At the Finance Committee meeting on Monday night, which lasted almost five hours, the city's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) was unanimously approved, with a few amendments. At the beginning of the meeting, Chairman Daniel Prozanski stated that the review was going to be handled differently than it has in the past. They were not going to go through the 302-page document page by page. Committee members could instead make their amendments in an attempt to expedite the meeting.
Strawberry Creek Park – Add $402,220 to the 2013 CIP by adding $201,110 in outside funding from grants and $201,110 in park impact fees, for a net of zero. Mayor Keith Bosman said that as soon as the drainage and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issues were taken care of, work would commence in 2013.
Southport Park – Add $181,000 to the contingency line and add $181,000 in outside funding from grants and lakefront park impact fees, for a net of zero. This move makes $281,000 available for the Southport Park in 2013. Alderperson Rocco LaMacchia wanted to know if this move would impact other parks, and the reply was no.
Kenosha Police today issued a statement regarding the identification of a juvenile suspect regarding a shooting that took place Aug.10 near 24th avenue and Roosevelt Road in Kenosha.
On 08-10-12 at approximately 2229 hours Officers of the Kenosha Police Department responded to area of 24th Ave and Roosevelt Road for a report of a shooting. On arrival to this area Officers located two juvenile male subjects who had gunshot wounds, both were taken to local hospitals by Kenosha Fire Department rescue personnel. During this investigation a 16 year old male suspect was identified and taken into custody. Charges have been referred to the Kenosha County District Attorneys Office which include: 1 st Dergree Recklessly Endangering Safety, and two counts of 1 st Degree Reckless Injury PTAC with use of a dangerous weapon. The Juvenile suspect currently is in custody and has a hearing scheduled for Sept. 20 in Kenosha County Circuit Court.
At this evening's City Plan Commission, a zoning ordinance change relating to public safety and communication towers was approved unanimously. Ray Arbet, public works director for Kenosha County, spoke on the agenda item.
The current big orange tower is located on 60th Street and 56th Avenue. "This is a key piece of the public safety network," said Arbet. It provides key radio equipment communications transmissions for the Kenosha Police Department, the Kenosha Fire Department, and the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department.
An engineering study was done in December of last year, and the results were received in January, which showed that the tower has reached the end of its useful life, which is about 75 years, according to Arbet. He said that they had to look for another piece of municipally-owned piece of property on which to build a new tower. The site chosen was a few blocks west of the current tower, in Nash Park, abutting 60th Street. The height of the current tower is 295 feet, and the proposal calls for the new tower not to exceed 330 feet. The added height is needed to boost the emergency communications for the three departments.
The Kenosha Police Department is facing a classic good news/bad news situation.
The good news: Violent crime is down, and the population is up.
The bad news: As a result of the good news, the Kenosha PD is no longer able to receive beat patrol funding it has been getting from the state.
Nevertheless, Mayor Keith Bosman said he is committed to finding a way to continue walking beat patrol with or without the state money.
"We will find a way to work through it," Mayor Keith Bosman said in a press release.
Charges have been filed in Kenosha County Circuit Court against Joshua P. Braithwaite in the death of Lashe Zalar.
Zalar's body was found in Nedweski Park on July 9 when Kenosha Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a brush fire there.
WGTD posted audio from today's hearing.
Police Explorer Post hosting spaghetti dinner today 4 to 8 p.m.
Spaghetti sound good for dinner tonight?
You're in luck! Kenosha Police Explorer Post 509 is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner today, April 28th, to raise funds to support the Police Explorer Post.
The dinner is being held at Lamb of God Lutheran Church at 8411 Old Greenbay Road, from 4 to 8 p.m.
The cost is $7 per person and includes spaghetti, salad, and drink.
A body found along the Kenosha lakeshore Wednesday has been identified by Kenosha Police as Bradley M. Evans, 37, 620WTMJ.com is reporting.
With the holidays fast approaching and 2011 soon coming to an end, we thought we would write a special safety article for the season. Together with Officer Friendly, Dennis Walsh, we wrote this poem based on "T'was the Night Before Christmas." We hope you enjoy it. Have a safe and happy holiday season.