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By Matt Inda
Tuesday, Aug 19 2008, 02:27 PM
Town of Oconomowoc - Town of Oconomowoc officials say they do not want to see Highway 83 in the Village of Chenequa be rerouted to Highway P in the town, in reaction to a proposal made by Chenequa officials.
The Village of Chenequa is looking to possibly move the highway out of it's borders as the state Department of Transportation is supposed to be reconstructing the road to meet new standards, which Chenequa officials say do not fit with the residential feel of the village.
The redirection of Highway 83 would make it so that the highway would not enter the south end of Chenequa, but instead make a west turn to down a Highway 16/83 combination until it reached Highway P where it would then shoot north through the town.
Town supervisors expressed their disinterest in the idea during their Aug. 18, board meeting saying it would only increase traffic on an already traffic-increasing road, and that a resolution against the highway proposal is anticipated to be voted on during their next meeting Sept. 15.
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By Matt Inda
Tuesday, Aug 12 2008, 03:04 PM
Town of Oconomowoc - The 73 year old man who was struck by sports utility vehicle Monday afternoon while traveling down on Highway P in the Town of Oconomowoc is in critcal condition Tuesday afternoon.Robert Sachse, of Rubicon, was driving northbound on Highway P at approximately 2p.m. Monday, when a sports utility vehicle operated by Karen Klein, 50, of Oconomowoc, collided with the man in the intersection after failing to stop at a stop sign as she traveled eastbound on Prairie Creek Boulevard, according to Town of Oconomowoc Police Chief James Wallis.Wallis reported that Sachse, who was wearing a helmet, sustained obvious injuries to his left leg and face.Sachse was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa within a half hour of the crash.
Klein, who was not injured in the accident, has been cited with a failure to yield the right of way.
Wallis was not sure of the speeds either driver was traveling, but reiterated that the speed limit on Highway P is 45 miles per hour.
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By Matt Inda
Monday, Jun 9 2008, 10:50 AM
Town of Oconomowoc – An accident late Sunday evening on the Highway 16 bypass in the Town of Oconomowoc sent three people to Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital with injuries.
The collision occurred at about 10:22 p.m. at the intersection of Lisbon Road and the Highway 16 bypass when Oconomowoc resident Parnell Burditt, 48, struck the vehicle driven by Fort Atkinson resident Frank Brown, 71. Marilyn Brown, 70, was a passenger in Brown’s vehicle.
The police report states that Brown was traveling north on the bypass with the green light to pass through the intersection when Burditt, who was traveling east, on Lisbon Road, also drove through the intersection and crashed into the driver’s side of Brown’s vehicle.
Citations for the accident will follow, according to police, and the status of the three has not been released
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By Matt Inda
Friday, May 9 2008, 02:26 PM
Town of Oconomowoc - Town of Oconomowoc officials are looking into the purchase of new land from the state so that the municipality could relocate its yard waste recycling center.
The sought out land is a 2.3 acre parcel located just north of the N. Lake Road and Highway K intersection.
Since 1995, the town has collaborated with Oconomowoc Landscape Supply Center and Garden Center where they have leased land from owner Terry Vanlare
Discussions for the matter began about a year ago when the state said they wanted approxiamtely $62,000 for the parcel.
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By Amy Nixon
Monday, Apr 7 2008, 09:11 AM
Oconomowoc -
Yesterday morning, members of First Baptist Church in Oconomowoc gathered together at the Oconomowoc Public Library, where they worshiped and gave thanks.
The old church bell was replaced with a hand bell, but the bell still rang and with that, the service began. Rev. Sam Brink thanked members of the community for their support.
"We cannot express the support we have felt from the community," said Brink. "We know that you care. We want to say thank you to the community as a whole."
Members were thankful that no lives were lost in last Wednesday's explosion and said they had a lot to be thankful for.
See full story tomorrow in the Oconomowoc Focus.
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By Matt Inda
Tuesday, Apr 1 2008, 10:05 PM
Oconomowoc - The Town of Oconomowoc Board of Supervisors remains the same as Seat 4 incumbent Supervisor Janis Husak defeated challenger Tom Martin with a 744 to 553 vote, reported the Town of Oconomowoc.
This was the only contested supervisor race for the town.
Total voter turnout for the town was reported at 23 percent.
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