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Oregon Focus
2016
Inside
Spider-Girls hideout
Iska Venden, 4, of Oregon, crawls out of a Spider-Man teepee (made by Betty Hill of Spring Green)
during the 22nd annual Oregon Firefighter/EMT
Association Craft Fair at Oregon Middle School on
Saturday.
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T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d
approved spending proposals for the Oregon
Police Department Monday that will improve
the departments records
management system.
The approval also
includes a much smaller item for a repair to the
police department building.
The board endorsed
police chief Brian Uhls
plan to acquire a new
records management system and team up with the
Dane County Sheriff s
office in using the system. The board authorized
spending $166,672 for
software and components
in an agreement with
Spillman Technologies.
The system is already
being installed.
Uhl told the Observer OPD has relied on the
Madison Police Department for a records management system, and
even before I arrived here,
the staff was not happy
with the service.
Uhl said hed previously
been part of a joint agreement with the City of
Whitewater and its sheriffs office in Walworth
County on a new records
management system there.
Monday night, more than a $1 million reduction from last years tax
levy of $24.3 million. The mill rate
will be $11.03 per $1,000 of assessed
value $2,206 for the owner of a
$200,000 home. Last years was rate
was $12.11, or $2,422 for the owner
of a $200,000 home.
That could still change before the
districts Nov. 10 deadline to send
their budget to the state, depending
on the result of the Nov. 8 teacher
compensation referendum. To prepare for either outcome, the district
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replacements coming in
from colleges area school
districts are becoming more
proactive at recruiting and
retaining educators, coming
up with new compensation
plans to do so.
As the only school district in the county without a post-Act 10 teacher
compensation plan, OSD
is positioned to fall behind
its peers. According to the
2015 numbers from the
Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction, Oregon ranks 16th out of 19 in
average teacher compensation for Dane County and
Badger conference schools
(not including Edgewood).
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Its convenient to
have a dog park in
the village, but it is
disappointing that the area
is covered in mud, dog
feces, overgrown grass,
weeds and thistles. The
ground is also worn beneath
the gate entrances to the
point that small dogs can
escape. Who is responsible
for the upkeep and safety
of Jon Blanchard Dog Park,
and why isnt the area being
taken care of despite park
use fees? Will any improvements be made?
The Village of Oregon public works
staff is responsible
for lawn and park maintenance, but the type of soil
at the park and unusual
weather this year has
impacted the amount of
weeds, grass and mud there.
Staff also empties the waste
receptacles, but, as per the
rules posted at the park, it is
the responsibility of the dog
owners to pick up after their
pets.
Annual dog license fees
and dog park permit fees
($20 per dog annually or
$5 per dog daily) go into
the park fund for dog park
improvements, but public
works director Jeff Rau said
the fees cover very little at
this point.
Wed love for it to be
more, he told the Observer.
And obviously wed love
(for) people to use the dog
Weeds
When the park board pursued the idea of a dog park
in the village a few years
ago, members picked an
area just south of Jaycee
Park on Park Street that Rau
called less desirable land.
He said it was unlikely the
village would ever add a
building there, because it
has highly organic soil with
peat and it has a tendency
to flood because of the low
Dog waste
The Jon Blanchard Dog Park, just south of Jaycee Park on Park Street, opened in August
2013. This year, public works staff have received numerous complaints about the upkeep of
the park, which they are trying to address. Staff added a large gravel area to the entrance of
the small dog park section last week and will be resetting the gates and fencing.
land.
The park board has budgeted for grass seed and fertilization to try to get rid of
a lot of the weeds, including
thistles, which Rau said has
been an ongoing problem.
The elimination of the
thistles has been a very
difficult task, and it takes
time, he said.
Rau said at the next park
board meeting he will
be bringing up a plan for
additional improvements,
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communicate to residents,
the old website just wasnt
set up to do that.
Even when I would go
on the webpage I had a hard
time, he said.
The new site has a banner that shows photographs
from around the village,
quick links on the left side
and announcements below.
The right side includes
links to topics like agendas
and minutes, ordinances,
online payments and election information.
Gracz said board members thought it was really nice, but they havent
received any other feedback
yet. He said the village welcomes any feedback from
residents on the site.
To see the new site, visit
vil.oregon.wi.us.
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private room.
