100 artists from across the United States, she said. “We really like the way that we have a group show, a solo show, and in the current building we have special exhibitions that are outside of traditional commercial art galleries,” she said. “So they can be installations or things that aren’t about commerce, and we plan to have something similar in Stoughton.” Email reporter Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet.com.
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The Atlantic City Boys appear at 7:30 Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Verona High School Performing Arts Center. Cruise Lines. James said the quartet is actually comprised of “a bunch of singers that come together to do shows as the Atlantic City Boys quartet. That way, if someone’s sick or has another engagement, we can still do the show. So we have a couple of different casts.” The performers appearing in Verona will be Sammy Pawlak, Erik Winger, Pete Zicky and Dan Reynolds. “Pete is doing the Frankie Valli part and he’s a dead ringer,” James said. “But it’s a pretty balanced show so that everybody gets a chance to show off.” “It’s a fun, interactive show for all ages,” he added. “We like to meet people after the show. We do a meet-and greet-photo opp and hope people will visit with us in Verona.”
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If You Go What: Atlantic City Boys performance When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Where: Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center Tickets: $32 adult; $30 seniors over 65; $10 student 18 and under. Tickets are available at vapas.org, the State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, Capitol Bank-Verona or by calling 608-848-2787.
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The Atlantic City Boys – a quartet fashioned after the vocal stylings of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – will make their first appearance in the Verona Area Performing Arts Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The group has been performing for eight years with a repertoire built around fourpart male harmony singing. “We started out singing a capella in front of Mel’s Drive Inn at Universal Studios, which is how we met,” co-founder Jeremy James told the Press. “We still keep a portion of the show a capella, just to give the band a break and have some fun with the audience.” James said the group makes a point of interacting with the audience at each show and featuring each singer in a number of solos. The quartet specializes in pop hits from the late 1950s and early ‘60s, covering songs from such groups as The Drifters, The Five Satins and The Impressions. They also sing some Beach Boys hits, but Valli and the Four Seasons are the inspiration behind Atlantic City Boys, James said. “There was a resurgence of popularity in this music when the Broadway musical ‘Jersey Boys’ was so popular, and after that the film, when young and old started to recognize the songs a little more,” he explained. “When we perform, people are kind of transported back in time to the late 1950s and early ‘60s.” Based out of Orlando, Fla., the group started out as “theme show guys” and singing for corporate events. It now appears at performing arts centers throughout the country and also performs regularly on Norwegian
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Virtual reality tours The senior center will be conducting Rendever virtual reality tours from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Fridays, Nov. 2 and 30. The tour “locations” cannot be confirmed in advance but feature different places around the world. Participation is limited to six participants at a time. For information, call 845-7471.
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(NaNoWriMo) are invited to a writein from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the library. Meet other writers in the area and get some work done on your novel goal while enjoying refreshments. Additional NaNoWriMo events will take place at the library throughout the month, including a write-in from 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 and another from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get people to write a novel totaling no less than 50,000 words by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30. To learn more about NaNoWriMo, visit, nanowrimo.org/ about. For information about the event, call 845-7180.
For three Fridays in November, the senior center will be showing movies at 12:30 p.m. On Friday, Nov. 2, the 2011 movie “Midnight in Paris” (rated PG-13) will be shown. The Woody Allen flick tells the story of a couple who travels to Paris, France, for a vacation and Case management finds their lives transformed as the The senior center will be providman traverses the city alone at night. ing senior case management outreach Movies will also be shown on Nov. from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at the 9 and Nov. 30. library. For information, call 845-7471. No appointment is necessary. Becky Losby, a case manager at the NaNoWriMo write-in senior center, will answer questions Writers who have taken up the and provide resources on Medicare, challenge of writing a novel during home care, housing assistance and National Novel Writing Month
financial resources. The event is free to the public. For information, call Losby at 8457471.
Microsoft Excel class Anyone who has basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, but would like to take their skills to the next level, is invited to participate in an intermediate level class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at the library. The class will build on the basic skills taught in a previous class focusing on Excel basics. Registration is required and the class is limited to 12 participants. For information, call 845-7180.
Health screenings Fitch-Rona EMS and Capitol Physical Therapy will be conducting health screenings from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the library. Fitch-Rona paramedics will provide blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and Capitol Physical Therapy will test for fall risk and provide tips on preventing injuries. No appointment is necessary. For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Thursday, Nov. 1
• 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Early voting, City Center, 845-6495 • 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Toddler storytime (ages 1-2), library, 845-7180 • 4 p.m., Anime and Manga club (grades 6-12), library, 845-7180 • 5:30-8:30 p.m., NaNoWriMo write-in, library, 845-7180
Friday, Nov. 2
• 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Early voting, City Center, 845-6495 • 9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory friendly storytime (ages 3-5), library, 8457180 • 10:30-11 a.m., Baby storytime (ages 0 to 18 months), library, 8457180 • 10:30-11:15 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tours (registration required), senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30 p.m., Movie afternoons at
the Verona Senior Center: “Midnight in Paris,” senior center, 8457471
Saturday, Nov. 3
• 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Free community meal, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org
Sunday, Nov. 4
• 1-4:30 p.m., NaNoWriMo write-in, library, 845-7180
Monday, Nov. 5
• 9:30-10 a.m., Everybody storytime (ages 0-5), library, 845-7180 • 10:30-11 a.m., Preschool storytime (ages 3-5), library, 845-7180 • 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 845-7471 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Microsoft Excel class (registration required), library, 845-7180
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Election Day • 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Everybody storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8457180
Wednesday, Nov. 7
• 9:30-10 a.m., Toddler storytime (ages 1-2), library, 845-7180 • 10-11 a.m., Health screenings with Fitch-Rona EMS, library, 8457180 • 10:30-11 a.m., Preschool storytime (ages 3-5), library, 845-7180 • 7-8 p.m., Stop the Bleed training (registration required, limited to 10 participants), library, 845-7180
Thursday, Nov. 8
• 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 2019 Medicare Part D review sessions (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Nov. 1 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Friday, Nov. 2 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 3 8 a.m. – Common Council from 10-22-18
11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-22-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Sunday, Nov. 4 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 10-22-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-22-18 9 p.m. – Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Monday, Nov. 5 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats
Football 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 6 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Wednesday, Oct. 7 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 10-22-18 6:30 p.m. – Plan Commission Live 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports
10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Thursday, Nov. 8 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 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. 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.
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
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 and 10:45 a.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. 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 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.
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 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 Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn 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, Paoli
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 1338 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-5641 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship, 10 a.m. Sunday School
You Shall Not Pass This Way Again “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” – Stephen Grellet The French-born Quaker Stephen Grellet came to the U.S. in 1795 after escaping execution during the French Revolution, since he was a member of the King’s guard. Though he was raised Catholic, he was deeply moved by the writings of William Penn, George Fox and other Quakers, and in 1796 he joined the Society of Friends, the official name of the Quakers. The Society of Friends believe that every human being has experiential access to “the small light within” them, i.e., that God is within every human being. They also place emphasis on the “priesthood of all believers,” a doctrine found in the first epistle of Peter (1 Peter 2:9). After joining the Society of Friends, Grellet devoted himself to missionary and charitable work and was granted meetings with many rulers and dignitaries. By all accounts he led an exemplary life, encouraging charitable work and reforms in education, prisons and hospitals. He spoke out against what he saw as the evils of his age, such as slavery, and was a man of faith who put his faith into constructive action. Reflect on how you might do more to serve your fellow man and then put your plan into action. – 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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Laila Ehiorobo drives the ball during the regional Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Whistling Straits Golf Course.
