Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Waukesha Alderman Paul Ybarra's coworker's 6-year-old son was killed in the Connecticut shooting.
When Waukesha Alderman Paul Ybarra saw the news reports about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Friday, he immediately started sending messages to his co-workers in Connecticut. “Please tell me your child wasn’t in that classroom,” Ybarra wrote them. Ybarra works for Tangoe, a company in Orange, CT. The business’ corporate office is about 15 minutes from Newtown, CT, where 20 elementary school students and six adults were gunned down by Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old man with Aspberger’s. One after another, co-workers responded to Ybarra’s messages: No. But 30 minutes later, a heartbreaking message was sent to Ybarra. One of the company’s administrative assistants lost her 6-year-old son in the massacre. Ybarra is not publicly naming…
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Alderman Duane Paulson tells Mayor Jeff Scrima "don't let the fruit rot" as the Waukesha Common Council approves his latest appointment to downtown business district's taxing board.
The Waukesha Business Improvement finally has enough members on its Board of Directors that it can start operations. The BID has undergone a major upheaval after the majority of its 13-member board resigned following accusations of hostile working conditions from its resigning executive director. Mayor Jeff Scrima and the Waukesha Common Council have been battling for months over his appointments to the board. The board could not meet without a quorum of at least seven members. The council appointed the seventh member during its meeting Tuesday night. Sandy Cianciolo, owner of Mia’s in downtown Waukesha, was appointed on a 7-6 vote. Voting for the appointment were: Voting against the appointment were: Absent at the time of the vote: For …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants Waukesha to revise its future water service area after water deal with Oak Creek stumbles.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is calling on City of Waukesha leaders to revise its future water service area so Milwaukee can enter into a water deal with the city following Oak Creek's uncertainty in moving forward. “The Milwaukee Water Works could provide your residents with a healthy and sustainable supply of drinking water at a rate that our competitors cannot even come close to matching,” Barrett said in a letter Wednesday to Mayor Jeff Scrima and Alderman Paul Ybarra. “Our current comparable wholesale rate, for the City of West Allis, is $1.16 per thousand gallons. "In comparison, the wholesale rate contemplated in the Letter of Intent is $1.90 per thousand gallons, or 64.5 percent higher. My staff estimates that our lower cost would …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Take our poll and see how well you know the Waukesha Common Council.
Alderman Paul Ybarra’s taste for adventure is clear. In addition to bungee jumping and sky diving, Ybarra has also run with bulls in Spain. Meanwhile, this week, we look at a Waukesha alderman who has seen the aftermath of tragic accidents. This alderman was an assistant to a forensic pathologist who performed autopsies. The alderman was employed by the forensic pathologist for seven years during and after college. Need another clue? This alderman has completed his pre-med prerequisites but has not taken the MCATs. How well do you know the 16 people who represent you on the Common Council? The council is comprised of 15 alderman serving three-year terms and the mayor, who serves a four-year term. Patch is bringing you a little aldermanic …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Joe Pieper, who chairs the Finance Committee, takes on new role on Waukesha Common Council.
The Waukesha Common Council has a new president. Alderman Joe Pieper, who is chair of the Finance Committee, will take on the role after the Common Council voted him in as president. Pieper replaces Alderman Paul Ybarra, who was council president the last two years. Ybarra, who was nominated again for the council president role, declined the nomination before the vote was taken. Also nominated were aldermen Eric Payne and Terry Thieme. Thieme declined his nomination but Payne accepted his nomination. Meanwhile, Alderman Rick Hastings was sworn into office as he completes the end of a term vacated by former Alderman Charles Lichtie. Hastings was appointed to office more than a year ago and won re-election over challenger Ron Kading on April…
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Waukesha Human Resources Committee recommends having city administrator report back to the mayor's position.
Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima could have his administrative power over the city administrator position restored if the Common Council follows the unanimous recommendation made Tuesday night by the council's Human Resources Committee. Scrima’s supervision role over the city administrator was removed in the summer 2010 after conflicts between him and then-city administrator Lori Luther led aldermen to unanimously make the change in reporting structure. The move infuriated Scrima’s supporters, who would frequently use the public comment section of council meetings to criticize the city administrator and the council over the change. The Human Resources Committee defined the job description during its meeting Tuesday night as the city begins a …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Oak Creek's appointed mayor signs letter that Waukesha council president feels followed Milwaukee's lead.
The mayors of the three Lake Michigan communities that have been identified as possible water suppliers to Waukesha sent Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima and Common Council President Paul Ybarra, questioning them about the city’s conservation measures, rate increase requests and water service area. “Due to the precedent setting nature of Waukesha’s diversion application under the Great Lakes Compact, we feel a great responsibility to ensure that our decisions and our actions are protective of Lake Michigan and its tributary streams,” the letter states. “It is important that the City of Waukesha understand that our three communities agree that the issues identified in this letter are important to all who will participate in any future discussions…
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Firm to be paid up to $20,500 to seek new executive for city.
Updated, 12:20 p.m. Wednesday: The aldermen who voted against using the Colin Baenziger & Associates search firm were Joan Francoeur, Kathleen Cummings and Roger Patton, according to Clerk/Treasurer Tom Neill. Original: Despite concerns from some aldermen about using a Florida-based head-hunting firm with little experience in Wisconsin to seek the next city administrator, the Common Council Tuesday voted to hire Colin Baenziger & Associates at a cost to not exceed $20,500. Alderman Paul Ybarra, who voted to approve the contract, said he was concerned about the firm’s lack of experience in Waukesha and Wisconsin. However, he said he was respecting the Human Resources Committee’s recommendations to hire the firm. “I think you are going to be…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
City could create another source of revenue with a private partnership that would add batting practice to the Saratoga Softball Complex.
Before Chris Matthews became a business owner, he was a softball fan. Not just any softball fan, but a softball fan that knew the frustrations of trying to get in batting practice before games when playing in recreation leagues. Whether it was rounding up teammates to shag balls or rules that prohibited practice on the fields, Matthews knew he needed to do something. That’s why his company, Heavy Hitters LLC, which is in its third year of business, came forward with an “innovative approach to batting practice,” Matthews said. “I was the customer that I built the business for,” Matthews told the Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board on Monday. “I am hoping there are other people out there that have the same thought process as I do …
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Next meeting is being held on Wednesday with final budget adoption scheduled for Nov. 22.
The Waukesha Finance Committee made progress on the $2.7 million in cuts it needs to make in order to pass a budget in 2012 without raising taxes by agreeing to recommend that the council cut more than $1.2 million from the budget. The recommendation includes cutting one police officer position and reduces the amount of salt the city will have next winter. The police officer position is currently vacant. The Finance Committee also is recommending cutting the replacement of a police vehicle, making four squad cars that are being cut from this year's budget. Another budget adjustment of about $71,000 was made after the cost estimates for health care and dental premiums originally given to the city were reduced by the insurance provider. The …
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Susie
2:31 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
It is just a couple of disgruntled negative thinking people downtown. For the hundreds and thousands of the rest of us: When we finally kiss goodnight How we’ll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight All the way home we’ll be warm The fire is slowly dying And, my dear, we're still goodbying But as long as you love me so Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! See: http://… more ›