The decision to renovate
is in response to more residents and family members
looking for private rooms.
The construction will
also add a new wing with
a dining room, living room
and other common areas,
as well as updating a therapy gym and provide space
for outpatient therapy. The
project includes two new
entrances on an entry road
connecting Soden Drive to
Lincoln Street.
T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d
approved the project
unanimously and without discussion following
the Planning Commissions recommendation to
approve.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com
Referendum denied
$23.5 million
$11.03
New spending
Records management
system: $166,672
Rain gutter, downspout
repair: $9,837
complete their field reports
in their cars.
He said the technology
would advance the police
department and benefit the
entire village.
Rainwater problems
The village unanimously approved a $9,837 contract with Pioneer Roofing
for the reconfiguration of a
portion of rain gutter at the
police building and relocation of a downspout to a
landscape area to prevent
rainwater from freezing on
a sidewalk leading to the
building.
Public works director
Jeff Rau recommended
the contract. After a couple of trustees questioned
the nearly $10,000 cost,
Rau said repairing the rain
gutter and replacing a fascia and downspout is not
going to be very cheap.
Village administrator
Mike Gracz said the problems have been ongoing
has thus far eluded a solution. He noted that former
chief Dale Burke couldnt
find someone to work on
it.
Trustee Jerry Bollig
asked Rau if he thought
this work would finally
end the buildings rainwater problems, to which
Rau simply and definitively
said, Yes.
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and already have a good curriculum, tough luck. The new teacher
just hired out of grad school is
going to make more money than
you. Unfortunately, a masters
degree does not equal a better
teacher. It equals a teacher with
more student loans. And what
happens if we dont attract better
teachers? Do we as taxpayers get
our money back? Or do we have to
have a referendum every few years
because another school district
decides to increase the amount
they pay their teachers?
Why not address the problem of
why people arent going into the
teaching profession anymore? In
the past teachers did not go into the
teaching field because of the high
pay. They entered into it because
they had a passion for teaching.
But even that passion can fizzle
when dealing with constant complaints from parents, administrative
burdens and working 60-70 hours
per week that destroys a healthy
work-family balance.
Rachel Angel,
Village of Oregon
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Dogs go bonkers on
walks for many reasons
B
onkers is not a scientific
term, but I will use it
anyway because many of
us have been there, done that. We
clip on the leash and take Bowser
outside for a nice walk in the
neighborhood and it turns into a
dramatic gauntlet of barking and
lunging, as if the zombie apocalypse had suddenly occurred.
Barking and lunging are
responses to
things in the
environment.
If Bowser has
nipped or bitten
people or dogs
then you are
dealing with
an aggression
problem, which
Antolec
is not a do-ityourself project.
An experienced
force-free professional should be
consulted when it is a matter of
safety.
If Bowser is only over-reactive
while on leash but plays safely
with dogs while off leash at a park
or dog daycare, his behavior is
probably not truly aggressive.
It is important to not punish
Bowser for his behavior. It will not
teach him how to behave and can
quickly add a layer of anxiety or
fear to social encounters and actually create aggression.
Most over-reactive dogs Ive
met have no intent to harm anyone, and there are things pet owners can do to help.
I prefer using a no-pull body
harness and a hands-free leash
for dog walking. The harness is
designed to reduce a dogs leverage and the hands-free leash is a
Correction
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crash. The horse trailer was traveling on Hwy. 14 when the other car drove through a stop sign on Hwy. A
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Families can stop by the
Triple Treat Fall Fest from
4-6:30p.m. Sunday, Oct.
30, at the Oregon High
School commons, 456 N.
Perry Pkwy.
The free event includes
a costume contest for all
ages (no scary costumes),
carnival games, face painting, crafts and a photo
area. There will be walking
tacos, hot dogs, caramel
apples and other snacks and
candy.
A magic show by
TK Magic will begin at
5:45p.m., and all door prize
and contest winners will be
announced afterward.
File photos by Samantha Christian
For information, call 835Micah Zimmerman and his daughter Isla, 6, show up to the trunk-or-treat event at First Pres7972 or visit hbclife.com.
byterian Church last year as Duffman and Princess Aurora.
10-minute halftime.