‘An internal drive’ SO student competes in Wisconsin PGA Junior regional KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
When Norman Ehiorobo began taking his youngest daughter, Laila, out to the links with him, one of the first things he said others always noticed was how strong she was. “When we took her out to the range and we gave her instructions, she figured it out right away and was hitting the ball,” he said. “Everybody has always said, all the golf coaches that have gotten to help assist me, the first thing they say is ‘wow, this girl is strong.’” That strength Laila had came in handy earlier this summer when the Savanna Oaks Middle School sixthgrader won two rounds of the Wisconsin PGA Junior Drive, Chip and Putt competition. She won the first local round, held at The Oaks Golf Course on Monday, June 25. She became top finisher of the three in her girls 10-11 division who advanced to the sub-regional competition held on Aug. 4 at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona. It was there where Laila again earned the best score to move on to the regional competition at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan. The sub-regional competition was nerve-wracking for her, Laila said, because she wasn’t sure how well she would do in the week before during practices. “At first I wasn’t positive that I had won,” she said. “When I found out that I got first place, I got really happy and excited. I was trying not to cry – it was just a really happy moment for me to find out that I was going to Whistling Straits.” She didn’t advance past the regional competition – from there, only one golfer in each division moves on to national Drive, Chip and Putt competition held the weekend prior to the Masters tournament in 2020, according to the Wisconsin
About the three golf strokes There are three main strokes in golf – the drive, the chip and the putt. A drive stroke is how a golfer hits the ball from the beginning of a hole to the green on the other end of the hole. A chip stroke is necessary to get the ball from wherever it landed following the drive onto the flat green where the hole is. Putting is done after the ball is already on the green, and the golfer’s objective is to hit it into the hole.
PGA’s website. Laila began golfing at the age of 7 when Norman, an avid golfer for more than two decades, starting bringing her with him to the course like he had done with her older two siblings. Laila entered the competition earlier this year, when her father suggested it because she wanted to be able to see how she had progressed as a golfer from when she first began, she said. Regardless of how she did in the competitions, Norman said he was proud of the performance he saw his daughter having on the golf course. “I was so proud of her, to see her – especially with the minimal practice that she did – to see how far she succeeded,” Norman said. “She’s got that internal drive to do more. I was so, so proud of her.” Laila’s mother, Carese, said she cried watching her daughter play in the sub-regional competition due to the joy she felt in watching her daughter excel. “It’s just joyful to watch your children enjoy what they’re doing and have something they can be active in,” she said. “That’s just fun.” Laila said she likes golf because there’s only one person on the course she needs to prove herself to, and that at the end of the day she’s in charge of her own performance. “I just like that it’s a game of yourself,” she said. “You don’t have to depend on anyone else. Some days you can
Front row from left, Eugene Esser of Verona, Jack Winters of Fitchburg, Jerome Winters of Madison, Raymond Cobb of Verona and Richard Stevens of Moline, Ill., received their quilts of valor Saturday, Sept. 18. Back row, from left, Nathan Maier of Dane, Teri Cobb of Verona and Laura Ziegler of Windsor.
Verona veterans receive quilts of valor On Saturday, September 18, 2018, 12 veterans were honored for their military service by Verona Quilts of
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Natural talent With the amount of traveling Laila and her family did during the summer, she didn’t have much time prior to the competitions to practice. Around the time of the tournaments, she practiced three times a week for a few hours a day honing in on her ability to drive, chip and putt. Prior to the first local competition before sub-regionals, she had only practiced once, Carese said, and only did a week’s worth of practice prior to the sub-regionals at University Ridge. In addition to all of the traveling the family did during this past summer that prevented her from practicing more, her other sport, soccer, also takes up a considerable amount of time she could otherwise spend on golf. Norman attributes part of Laila’s talent to her ability to listen to directions and visualize the shot she needs to take. “She’s always excelled because she’ll listen to anything I tell her,” he said. “She’s ready to put the work into it, and that’s why she so naturally good at it … (Visualizing the shot) is the piece you can’t teach them. You can only say that this is what you need to do, but for them to conceptualize that internally and visualize what they want to do, that’s the hard part.”
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$12.77 tax rate approved
North Neighborhood school still in plans District responds to Plan Commission inquiry SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School District doesn’t have any land in the proposed North Neighborhood in the City of Verona yet, but district leaders are expecting to eventually want to build a school there. Based on what they know now, that is. Development in the 1,500-acre area on Verona’s north side has been discussed for more than a decade and is expected to add hundreds of homes and apartment units. Its first development proposals came to the city in recent months, and while the city’s comprehensive plan shows a school on the land, the landowner told the city earlier this year he had difficulty negotiating with the school district for the 12 acres that would be planned for a future site. The city’s Plan Commission sent a list of questions to the district about a potential school site, and district officials responded this week with the approval of the school board. The district would have to go to referendum to purchase the land and get money for the construction of a school. It owns land on the city’s south side that could become an elementary school, though building
Holds steady from last year SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School District tax rate is staying flat in 2018-19, just as district officials predicted during the 2017 spring referendum process. The school board approved the $12.77 per $1,000 of property value rate Monday night, along with the full $69 million budget. The total tax levy of $56.8 million is nearly $2 million higher than what was projected at this summer’s annual meeting. Business manager consultant Chris Murphy explained a variety of reasons for that in a memo to the board, though much of it is related to prepaying debt. Murphy wrote that the following factors affected the levy: lower state equalization aid; higher revenue cap; increase to offset property tax chargebacks for uncollected taxes; increased debt service fund to finance future debt; and increased business computer/personal property tax exemption. Tom Mathies, a Town of Verona resident, asked during the audience portion of the meeting why the mill rate stayed the same despite the equalized value in the district increasing, which he pointed out “would be a tax increase” on properties that had been assessed at a higher value. “It seems like, instead of figuring out a budget and then dividing by equalized value to come up with a mill rate, it seems like the board is starting with the mill rate and then working backwards to get the budget,” Mathies said. “I’d like the board to address that.” Consultant Michelle Wiberg of PMA Securities explained during a separate discussion on borrowing related to the referendum that it remained at $12.77 so the district could pay off more
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The North Neighborhood got its first full-fledged proposal this year, a concept with winding roads known as Whispering Coves. costs would require a separate referendum. Superintendent Dean Gorrell wrote in the response to the city commission that the ongoing reconfiguration of school attendance area boundaries, expected to continue into next spring, would “assist the board in determining the location and approximate construction timing of new school sites.” “Should the board determine to site a school in this neighborhood, a referendum to purchase land in that neighborhood (perhaps others, as
well) may occur in April 2020,” Gorrell wrote. “Given the planning and communication work that needs to proceed such a referendum, that time frame seems highly unlikely.” Gorrell indicated that Country View Elementary School, also on the city’s north side, is approaching its capacity. It added 73 students from September 2017 to September 2018. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Calendar: Only one ‘snow day’ included for next year Continued from page 1 The board will hold a listening session at the beginning of its next meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5, on the proposed early start. Beginning Aug. 23 would require a waiver from the state Department of Public Instruction, and an opportunity for public feedback is part of the application process. DPI approved a similar waiver request for the Mount Horeb Area School District for this school year to allow time for referendum construction next summer. If there were more than one snow day, the options would include using April 10, 2020 – Good Friday – as a school day instead of a day off as it’s currently
scheduled. Gorrell said they could instruct staff to not plan on a day off that day, and keep it as a placeholder, though he acknowledged that would be “tricky.” It’s especially important because the existing high school is where the most significant construction work will be done that summer. “Everything hinges on them being done,” board member Meredith Stier Christensen said. The hours of instruction at both the middle and elementary schools would have more flexibility above what’s required, Gorrell said. The high school could also try to find the time “internally,” Gorrell said, shortening passing times before and after lunch or
adding more minutes at the end of the day. “Even a few minutes every day there makes a big deal,” he said. Board president Noah Roberts said he expected any changes required because of bad weather would be understood by the community. “I think if we have a crazy year with snow days people would expect us to extend the day, anyway,” Roberts said. Stier Christensen said it was important to have contingency plans in place. “We haven’t had a lot of snow days lately, which makes me think of course we’ll have 40 this year,” she said with a laugh. Gorrell said he and VASD director of human resources Jason Olson spoke with leadership with
the two unions, the Verona Area Education Association and Verona Educational Support Professionals Association, and they were “all in agreement” the flexibility was needed in summer 2019. He added that there are still details to be worked out with them. “They were grateful to be a part of the conversation, and we’re grateful to them for bringing up some things that we hadn’t thought about,” Gorrell said. The board is expected to vote on both the 2019-20 calendar and one for 202021 at its next meeting. The latter calendar is more normal, with a Sept. 1 start date. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Boys soccer
Player of the Week Oct. 24-30
Name: Grace Bennin Sport: Girls swimming Grade: Senior Highlight: Bennin repeated as the Big Eight Conference champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley on Saturday. Bennin set conference and Middleton pool records in the breast with a time of 1 minute, 4.01 seconds and she was on the third-place 200 medley relay and third place 200 freestyle relay teams.
