Friday, November 4, 2011
McDonald's WNC Night Out
Did you hear the McRib is back? Or do you prefer the Big Mac? You can have these tasty sandwiches or anything else on the menu on Tuesday, November 15 and McDonald's in Waunakee will donate 10% of their proceeds to Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC). The special promotion runs from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., so come in for an after school snack or have a family dinner night out!
Night Time WNC Volunteering/Donation Drop Off
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC) hours for donation drop off
and volunteering at the store will November 14 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
This is a perfect window of timeto students to lend a hand and give back to their community!
Please visit our website http://www.waunakeeneighborhoodconnection.com/
for more information and other volunteer opportunities.
and volunteering at the store will November 14 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
This is a perfect window of timeto students to lend a hand and give back to their community!
Please visit our website http://www.waunakeeneighborhoodconnection.com/
for more information and other volunteer opportunities.
WNC Volunteering/Donation Drop Off
November 7, 9, 11 & 14
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC) hours for donation
drop off and volunteering at the store will be Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please visit our website http://www.waunakeeneighborhoodconnection.com/ for more information
and other volunteeer opportunties.
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC) hours for donation
drop off and volunteering at the store will be Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please visit our website http://www.waunakeeneighborhoodconnection.com/ for more information
and other volunteeer opportunties.
Civil War Series
The Waunakee Public Library will host a free five-part reading and discussion series, "Let's Talk About It: Making sense of the American Civil War". Discussion will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays starting November 14 and continuing December 12, January 9, February 6 and March 5. Adam Malka, a senior Ph.D candidate in U.S. history at UW-Madison, will lead the discussions. The books to be discussed will be "March," by Gwendolyn Brooks, "Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam," by James McPherson, and "America's War," edited by Edward L. Ayres.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
¿¿What's That?? Winner!!
Congratulations to Lori Hadfield for submitting the first correct answer, ZOE'S PIZZERIA. The photo was one of the many signs hanging in the restaurant. The original picture is posted below. 
Zoe's Pizzeria is located at 806 S. Division Street; 849-7900. Zoe's has a very strong Internet presence with their website, twitter, and facebook. Daily they spread the word on their lunch specials with updates to facebook and twitter. Zoe's is known for their great pizza, pasta, Heroes (sandwiches) salad and even dessert. Stop on by for just a slice or dinner for the whole family!
Intersection of 113 & Arboretum
I often get calls from citizens who are concerned about the safety of certain intersections in the Village. One in particular that I've heard a lot about is 113 and Arboretum. Recently I asked Police Chief Plendl to touch base with the DOT and find out what the future plans are for this area. We asked about the possibility of speed reduction and/or traffic signals. Below are snippets from the response we received from the DOT:
Regarding Speed Limits: "...STH 113 through the Arboretum Dr intersection is a wide open rural highway with full 12-ft lanes, wide shoulders, and few access points. Given these physical characteristics of the roadway it is highly unlikely that speed data taken in this area could justify anything less than 55mph..."
Regarding Traffic Signals: "...before [a traffic signal] can be considered on any state trunk highway, the intersection must first meet traffic signal warrants listed in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)...When traffic volumes at an intersection rise to and sustain the hourly levels listed in the warrants, then the positive aspects of a signal tend to balance out the negative aspects. ...[the DOT] conducted 12 hour turning movement counts at this intersection in 2005, 2006, and 2009. In each of those years the warrants were not met. [DOT staff have] asked that STH 113 & Arboretum Dr be added to [the DOTs] count list for the summer of 2012. [The DOT] will then evaluate the warrants again with the new count. The crash history of the intersection will also be reviewed as a part of this evaluation."
I am glad to report the good news that the DOT will carefully review this intersection next year. In the meantime, please use caution when navigating this and other busy intersections in our community. When possible during peak times you may want to consider alternate routes.
To all who have contacted me, thanks for your concern and feedback. We appreciate the open communication we have with our residents here in Waunakee.
Regarding Speed Limits: "...STH 113 through the Arboretum Dr intersection is a wide open rural highway with full 12-ft lanes, wide shoulders, and few access points. Given these physical characteristics of the roadway it is highly unlikely that speed data taken in this area could justify anything less than 55mph..."
Regarding Traffic Signals: "...before [a traffic signal] can be considered on any state trunk highway, the intersection must first meet traffic signal warrants listed in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)...When traffic volumes at an intersection rise to and sustain the hourly levels listed in the warrants, then the positive aspects of a signal tend to balance out the negative aspects. ...[the DOT] conducted 12 hour turning movement counts at this intersection in 2005, 2006, and 2009. In each of those years the warrants were not met. [DOT staff have] asked that STH 113 & Arboretum Dr be added to [the DOTs] count list for the summer of 2012. [The DOT] will then evaluate the warrants again with the new count. The crash history of the intersection will also be reviewed as a part of this evaluation."
I am glad to report the good news that the DOT will carefully review this intersection next year. In the meantime, please use caution when navigating this and other busy intersections in our community. When possible during peak times you may want to consider alternate routes.
To all who have contacted me, thanks for your concern and feedback. We appreciate the open communication we have with our residents here in Waunakee.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
¿¿What's That?? - November 2nd
Today is the fourth installment of "¿¿What's That??".
The picture to the right is a photo taken at a Waunakee business. The first correct response will receive a gift certificate from the featured business!
Please submit your answer to Administrative Intern, Ashley Greiber by e-mail at agreiber@vil.waunakee.wi.us
For more information on "¿¿What's That??" click here.
Good luck and thank you for participating!!
p.s. stay tuned for the picture reveal and winner!
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