The departments, which
often play practical jokes
on one another, have been
looking for a way to have
a competition that would
be good for the community for over a year now,
said police officer Josh
Kohlman. Kohlman said
he and fire/EMS Cpt. Tony
Antoniewicz talked about
having a backyard football
game, and this summer
Celebrate kindness
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Churches
Veterans Day
Meet at Triangle Park in downtown
Oregon for the annual Veterans Day ceremony and speaker at 11 a.m. Friday,
Nov. 11.
It is recommended for attendees to
arrive early. Afterwards, all are welcome to visit the senior center for a
screening of the award-winning film,
Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story. This short documentary follows
Cowdens journey from the Black Hills
of South Dakota, where she learned to
fly biplanes to flying fighter planes for
the Army Air Corps in World War II.
Now a 91-year-old, Vi was one of the
first women in U.S. history to fly military planes. A complimentary lunch for
veterans will follow (all others are asked
to make a donation). Reservations must
be made by Wednesday, Nov. 9, by calling 835-5801.
Blood drive
The American Red Cross encourages eligible individuals to donate
blood before the holiday season during
a blood drive from 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11, at the Oregon Fire
Department, 131 Spring St. Be sure
to complete a RapidPass prior to your
next blood donation to save time at the
blood drive by visiting redcrossblood.
org/rapidpass. For information or to
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Community calendar
begins (Mondays through Dec. 19;
Thursday, October 27
register for $58), Netherwood Knoll
3-7 p.m., Oregon/Brooklyn Food
Pantry distribution, 1092 Union Road Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
oregonsd.org/community
Friday, October 28
Tuesday, November 1
10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages
10
a.m.,
Teetering Toddlers Story0-6), library, 835-3656
time (ages 1-3), library, 835-3656
Sunday, October 30
11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime
4-6:30 p.m., Triple Treat Fall Fest,
(0-12 months), library, 835-3656
Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry
5:15 p.m., Zumba class begins
Pkwy., 835-7972
(Tuesdays through Dec. 13;
register for $58), Netherwood Knoll
Monday, October 31
Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
4-6 p.m., Trunk or treat event, First
Presbyterian Church parking lot, 408 oregonsd.org/community
6-7:30 p.m., Parenting the Love
N. Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082
and Logic Way class begins (Tues 4:15-5:30 p.m., Mindful Yoga
class begins (Mondays through Dec. days through Dec. 13; register for
$40 per family), Netherwood Knoll
19; register for $58), Prairie View
Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr.,
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5-8 p.m., Village of Oregon trick-orWednesday, November 2
treating hours and Halloween Meet 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages
up and Party at the Chocolate Caper 0-6), library, 835-3656
6:30-7:45 p.m., Mindful Yoga class 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings Book
Thursday, Oct. 27
WOW: Village Board
Meeting (of Oct. 24)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Oct.
24)
Monday, Oct. 31
WOW: Making Faces
for Halloween
ORE: OHS Orchestra
Concert @ PAC (of Oct.
10)
Friday, Oct. 28
Tuesday, Nov. 1
WOW: Halloween Hop
WOW:
School
(of 2013)
Referendum Presentation
ORE: OMS Orchestra @ OMS (of Oct. 13)
Concert (of Oct. 25)
ORE:
School
Referendum Presentation
@ OMS (of Oct. 13)
Saturday, Oct. 29
WOW: Oregon School
Referendum Presentation Wednesday, Nov. 2
(of Oct. 13)
WOW:
Chamber
ORE: OHS Varsity of Commerce Annual
Soccer regional playoffs Members Meeting (of
Oct. 20)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Sunday, Oct. 30
WOW: Holy Mother Soccer Regional Playoffs
of Consolation Church vs. Milton (of Oct 27)
Service
ORE: Madhatters a Thursday, Nov. 3
Capella Group @ PAC (of
WOW: Wisconsins
Oct. 23)
Changing
Forest
Communities @ S.C. (of
Oct. 25)
ORE: Madhatters a
Capella Group @ PAC (of
Oct. 23)
Thursday, November 3
Senior center
Monday, October 31
Meat Sauce w/ Spaghetti
Buttered Peas, Banana
Garlic Bread
VO: Soy Meat Sauce
Tuesday, November 1
*Open Face Hot Roast Pork
Sandwich w/ Gravy and
Mashed Potatoes
Garden Blend, Orange
Cookie
VO: Hummus Wrap w/
Peppers and Tomatoes
Wednesday, November 2
Beef Stew, Biscuit
Sliced Pears
Frosted Cake
VO: Vegetarian Stew
SO: Garden Salad
Thursday, November 3
My Meal, My Way Lunch
at Ziggys Smokehouse
(drop in between 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Friday, November 4
Hearty Bean Soup
Chicken Salad on Whole
Wheat Bread
Tomato Juice
Fruit Cocktail
Chocolate Chip Cookie
VP: Egg Salad Sandwich
*Contains Pork
Monday, October 31
9:00 CLUB
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
1:00 Get Fit
1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, November 1
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 ST Board Meeting
9:45 Zumba Gold
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
1:00 Movie: Miss You Already
5:30 StrongWomen
Wednesday, November 2
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9:00 CLUB
10:00 Shopping in Madison
10:30 Book Club
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
3:00 1-on-1 Computer Help
5:30 Aging Mastery
Thursday, November 3
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Pool Players
9:45 Zumba Gold
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
12:30 Moving/Downsizing
1:00 Cribbage
Friday, November 4
9:00 CLUB, 9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 Get Fit, Dominoes
Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.