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Verona junior forward Bennett Luttinen attacks the Sun Prairie defense Thursday in the second half of the Wildcats’ 2-1 loss to Sun Prairie in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal. Sun Prairie’s Charlie Wagner (21) defends Luttinen on the run.
Missed opportunities
Verona had edged Sun Prairie for conference title MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The last time the Verona boys soccer team played Sun Prairie, Cardinal senior forward Kyle Hagerman was rested and didn’t play.
With the Wildcats already having clinched the Big Eight Conference championship, he didn’t want to risk an injury before regionals kicked off. Verona wasn’t as fortunate Thursday, Oct. 25, as Hagerman was in the center of the action, scoring two goals to clip the Wildcats 2-1 in a thrilling WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at Verona’s Reddan Soccer
Park. That gave Hagerman – the state’s second-leading goal scorer – 49 goals this season. Hagerman then scored three goals Saturday to help Sun Prairie escape in a shootout win over second-seeded Kettle Moriane in a Division 1 sectional final to advance to state. “ Yo u c o u l d n ’t g u a r d a ny one else but him,” said senior defender Mason Jordan, who
was a state qualifier as a sprinter in track last season. “I guess it just threw us off, because while you are still running and marking everyone else, they have one player who is just a dominant force.” Coach Chris Handrick said the Wildcats didn’t change their defense for Hagerman other than
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Volleyball
Wildcats aced by Waunakee in sectionals MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
For the second straight year, the Verona volleyball team lost to Waunakee in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal.
T h e Wi l d c a t s w e r e swept 25-16, 25-12, 25-19 Thursday. Verona ended the season 34-6 overall. Verona was second in the Big Eight Conference during the regular season and finished third
at the conference tournament. “This match doesn’t define our team or our successes,” coach Kelly Annen said. “The one m a t c h w e d i d n ’t p l a y well happened to be the
match that ended our season. Each year brings new teammates and new opportunities. How you rebound from losses is the true test of your character.” Senior outside hitter
Nikki Phelps had a teamhigh six kills. Junior libero Ameila Hust delivered 13 digs and senior setter Emma Frahm had 12 assists. Senior middle
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Girls swimming
Bennin breaks her own Big Eight Conference record in breaststroke MARK NESBITT
Eight champion in two events Saturday and broke her previous conVe r o n a A r e a / M o u n t ference and Middleton Horeb senior Grace Ben- pool records in the 100nin repeated as a Big yard breaststroke. Assistant sports editor
B e n n i n , a U n ive r s i ty of Minnesota recruit, won the 100 breast in a conference record time of 1 minute, 4.01 seconds, one second ahead
of Middleton sophomore runner-up Ally Silvestri. Bennin also swam to a conference title in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:05.45, about
three seconds ahead of Silvestri. Both Bennin’s times in the breast and IM were season-best times.
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Honorable mentions: Jack Knight (boys soccer), scored the only goal in Verona’s 2-1 loss to Sun Prairie in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal. Sara Stewart (girls swimming), finished second in the 100-yard butterfly and fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Big Eight Conference meet. She helped Verona Area/Mount Horeb take fifth as a team. Nikki Phelps (volleyball), delivered six kills Thursday in the Wildcats’ 25-16, 25-12, 25-19 loss to Waunakee in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal.
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Five Wildcats named Academic All-State MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Five Verona girls golfers were named Academi c A l l - Ott State by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin. The five hon- Schleeper orees were: seniors Nicole Thomas and Celia Donny, juniors Caitlyn Ott, Andrea Schleeper and Alli Albert. Schleeper, Ott, Albert and Donny received the designation of high honors, while Thomas received the designation of honors. To achieve high honors, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.75
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Big 8: Verona Area/Mount Horeb has six top-four finishes at conference Continued from page 9 Bennin said her goal in the breast was to swim a 1:04. “I just wanted to keep consistent since I haven’t started tapering all the way yet,” she said. Bennin was excited to repeat as the conference champion in the 200 IM. “It’s one of my favorites,” she said. “The second half of the IM is kind of my better half.” Middleton, the two-time defending WIAA Division 1 state champions, captured the conference championship for the fourth straight year, racking up 546.5 points, which was well ahead of second-place Sun Prairie (448). Ve r o n a A r e a / M o u n t Horeb took fifth (297) behind third-place Madison West (419) and fourthplace Madison Memorial (415.5). M a d i s o n We s t s e n i o r Katrina Marty, an Ari zona State recruit, won a conference title in the 100 butterfly (57.57) just a h e a d o f Ve r o n a A r e a / Mount Horeb junior Sara Stewart, who took second in a season-best time of 58.78. Stewart added a fourth-place finish in the 100 backstroke in a season-best 59.15. “I was really happy because I dropped time from where I was seeded,” Stewart said. “I feel like
What’s next Verona Area/Mount Horeb travels to Middleton at 1 p.m. Saturday for the WIAA Division 1 sectional meet.
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Verona Area /Mount Horeb senior Grace Bennin repeated as the Big Eight Conference champion in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday in a conference-and Middleton pool-record time of 1 minute, 4.01 seconds. the underwater swim goes by fast.” Stewart has been swimming for 10 years and started with the Verona Area Aquatic Club. The butterfly has always been her favorite stroke.
“It’s one of the hardest (strokes) to do when you are younger,” Stewart said. “You just don’t have the body strength.” The Wildcats had topthree finishes in two of the three relays.
S t ew a r t t e a m e d w i t h Bennin, junior Josie McCartney and junior Kaitlyn Zuehl to take third (1:49.51) in the 200 medley. Stewart said the medley relay has been strong all
season. “I’m just excited what will come in sectionals and state,” she said. “ Sisters Kenzie and Kaitlyn Zuehl teamed with Bennin and senior Gabb y G n ew u c h t o fi n i s h
third in the 200 free relay (1:40.01). Kenzie Zuehl took fifth in the 50 free (25.32) and ninth in the 100 free (55.41). The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of freshman To l a K l a b o u g h , K e n zie Zuehl, Gnewuch and S t ew a r t fi n i s h e d s i x t h (3:42.26). McCartney took ninth in the 100 fly (1:00.89) and Gnewuch placed 10th in the 500 free (5:19.31). Senior Molly McCormick had a season-best time in the 200 IM (2:21.25) and a lifetime-best in the 100 breast (1:11.61). Senior Laura Semmann had a lifetime-best in the 100 free (57.19) and senior Ellen Bie dropped almost 17 seconds and had a lifetime-best in the 500 free (5:26.64). “Overall, most of the conference taper group swam well and had substantial time drops in their final meet of the season,” coach Bill Wuerger said.
