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A very interesting and informative You Tube video by Fox New's Neil Cavuto regarding who really is the problem.
Check it out. Sad but true information. Cavuto: Mr. President, we at Fox News are not the problem
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 Richfield resident Danielle Mehl received an Equestrian 4-H Scholarsip.
She is thankful for being so honored as the funds will help and encourage her through the next 4 - 6 years of college. Prioritizing academics over her equestrian lifestyle has been and will continue to be difficult and a challenge. She is confident her post-graduate future will encounter the love and passion for horses again. Danielle attends St Norbert College in De Pere studying communications. During her freshman year she pledged into Greek Life as a Kappa Beta Gamma member. She also is a cheer leader for Green Knights of St. Norbert and for the Green Bay Packers. On October 2nd, the board’s Finance Committee completed its review of department budget requests and recommended a $36.4 million property tax levy for 2014.
That proposed levy is $944,125 less than in 2013, almost meeting the Finance Committee’s goal set in the spring of a $1 million reduction. The proposed property tax rate of $2.8632 per $1,000 of assessed value amounts to a $572.64 average county tax bill on a $200,000 home. That would be $3.16 less than the 2013 average county tax bill. “Unlike last year when the tax levy went down but the mill (tax) rate increased, we reduced both this year,” committee member Todd White said. He is a county supervisor from the town of Trenton. “I think a stabilizing point has been reached,” County Administrative Coordinator Douglas Johnson said, noting that property valuation in the county has fallen a total of 8.25 percent in the past four years because of the recession but appears to be starting back up. “We’ve kind of weathered the storm,” committee member Robert Milich said. He is a county supervisor from West Bend. Most of the savings came from an $804,094 reduction in debt service payments required next year, Johnson said, which is 56 percent less than in 2013. The rest comes from a shift in onetime fee revenue from a reserve fund in the Register of Deeds office to the general fund, Johnson said. “That really explains it all,” Johnson said, “and you held the line on the rest of it.” Last week the committee began its deliberations with a proposed $36.6 million tax levy, $769,705 (2.1 percent) less than in 2013. The committee’s budget recommendations now go to the full County Board on Nov. 7. The Richfield village Park Commission will debate in the coming month whether to allow caching in village parks.
On Wed. evening Richfield resident and geocacher Brian Weis spoke before the park commission to explain how he is helping caching to catch on in village parks. The commission gave Weis the OK to begin placing caches on village property at the September meeting, and Weis has been busy. The logo’s on the box if someone finds it and is concerned about what it is. Weis displayed boxes and containers stamped with the geocaching emblem. Geocaching is like a scavenger hunt by satellite. Participants log on to the website, www.geocache. com, find coordinates of hidden containers, housing a list of people who have already found the cache, and then use GPS to find the location. Weis approached the commission in September to obtain permission to hide caches in Richfield’s parks. Geocaching rules dictates that people check with local governing boards before concealing anything on public land. Commission members allowed him to begin placing caches, but wanted to do so in containers that were clearly marked. This isn’t a huge financial investment. New containers for new caches cost $177 and replacing containers for existing caches cost $47. “If you allowed it in the parks but didn’t (want) to pick up the cost, I’d be honored to hide this in my backyard,” Weis said. The commission will decide if it will reimburse Weis in November. For now there are several new caches hidden in Heritage Park. BMX insurance won’t cost village Village Administrator Joshua Schoemann discussed adding a BMX bike track to village grounds at September’s Park Commission meeting. Members were interested but questioned what insurance for the track might cost the village. "I put in two phone calls to our insurance company and haven’t heard back,” Schoemann said. He may not need to get an answer.. “Insurance-wise … American Bicycle Association does provide $5 million for the landowner,” said Richfield resident Jim Bucher, who brought up the proposal for the tracks. Bucher’s children participate in BMX racing. The track would be a hilly course meant for bicycle racing, so there would be no loud engine noises to disturb the neighbors. One question still remains, what building such a track would cost Richfield. “I think what we might want to do is get some more solid costs,” Schoemann said. Although he mentioned the possibility of a deal where the village fronts the money and is paid back over time, there would be an initial expenditure. That might run about $12,000, Bucher said, which does not include labor. “It’s not a big financial deal,” he said. “It’s more labor than anything else.” The track is easy and inexpensive to maintain and would be maintained by Bucher.. Practices would be held one night a week and races would be held one day on the weekend. “It’s not an all-day event; it’s just a family-friendly thing for people to do,” Bucher said. “The most noise is from the moms yelling at their kids to pedal faster.” Commission members were intrigued but requested that the village alert neighbors near the proposed location to seek their input. “It’s an up-and-coming sport, so that’s a definite positive,” said Chairman Tom Wolff. Have you ever wondered who financially supports RCRG? Have you wondered how they spend their money? Today's blog will help you understand those questions. These records were obtained as open public records on September 11, 2013 from the Village of Richfield. RCRG Financial report as of July 23, 2013 Contributions: Here is the expense report for RCRG as of 7-23-2013. Notice on 4-11-13 they had expenses for "Printing Flyer WBDN Sewer Mailer". Now we know those two groups are very well connected. Are you surprised? Expenditures Today 175 Richfield residents received an email from the Village of Richfield noting on September 21, 2013 Gil Frank submitted an open record request to the Village of Richfield requesting Richfield residents email addresses. Gill Frank, former candidate for Village Trustee, lost his election bid in April 2012. He only received 14% of the total votes, or 888 votes out of 6,149. The email message included the following: Dear Registrants to the Village of Richfield Website, I am writing today to inform you that your names and email addresses have all been legally obtained through an Open Records Request filed at Village Hall early last week. In total, the Village is turning over approximately 175 email addresses and corresponding names. Due to the provisions of the State Open Records Laws, information you provided to us is unfortunately not something that we are able to legally protect, as it is considered a ‘record’. I’ve attached the physical Open Records Request and our response for your convenience. If you have any comments, questions or concerns please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your understanding and continued interest in the Village of Richfield. Sincerely, Jim Healy Assistant to the Village Administrator Planning and Zoning Administrator (262)-628-2260 Village of Richfield The request form indicates the request as: Names and E-mail addresses of registrants to the Village of Richfield web site in a .xls file or other readable digital format available. Please Email to above webmail addresses. gfrank@charter.net While open record requests are legal consider what Gil Frank would be doing to you as a resident if he was in office and had more power than just submit Open Record Requests. |
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