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blocker Sydney Rae posted two blocks. Annen said Wauankee’s middle blocker is quick and strong, allowing her to cover a lot of net both on offense and defense. Waunakee junior Milla Malik had a match-high 10 kills and senior Kiana Schmitt added seven kills. “Their setters push a faster tempo ball so it doesn’t allow our block and defense much time to react and get into the ready position,” Annen said. “They were effective in establishing her as a primary hitter which also then freed up their other attackers on the left and right side because our blockers had a focus to stop the middle, first.” Annen said the Wildcats struggled in the first set to build momentum with three straight service errors. Junior setter Jordan Armstrong had two aces to lead the Wildcats. At times, Verona struggled with serve receive. It’s been an area the Wildcats have excelled in most
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Senior Mason Jordan (above) cries as he hugs junior Jack Knight (13) after the top-seeded Verona boys soccer team’s 2-1 loss to fifth-seeded Sun Prairie in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at Reddan Park; (below) Junior defender Sam Lynch attempts a sliding tackle on Sun Prairie’s Andrew Weddle. miss him back there.” The Wildcats played their last game without injured seniors Bryan Lopez-Martinez and Andres Rios-Vivian. “(Lopez-Martinez was a very crucial part of o u r m i d fi e l d ,” K n i g h t said. “We had players who stepped in, but there wasn’t really a fire like he had.” Jordan said he will always remember the historic season for the Wildcats. Verona won the Big Eight Conference for the first time, claimed a Knight said playing WIAA regional champi- “together as a family” is onship and advanced to a the team’s philosophy. Division 1 sectional semi“I think we achieved finals for just the second that,” he said. time in the history of the program.
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emphasizing they couldn’t lose their mark on him. “He’s a talented player,” Handrick said of the Sun Prairie forward. “There is no question about it. I don’t think he was the threat he was against other teams this year.” Verona (14-3-3) outshot the Cardinals 10-5 and had two golden opportunities in the final two minutes to force overtime. Junior midfielder Eliot Popkewitz had a header shot that ricocheted off the top crossbar in the 88th minute, and Jordan hit a booming shot from about 30 yards out one minute later that Sun Prairie goalke e p e r Ta n n e r S c h e r e r stopped to seal the game. “It doesn’t matter how many shots you have,” Jordan said. “It just matters how many balls you get in the back of the net.” Junior forward Jack Knight said the Wildcats “controlled the game.” He had tied the game in the 52nd minute. “Our only weakness was we couldn’t finish the ball when we wanted to,” he said. “We just need to put our chances away.” The Cardinals scored the game-winner on Hagerman’s penalty kick in the 54th minute after the Wildcats were called for a foul for pushing him down in the box. “It’s tough to see a game determined on a penalty kick,” Handrick said. “It’s also part of the game. We have to adapt and play to our style no matter what happens on the field.” In the 68th minute, Verona sophomore Jonathan Gamez appeared to tie the game again, at 2-2. The goal was wiped out because of an offsides call on the Wildcats. “It’s unfortunate more didn’t go in for us,” Handrick said. “I think that is why people call this a beautiful game. It’s so loved around the world because there is so much unknown. “It takes a team to pull t h i s e ff o r t o ff . I t h i n k we can be proud of our style and how we worked together. I saw a lot of boys give their heart out there.” Hagerman put the Cardinals on the board by racing down a through ball and scoring at 25:08. Knight tied the game off an assist by junior Sam Lynch. “We just made eye contact,” Knight said. “I know h e ’s g o i n g l o n g eve r y time. I just turned around. The ball popped right in front of me. “The defender was right in front of me, but I wanted it more. I just muscled him off the ball and placed it. It’s one of the things I have been working on this season (placing shots on goal), and it paid off.” Knight said he will remember how hard the seniors pushed themselves this season. “Mason in the back is an outstanding player,” Knight said. “He has saved us plenty of times. We will
of the season. The Warriors had eight aces in the match, led by Malik, who had a team-best four. “They had a few servers that we struggled to adapt to,” Annen said. “Overall, they played strong offense and defense and didn’t make many, if any, errors.” It was the final match for six seniors for the Wildcats. Annen complimented the seniors for building a team bond and a winning culture. “Our seniors were committed to leading the team by example, she said. “There was communication, consistency, and a competitive will to win.” It’s a competitive drive Annen hopes to see Verona continue into next season. “There is opportunity for others to step into those roles now,” she said of being upperclassmen leaders. “We will continue our focus of having a defensive mindset. Establishing that we are a great passing, blocking, and serving team will allow us to adapt our offensive strategies most effectively.”
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Survey: Asked parents to rank importance, success of various school district initiatives Continued from page 1 advance our mission.”
Middle-school struggles While most of the answers for both middle schools averaged above a 3, they were below the average scores of comparable schools on all but one question each. At Badger Ridge, 15 of the questions were more than a half-point below the comparison, including two more than a full point. T h e t wo b i g g e s t d i f ferences between BRMS
Respondents again skew white For the third year in a row, a higher percentage of respondents to the School Perceptions survey was white than the student population in the district. According to a district news release accompanying the results, 75 percent of respondents on the family survey were white. Districtwide, 63 percent of students are white. That number was down from 80 percent in the 2017 survey and 81 percent in 2016. The survey was offered in both English and Spanish. parents and the comparables were for “I would recommend my child’s school to a friend,” at 3.1 compared with 4.21, and “I’m proud of our school,” with 3.28 compared with 4.32.
Other large differences included: • “A climate of openness and trust exists between school administration and parents,” with .93 between BRMS and comparables;
• “My child feels safe at school,” with .88 difference; • “I feel my opinions are taken into consideration when it comes to school policy decisions” with a
.88 difference (2.72 average) At Savanna Oaks, six of the questions were more than a half-point below the comparison. They included: • “I receive enough information to understand my child’s progress,” a 3.25 compared to 3.93 at similar schools • “A climate of openness and trust exists between school administration and parents,” with a 3.49 compared to a 4.06 at similar schools • Efforts to prevent bullying, preparation for the next grade level, their child enjoying going to school and pride in the school all had more than a half-point difference.
Other schools Three other schools also had their share of struggles in the parent responses, but at a much smaller scale than the middle schools had. VAHS had 23 responses below comparison, though many were with a couple tenths of a point, and only one was more than a halfpoint below. That was on the statement, “My child feels safe at school,” which av e r a g e d a 3 . 6 4 c o m pared with 4.15 at similar schools. At Stoner Prairie, 21 of the responses were below comparison schools, and two of those were more than a half-point below. Parents averaged a 2.91 in response to, “I feel m y o p i n i o n s a r e t a ke n
into consideration when it comes to school policy decisions,” .83 below the comparison. Average responses were also .51 below the comparison on, “I am satisfied with our school’s efforts to prevent bullying,” at 3.51. Country View also had 22 responses below comparison schools, but none were more than .27 below. That was for the statement, “My child feels safe at school,” which still received a 4.19 average response. Some of those weaknesses were strengths at the district’s other schools. Glacier Edge Elementary School, for example, was .28 above comparison schools for bullying prevention, averaging a 4.3. Sugar Creek Elementary School, meanwhile, was within two-tenths of a point – above or below – the comparison schools for all the questions. The district’s charter schools also fared generally well, though Verona Area International School parents’ average was .41 b e l ow t h e c o m p a r i s o n schools for, “The amount of homework given to my child is appropriate.” It, as well as Core Knowledge Charter School, New Century School and the Exploration Academy also had many responses above the comparison schools’ average. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
What’s important? Verona Area School District parents who took the spring survey indicated the most important items for success of students are critical thinking and problem-solving, math and reading, literature and vocabulary. On those three topics, they also indicated the district is doing well compared to similar districts that have taken the School Perceptions survey. All three scored above the comparison average on the 1 to 5 scale. Many subjects scored below a 3 on the “How are we doing?” question, with the lowest averages in programming for gifted and talented students, mental health supports, personalized learning and preparing students for life after high school.
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Pursuant to WI State Statute 65.90(5)(a) Notice is hereby given that the Verona Area School District Board of Education, at a Regular Board Meeting held at the District Administration Building, 700 N. Main Street, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on October 29, 2018 approved the following changes to the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget and Tax Levy.
VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-19 BUDGET AND TAX LEVY CHANGES
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GENERAL (10) FUND REVENUES 200 Local Sources 300 Inter District 600 State Sources 700 Federal Sources TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
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40,969,028 1,170,756 25,826,752 1,008,778 69,012,966
GENERAL (10) FUND EXPENDITURES 100 000 Instruction 200 000 Support Services TOTAL EXPENDITURES
34,093,706 22,840,199 67,997,021
34,532,717 23,417,133 69,012,966
DEBT SERVICE (39) FUND REVENUES 200 Local Sources TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
13,661,498 13,661,498
15,588,108 15,588,108
DEBT SERVICE (39) FUND EXPENDITURES 200 000 Support Services TOTAL EXPENDITURES
13,661,498 13,661,498
15,588,108 15,588,108
54,878,107 12.77
56,844,784 12.77
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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, DOMICILIARY LETTERS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY ANN MARTY Case No. 2018PR745 To: Patricia A. Ehly 6370 DeMarco Trail Verona, WI 53593 The decedent, with date of birth July 14, 1929 and date of death September 24, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin. You are granted domiciliary letters with general powers and duties of a personal representative. You are authorized to administer the estate as required by law. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar October 8, 2018 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: October 18, 25 and November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL DUANE ZWEIFEL Case No. 2018PR764 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 30, 1955 and date of death September 9, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6920 Paoli Road, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 18, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar October 17, 2018 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: October 25, November 1 and 8, 2018 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF TOWN OF VERONA PLAN COMMISSION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018, 6:30 P.M. TOWN OF VERONA HALL, 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD 1. Call to Order/Approval of Meeting Agenda 2. 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 Plan Commission meeting agenda. 3. Approval of minutes from 9/13/18 4. Reports Chair: recent inquiries and updates on past applications Committee Reports: (Public Works, Finance, Natural and Recreational Areas) Commissioners: Planner/Administrator: 5. Land Use App 2018-8 - for property located at 6861 Cross Country Road submitted by Jason Geiger on behalf of Robert and Joann Maurer. The purpose of application is to split a 4.96 acre parcel into two parcels. The application also includes the rezoning of one of the new parcels to R3A, a residential district to accommodate the existing duplex. * Public Hearing * Discussion * Action 6. Discussion of a concept plan for 25 single-family lots all varying in size and shape between approximately 1.5-2 acres. The layout includes approximately 37.4% of the overall land in open space out of a total parcel size of 74.5 acres located north of County Highway G and east of Spring Rose Road (parcel numbers: 0608-193-8500-7,0608-193-90002,0608-302-8570-2). 7. Comprehensive Plan – update on draft documents and maps; comment on language concerning 150 ft width for Ice Age Trail and adjacent property 8. Other 9. Schedule: Next meeting Dec 13 or Dec 20. 10. Adjourn Douglas Maxwell, Chair, Town of Verona Plan Commission Plan Commission agendas will be posted at Millers Grocery and Town Hall and on the Town’s website. Go to www. town.verona.wi.us and sign up for the Town List Serve to receive notices via email. Public hearings will be published in the Verona Press. 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’s office @ 608-845 -7187 or jwright@town.verona.w.us Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only, of the Town Board, Natural and Recreational Areas Committee, and/or Public Works Committee. Posted: November 2, 2018 Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP
and Reekie were present. Alderperson Touchett was absent and excused. Also present: Police Chief Coughlin, City Administrator Mikorski, Planning Director Sayre, City Attorney Kleinmaier, Public Works Director Jacobson, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: * Tom Mathies, 3121 Nor Dell Hill Road, Town of Verona, spoke regarding the annexation of the Purple Cow site. * Laurie Everitt, 202 S. Jefferson Street spoke in favor of the keeping of chickens in the City 5. Approval of minutes from the September 24, 2018 Common Council meeting: Motion by Kohl, seconded by Reekie, to approve the minutes of the September 24, 2018 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: A. Appointment of Common Council Member to the Verona Area School District Attendance Area Advisory Committee. The consensus of the Council was to share the Attendance Area Advisory Committee Member responsibilities. 7. Announcements: 8. Administrator’s Report: 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports: A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $726,774.07. Motion carried 7-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-923 amending Section 10-1-26 and 10-1-27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona relating to parking on Commerce Parkway. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve Ordinance No. 18-923 amending Section 10-1-26 and 10-1-27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona relating to parking on Commerce Parkway. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-924 amending Titles 7 and 13 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin relating to the keeping of chickens and to the keeping and raising of chickens. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve Ordinance No. 18-924 amending Titles 7 and 13 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin relating to the keeping of chickens and to the keeping and raising of chickens. The proposed municipal code text amendment will amend Title 7 and Title 13 to allow for the keeping and raising of chickens. In general, persons wishing to keep and raise chickens would need to obtain a license from the City Clerk and conform to the zoning regulations. Motion carried 7-0. C. Plan Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-047 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots at the northeast corner of Liberty Drive and Clarity Street. The proposed certified survey map will create two (2) lots in Liberty Business Park. Lot 1 will be acquired by the Attainment Company in the near future, while Lot 2 will remain
*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 8, 2018 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Kohl, Posey,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF VERONA Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln
Street, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET of the City of Verona will be held. The following is a summary of the proposed 2019 budget. 2018 ADOPTED
GENERAL FUND
Budget
2018 Estimated
2019 Proposed
2018 Budget vs. 2019 Proposed
REVENUES:
Taxes: General Propert y Taxes Ot her Taxes Int ergovernment al Revenues Licenses and Permit s Fines, Forfeit ures & Penalt ies Public Charges for Services Int erest on Invest ment s Miscellaneous Revenues Interfund Transfers/Bond Proceeds Applied Funds TOTAL REVENUES EXPENDITURES:
General Government Public Safet y Public Works Cult ure & Recreat ion Conservat ion & Development Cont ingency Insurance (excluding health)/Other Financing Uses) Fund Balance Transfer t o Capit al Project s Interfund Transfers-Hydrant Rental TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$ 5,100,873 $ 750,000 1,188,319 648,779 130,000 268,445 225,000 173,000 200,000 $ 8,684,416
5,100,873 $ 750,000 1,188,319 648,779 130,000 274,778 225,000 173,000
200,000 $ 8,690,749
4,961,928 760,000 1,415,729 897,240 130,000 279,875 230,000 188,000
-3% 1% 19% 38% 0% 4% 2% 9%
460,000 $ 9,322,772
N/A 130% 7%
$ 1,168,696 $ 1,163,547 $ 1,312,150 3,612,669 3,469,137 3,765,619 1,523,666 1,522,853 1,553,191 966,233 967,825 954,678 472,493 523,987 501,688 100,000 80,000 145,000 140,486 160,000 200,000 200,000 460,000
12% 4% 2% 1% 4% -20% 10% 130%
478,019 $ 8,684,416
478,019 $ 8,412,768
500,000 $ 9,322,772
5% 7%
BALANCE
TOTAL EST.
TOTAL EST.
BALANCE
TAX LEVY
JAN. 1, 2018
REVENUES
EXPENDITURES
DEC. 31, 2018
CONTRIBUTION
$ 3,962,482
$ 8,690,749
$ 8,412,768
$
4,240,463
$ 4,961,928
$
$ 2,063,128 519,521 679,332 26,000 17,660 140,000 780,000 410,000 3,225 431,499 1,635,601 $ 6,705,966 $ 1,487,000
$ 2,080,143 524,897 672,101 31,500 22,175 131,550 780,000 410,000 431,499 1,607,987 $ 6,691,852 $ 1,487,000
$
477,266 68,437 130,052 44,351 276,249 514,757 327,883 2,424,367 756,104 509,005 5,528,471 337,368
$ 1,241,073 508,857 10,000 14,000 517,278 1,322,557 $ 3,613,765 $ -
$ 14,262,875 $ 9,830,406 1,072,991 510,000 (3,538) 639,806 2,281,968 1,745,339 (22,331) (22,849) 1,400,000 $ 17,569,116 $ 14,125,551 $ 700,130 $ 4,660,350
$ 8,576,907 301,900 677,952 2,271,444 150 289 $ 11,828,642 $ 5,016,149
$
Water Utility Storm Water Utility Sewer Utility Subtotal Enterprise Funds TOTAL
$ 3,468,391 1,012,018 2,153,808 $ 6,634,217 $ 34,717,670
$ 2,611,224 741,524 2,344,916 $ 5,697,664 $ 39,134,075
City's outstanding G.O. Debt at 12/31/18 Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP
$ 55,016,644
PROJECTED FUND 2019 PROPOSED
All Governmental and Proprietary Funds Combined General Fund Special Revenue Funds:
Library Senior Citizen Center Refuse and Recycling Forestry
Verona Cemetery
Cable TV
Special Rev enue Accounts Impact Fees VEDC
EMS
Fire Department
Subtotal Special Revenue Internal Service Fund Capital Projects Funds:
Capital Improvement Program Revolving Fund TIF 4 TIF 6 TIF 8 TIF 9 Subtotal Capital Projects Funds
Debt Service Fund Enterprise Funds:
494,281 73,813 122,821 49,851 280,764 506,307 327,883 2,424,367 752,879 481,391 $ 5,514,357 $ 337,368
$ 2,217,119 1,087,300 2,378,775 $ 5,683,194 $ 41,352,810
$ $
$ $ $
$ $
15,516,374 $ 590,715 1,281,091 510,000 (41,684) 1,755,863 (22,481) 1,376,862 19,866,025 $ 1,100,715 344,331 $ 4,044,681 3,074,286 1,357,794 2,187,667 6,619,747 36,936,405
$
$ $ 13,721,089
vacant. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18047 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots at the northeast corner of Liberty Drive and Clarity Street. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-048 approving a Precise Implementation Plan located in the West End, south of West Verona Avenue, west of West End Circle, and east of Wall Street that would allow for the construction of 28,849 square feet of commercial space. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18-048 approving a precise implementation plan located in the West End, south of West Verona Avenue, west of West End Circle, and east of Wall Street that would allow for the construction of 28,849 square feet of commercial space. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-925 approving the rezoning of 102/104 Lincoln Street from Suburban Industrial (SI) to Urban Residential (UR). The rezoning will accommodate a future 90-unit multi-family building on this parcel. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Cronin, to approve Ordinance No. 18-925 approving the rezoning of 102/104 Lincoln Street from Suburban Industrial (SI) to Urban Residential (UR). Motion carried 7-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-049 approving a Precise Implementation Plan located at 102/104 Lincoln Street that would allow for the construction of 90 multi-family units. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18049 approving a precise implementation plan located at 102/104 Lincoln Street that would allow for the construction of 90 multi-family units. Motion carried 7-0. (5) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-926 approving the annexation of 32.105 acres of land located at 2159 Range Trail. The City and Veridian Homes are in the process of acquiring the Purple Cow property which is located in the Town of Verona. The Purple Cow property will be developed in the future for a public works facility and single-family homes. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kohl, to approve Ordinance No. 18-926 approving the annexation of 32.105 acres of land located at 2159 Range Trail, subject to the City of Verona and MREC VH Cathedral Point, LLC acquiring the Purple Cow property. Motion carried 7-0. (6) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-927 approving a zoning map amendment to rezone property located at 2159 Range Trail to Public Institutional (PI), Neighborhood Residential (NR), and Community Residential (CR), rezone Lot 218 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Neighborhood Residential (NR) and rezone Outlot 2 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Community Residential (CR). Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Ordinance No. 18-927 approving a zoning map amendment to rezone property located at 2159 Range Trail to Public Institutional (PI), Neighborhood Residential (NR), and Community Residential (CR), rezone Lot 218 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Neighborhood Residential (NR) and rezone Outlot 2 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Community Residential (CR), subject to the City of Verona and MREC VH Cathedral Point, LLC acquiring the Purple Cow property. Motion carried 7-0. (7) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-050 approving a certified survey map to create three (3) lots at 2159 Range Trail. Lot 1 will be acquired by the City for the future Public Works facility. Lots 2 and 3 will be acquired by Veridian Homes for single-family lots. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18050 approving a certified survey map to create three (3) lots at 2159 Range Trail, subject to the City of Verona and MREC VH Cathedral Point, LLC acquiring the Purple Cow property. Motion carried 7-0. (8) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-051 approving a preliminary plat for the Second Addition to Cathedral Point to create 21 lots and 2 outlots located north of East Chapel Royal Drive, and east of Steeple Point Way. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Resolution No. R-18-051 approving a preliminary plat for the Second Addition to Cathedral Point to create 21 lots and 2 outlots located north of East Chapel Royal Drive, and east of Steeple Point Way, subject to the City of Verona and MREC VH Cathedral Point, LLC acquiring the Purple Cow property. Motion carried 7-0. (9) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-052 approving a final plat for the Second Addition to Cathedral Point plat to create 21 lots and 2 outlots located north of East Chapel Royal Drive, and east of Steeple Point Way. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18-052 approving a final plat for the Second Addition to Cathedral Point plat to create 21 lots and 2 outlots located north of East Chapel Royal Drive, and east of Steeple Point Way, subject to the City of Verona and MREC VH Cathedral Point, LLC acquiring the Purple Cow property. Motion carried 7-0. (10) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-928 approving the annexation of 2.17 acres of land located on the north side of Whalen Road, approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151. The City is in the process of acquiring this property in order to construct municipal Well 6. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Jerney, to approve Ordinance No. 18-928 approving the annexation of 2.17 acres of land located on the north side of Whalen Road, approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151, subject to the City of Verona acquiring the property. Motion carried 7-0. (11) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-053 approving a certified survey map to one (1) lot on the north side of Whalen Road, approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151. Lot 1 will contain the future municipal Well 6. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Jerney, to approve Resolution No. R-18-053 approving a certified survey map to one (1) lot on the north side of Whalen Road, approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151, subject to the City of Verona acquiring the property. Motion carried 7-0. (12) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-929 approving a zoning map amendment to rezone 1.32 acres of land on the north side of Whalen Road, located approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151. The proposed zoning map amendment would rezone the future municipal well site to Public Institutional (PI). Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Ordinance No. 18-929 approving a zoning map amendment to rezone 1.32 acres of land on the north side of Whalen Road, located approximately 800 feet east of U.S. HWY 18/151, subject to the City of Verona acquiring the property. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Update on the Verona Area School District new high school project as it relates to the approved VASD Development
Agreement. There has been nothing new from the School District, therefore there was no discussion on this item. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-054 authorizing City Staff to apply to become a Connect Community, enter into a contract agreement with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and provide other related documents. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Jerney, to approve Resolution No. R-18-054 authorizing City Staff to apply to become a Connect Community, enter into a contract agreement with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and provide other related documents. Motion carried 7-0. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Reekie, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to adjourn at 8:15 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 18-928 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Territory Annexed. In accordance with Section 66.0217 of the Wisconsin Statutes the following described territory contiguous to the City of Verona, owned by the City of Verona and located in the Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin is hereby annexed to the City of Verona: LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AS SURVEYED IN THE TOWN OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, STATE OF WISCONSIN LANDS TO BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF VERONA A parcel of land located in part of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 Section 23, Township 6 North, Range 8 East, City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 23; Thence N 89°45’10” W along the east-west quarter line of said Section 23, 1291.89 feet to the southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the Point of Beginning; Thence N 0°43’21’ E along the west line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, 506.92 feet; Thence S 89°24’56” E, 1.93 feet to the centerline of an 80 foot future right of way; Thence continuing S 89°24’56” E, 40.00 feet to the easterly line of said future right of way; Thence S 0°35’04” W along said 80 foot future right of way line 107.62 feet; Thence southeasterly 3.56 feet along the arc of a 30.00 foot radius curve to the left, whose long chord bears S 2°49’03.5” E, 3.56 feet; Thence S 88°45’10” E, 187.25 feet; Thence S 0°43’21” W, 387.79 feet to the east-west quarter line of said Section 23; Thence N 88°45’10” W along said eastwest quarter line, 230.69 feet to the Point of Beginning. The described parcel contains 94,482.31 square feet (2.17 acres). Said parcel is contiguous to the City of Verona, subject to any and all easements and/or right of ways of record. Said parcel contains zero (0) electors and has a population of zero (0). Section 2. Effect of Annexation. From and after the date of this Ordinance, the territory described in Section 1 shall be a part of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin for any and all purposes provided by law and all persons coming to or residing within such territory shall be subject to all ordinances, rules and regulations governing the City of Verona. Per Chap. 66.0217(14)(a)1 the City of Verona agrees to pay annually to the Town of Verona, for five (5) years, an amount equal to the amount of property taxes that the Town of Verona levied on the annexed territory, as shown on the tax roll under s. 70.65, in the year in which the annexation is final. Section 3. Temporary Zoning Classification. Upon recommendation by the Plan Commission, the territory annexed to the City of Verona by this Ordinance is temporarily designated to be a part of the following district of the City for zoning purposes and subject to all provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City of Verona relating to such district classification and to zoning in the City: Rural Agriculture. Section 4. Voting Districts. The territory annexed shall be within the following voting districts: (a) Aldermanic Districts No. 4 (b) Wards No. 8 (c) Dane County Supervisory District No. 32 Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, or if the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstances is invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall not be effective and, therefore, the Property shall not be considered annexed to the City, unless and until the City of Verona acquires the property. The City Council hereby declares that it would not have adopted this Ordinance without the language and contingencies contained within this paragraph. Following the acquisition of the property by the City of Verona, this Ordinance shall be effective upon publication as required by law. CITY OF VERONA ______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor ______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Date Adopted: October 8, 2018 Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 18-929 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. That Section 13-1-42, “Zoning Map” of Title 13, Chapter 1 “Zoning Code”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona be amended by repealing the existing zoning of Rural Agricultural (RA), on the described parcel and assigning the Public Institutional (PI) zoning classification: A parcel of land located in part of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 Section 23, Township 6 North, Range 8 East, City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 23; Thence N
89°45’10” W along the east-west quarter line of said Section 23, 1291.89 feet to the southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the Point of Beginning; Thence N 0°43’21’ E along the west line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, 506.92 feet; Thence S 89°24’56” E, 1.93 feet to the centerline of an 80 foot future right of way; Thence continuing S 89°24’56” E, 40.00 feet to the easterly line of said future right of way; Thence S 0°35’04” W along said 80 foot future right of way line 107.62 feet; Thence southeasterly 3.56 feet along the arc of a 30.00 foot radius curve to the left, whose long chord bears S 2°49’03.5” E, 3.56 feet; Thence S 88°45’10” E, 187.25 feet; Thence S 0°43’21” W, 387.79 feet to the east-west quarter line of said Section 23; Thence N 88°45’10” W along said eastwest quarter line, 230.69 feet to the Point of Beginning 2. The Zoning Map Amendments shall become effective upon the sale of the property to the City of Verona. 3. That the City Clerk is directed to forthwith make the above change in the zoning district boundaries on the official map of the City of Verona pursuant to Section 13-1-42 of the City ordinances after passage and publication as required by law. The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on October 8, 2018. CITY OF VERONA ______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor ______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Date Adopted: October 8, 2018 Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE CITY OF VERONA At the General Election to be held on November 6, 2018 in the City of Verona, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: LOCATION, WARDS Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St., Verona, WI 53593, Wards 1-5, (Ald. Districts 1 & 2) Verona City Hall, 111 Lincoln St., Verona, WI 53593, Wards 6-9, (Ald. Districts 3 & 4) ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. Ellen Clark 111 Lincoln St. Verona, WI 53593 608-845-6495 M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. §19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. §7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§19.81-89. Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE At the General Election to be held on November 6, 2018 in the Town of Verona, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: Location, Wards Town of Verona Hall, 7669 County Highway PD, Verona, WI , 1-4 ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. John Wright 7669 County Highway PD Verona, WI 53593 (608) 807-4466 M-F, 8 AM to 2 PM All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. _____________________________ ___ Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89. Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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Budget: Public hearing on the 2019 budget is set for November 19 at Verona City Center Continued from page 1 would increase the mill rate by an amount that was considered typical a decade ago, before the recession and the closure of the Epic tax-increment financing district threw conventions aside. In doing so, it starts a new convention – aiming to fund its more than $1 million road repairs with as little debt as possible. That’s had a bigger effect on the proposal than any other factor. A new city policy this year directs excess funds beyond the cushion recommended by the city’s financial adviser – the fund balance – to be used for onetime expenses to keep debt down. And Mayor Luke Diaz, in his first year, has preached frequently about the city’s growing debt burden, going back to his years as an alder. “I’ve always felt the city borrows too much money,” Diaz said at one of the Finance committee meetings last month. “We need to think long-term and be in good financial shape 10 years from now. It’s a perspective shift.” With a $15 million public works station coming in the next few years and the city having borrowed $10 million for a new fire station and the massive upgrades of County Hwys. M and PD in the past five years, there’s a lot of new debt and there aren’t many other large targets to chip away at it. Discretionary spending increases in this proposal are far smaller than in the past few years, when it seemed every major request was granted. This year, the entirely new Finance committee – working with a second-year finance director and third-year administrator – agonized over how to fit a handful of notable items under a non-mandatory but incentivized cap known as expenditure restraint. Those included required increases for the library and debt service and a carryover increase from a recently hired human resources coordinator, plus such high-priority items as
Mill rate increases 2018: 2.7 percent* 2017: -4.3 percent 2016: -10 percent 2015: -1 percent 2014: 3 percent 2013: 1.95 percent 2012: 1.5 percent 2011: 3.7 percent** 2010: 3 percent** 2009: 0 percent *proposed **Stormwater fee addition increased effective tax rate a third ambulance crew, an additional patrol officer and a 2 percent cost-of-living increase for all non-union staff. The city has statutory authority to increase its spending further, but were it to blow past its expenditure restraint cap for a second year in a row, it would cost the city in the 2020 budget. This year’s payout will be about $34,000; in 2016, it was over $200,000 because the city’s tax rate was higher. Alders will review the budget Nov. 12 in a committee-of-the-whole gathering and can offer amendments that week to could restore requests or make additional cuts. The Common Council then will hold its Nov. 19 public hearing, and it plans to vote on amendments and possibly approve the budget that night.
Spending squeeze The proposed budget takes a conservative view toward using the city’s fund balance and taking on new debt, with about $3 million less in capital spending than last year and a higher proportion of it coming from the levy. The city’s financial adviser had warned the council as it was holding a bond sale in June about the potential effects of increasing debt on its bond rating. But striking that balance with the city’s increasing obligations and requests has
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Mill and overlay history Year Total Levy Debt Fund 2018 $1,050,000 $501,500 $348,500 $200,000 2017 $883,444 $441,722 $441,722 0 2016 $883,444 $121,000 $757,444 0 2015 $1,532,573 $10,116 $904,211 $550,000 2014 $821,800 0 $821,800 0
Budget proposal Budget 2017 final 2018 published 2019 requested 2019 proposed
Levy Mill rate Change $13 million $6.03 -10% $13.3 million $5.77 -4.3% $14.1 million N/A N/A $13.3 million $5.93 2.7%
presented some challenges this year. The city has already taken steps to reduce its reliance on debt. Last year, it used the closure of the Epic TIF district to return to a pre-recession policy of splitting the cost of the mill and overlay road program 50-50 between municipal bonds (debt) and the tax levy, and it’s been establishing revolving funds for such regular items as police and public works vehicles and building maintenance. This year, Diaz asked city staff to go further, expanding those funds and attempting to fund mill and overlay through levy only, while the Finance committee asked staff to try to keep taxes level. It became clear early on both wouldn’t be possible. “We all live here and want our services to stay the same,” Finance chair Chad Kemp acknowledged after discussing the tax increase with staff Oct. 22. The proposal the committee sent to a public hearing includes an additional police patrol officer to help offset a lengthy training process for new employees and a third front-line ambulance for the multi-jurisdictional Fitch-Rona EMS district. Both would take effect halfway through the year, splitting the full budget effect between the 2019 and 2020 budgets. Two other significant increases in this proposal are for a new human resources coordinator – which the council amended
its budget in June to hire – and for various part-time additions at the library, which is guaranteed an increase of more than $118,000 to keep the city from having to pay a library tax to the county and will use some of the money to make Sunday hours permanent. Another mandatory increase is about $450,000 in debt service, mostly owed to capital projects borrowed for this year, such as Fireman’s Park and the County Hwys. M and PD projects. The proposal also includes a 2 percent acrossthe-board cost-of-living increase for all non-union staff. Last year’s was 3 percent, and this year, the police department had argued for a 3 percent raise for its supervisory staff, for an additional $5,500 total, to prevent “compression” of the wage gap with patrol officers (who are getting 3 percent per their union contract). But the Finance committee did not want to pick one department ahead of others and didn’t see the roughly $50,000 cost of going to 3 percent for all departments as reasonable this year. “Given how tight things are with the budget … I’m not really prepared to say we should be looking at that right now,” Kemp said.
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toward roads, the committee and city staff pulled out a scalpel to trim budget requests this year. A list of more than 50 cuts from department requests provided to the Finance committee last month includes delaying pavement markings and line painting on roads ($20,000) and furniture and computer purchases at various departments ($9,829), skipping some professional conferences and training ($11,475), cutting some e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e n t marketing ideas ($9,000), reducing uniform allowance and awards recognition for firefighters ($5,400) and eliminating an employee wellness plan ($500). F i r e c h i e f J o e G ive r lamented that the awards recognition banquet is inexpensive and one of the few perks the department offers its volunteers. He also argued against the idea of trying too hard to save money, comparing it to problems with the fire station that resulted from “value engineering” that reduced costs. “ We w e n t c h e a p o n front end, and now we’re replacing them with better things,” he said. Mikorski said the proposed cuts were in the interest of fairness, so the burSurgical cuts den wasn’t carried by any With no easy target to cut one department. And Ald. to counter much of the dis- Christine Posey (Dist. 3) cretionary levy funds going defended the concept.
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ConnectVerona.com “I don’t think any of us are looking to make the staff feel like we’re trying to nickel and dime them,” she said. “We’re just kind of trying to keep an eye on the reality.” One reality Verona can’t predict is whether the third ambulance will be purchased, given similar budget struggles in Fitchburg and three of its alders’ proposal that the mayor’s budget be changed to delay its purchase. But Verona alders decided it was important to fund the ambulance and leave the decision to Fitchburg. “This says the money will be there whenever you get on board,” Kemp explained at the Oct. 22 Finance meeting. At that meeting, committee members searched vainly for more room to work with, wondering whether they could find more to cut from capital expenses. “If you keep reducing capital budgets, you’re going to end up borrowing more,” finance director Brian Lamers pointed out. Many other changes in the proposal are moving numbers around, such as removing an EMS equipment replacement fund ($100,000) and paying half of the senior center’s roof replacement from a maintenance fund ($31,500), or changing assumptions, such as adjusting overtime at the public works department ($10,197) and reducing fuel estimates for motor pools ($3,000). City administrator Jeff Mikorski noted that the $15 million public works building has already been “pushed back” in the fiveyear capital improvement budget for design and functionality reasons. “Looking at debt service, we may need to extend that back a little bit further,” he acknowledged. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com. 0672 Pets FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, AKC registered, tri-colors and lemon and white, sire and dam, outstanding hunters/companions, trial champions in the pedigree, vet checked, $400$450 each. Also two very good 5 year old male Beagles. $700 each. 608437-8957. FOR SALE: Miniature Australian Shepherd puppies, shots and wormed. $375. David Fisher, 9316 Kussmaul Rd, Mt Hope, WI 53816. LABRADOODLE OR Goldendoodle? WHY? When you CAN have a 100% non-shed, smart, beautiful, sweet, lovable Whoodle or Moyen Poodle. 2 Minis left! The best dog you will ever own! Rust, Brown & Creme colors. Come check us out! LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com Lic#469088 Dusty 920-2107441. TEDDY BEARS, 2-Maltipoos, Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 1-Morkie $695-$995 Lic# 469088, LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com, Brenda 608-574-7931. BLACK AND tan German Shepherd puppies, nice markings, great pets, shots and dewormed, ready by November 14. Reserve yours now! $350 each. Henry Fisher, 12236 Parkview Rd, Lancaster, WI. 53813. ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS PAPER.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Verona Fire Department is accepting applications for a part-time Administrative Assistant. The hours are weekdays Monday through Friday typically from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., there is flexibility in the hours worked. Wage range is $17.19 to $21.36 per hour based on qualifications. Application deadline is Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 11:59 p.m., CST. Apply online by visiting our City’s website at www.ci.verona.wi.us. Questions can be directed to Chief Joe Giver at 608-497-2901. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Socks: Donations are part of the Verona Area Warm Winters distribution efforts Continued from page 1 community. It’s grown each year, from the more than 700 socks collected in year one to more than 1,500 last year. “The kids were like, ‘Let’s go to 2,000,’” Miller said. “I wasn’t sure if we would get there.” Get there they did, though, and Person said she was “mind blown” watching the pile grow throughout the month. “I like Socktober because you can just help people and it is really nice and makes me feel really happy about that,” Person said. BPNN executive director Marcia Kasieta accepted the donation Tuesday morning, loading up her car along with board member Kurt Billings outside the school. The socks would be part of Tuesday night’s Verona Area Warm Winters distribution, though with 2,170 pairs, Kasieta said they would continue to be distributed throughout the winter. As Miller read her the final total – 32 pairs were donated just Tuesday morning – Kasieta replied, “Oh my gosh,” wide-eyed. “The first year it was amazing, the second year was breathtaking to see that many socks, I just,” Kasieta paused, and her eyes began watering. “When people do this stuff, it’s just amazing,” she continued. “This community is so kind.”
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First- and second-graders at Glacier Edge Elementary School pose with the boxes of socks donated throughout the month of “Socktober,” which they presented to Badger Prairie Needs Network leaders Tuesday, Oct. 30. BPNN executive director Marcia Kasieta and board member Kurt Billings were on hand to load the boxes into their cars. “When we’re helping others, it makes us feel good, it makes them feel good, it’s just good all the way around,” Miller said. “They’ve just figured out, even though I’m little I can do big things.” Her students made posters at the beginning of the month to promote the drive, ‘Big things’ and made three schoolwide Socktober teaches the stu- announcements throughout dents lessons both academic October. When 113 came in and how to be part of a com- the first day, Miller was feeling good, but the rest of that munity, Miller said. week the numbers stuck in Miller said it’s inspiring to see her young students do “big things,” and second-grader Malaina Borleske expects it to keep growing. “Sometimes one person does something and then it gets bigger and bigger and soon it will be super big,” Borleske said.
the 50s and 60s. By the second week, it almost never dropped below 100 for the daily collection. “The families and the people here in this building are so excited and so generous,” she said. But it also helps with their in-school lessons. The students had to count up the donations, organize by “category” of sock and think about how best to present that data. They settled on a video played during the assembly Tuesday that detailed
the range of socks collected – from white, long socks to animal-themed socks to those with arch support. Borleske said it was “an honor” to work on the project and help people in their community. “It feels good inside because you know that you’re helping people,” Borleske said. Miller is glad her students feel that way, and hopes they see that “it doesn’t take a lot” to do good in the community. “Just trying to help these
little people understand that their world is pretty small if they just stay in their little circle,” Miller said. “But truthfully, there are so many people right around them that they can make a big impact. We can think bigger than ourselves.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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