Thanksgiving
That the Pilgrims who came to America considered it right and proper to honor God with a feast of
thanksgiving, despite losing nearly half of their numbers to disease and lack of proper shelter during their
first year speaks volumes about their character. That
many present-day Americans see the holiday as little
more than a chance to indulge the vices of sloth and
gluttony perhaps says more about our character than
we would wish. But we should not imagine that there
was no grumbling among the Pilgrims. Surely some of
them grumbled and complained about the conditions
and rued the day they left European shores, and it is
likely that some of them felt more like cursing God
than thanking Him. But the better angels of their nature
won the day, and in November of 1621 the Pilgrims
celebrated a harvest with the natives, in what was the
first Thanksgiving. We should take this as counsel to
give thanks in all things, both in good times and in
bad, in times of plenty and in times of scarcity, and to
share our harvest with our families, friends and neighbors, no matter the size of the harvest or our relations
with our families, friends and neighbors.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is Gods will for you
in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 NIV
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Inside
OSD referendum work continues. 10
Civic campus plans take shape . . 11
Village considers what to do with
former Methodist Church site . . . 11
Housing growth slow in 2016. . . 12
Brooklyn Veterans Park. . . . . . . . 13
New businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Planning for new food pantry . . . 15
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The new $46 million Oregon High School entrance and administration addition, in progress as of Oct. 19.
Building for
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New places and spaces
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ne of my dear friends
always talks about how
things happen in threes.
This years message about the
Oregon School District is built
on the theme of three important changes plus one more.
I call them our four big
rocks.
As our community continues to grow, so
does the Oregon
School District.
Since the successful capital
referendum Nov.
4, 2014, we have
Busler
been working
at a quick pace
to address the needs of having
safe and secure school improvements, investing in new learning
environments and reinvesting in
capital maintenance and energy
efficiency throughout our school
campuses.
This was a major undertaking,
as we worked to balance the
needs of the community while
providing our current students,
future students and staff members with safe buildings that
facilitate modern learning. We
are pleased to report that all
the construction projects are on
(or ahead) schedule and within
budget.
This is thanks to more than
90 school staff, parents and
students who served on design
teams to finalize building layouts within the construction
budgets. All projects are scheduled to be completed in time for
the beginning of the 2017-18
school year.
The second of our four big
rocks occurred in August of
2015 the school and community planning session (Visioning
Conference 2.0).
A group of more than 130
stakeholders was invited to take
part in the planning of our districts future, given the context
of our world and its profound
impact on our students educational experiences.
The planning session participants prioritized key value
themes that were arranged into
a set of five core values: Relevant and empowering learning
experiences; Educational equity;
Strong family and community
partnerships; Caring and professional educators; and a Wholechild emphasis. These five
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WE INNOVATED.
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The abandoned church on North Main Street could figure into the planning for the civic campus, possibly for a new library or senior center.
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Workers construct a building at the corner of Oregon Parks Avenue and Alpine Parkway.
Significant projects
in the works for 2017
Residential
development slowed
in 2016, but more
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fluctuations as large developments become avail able and then they start to
close, Rau explained. We
are seeing less single-family homes, mostly due to
probably fewer lots available within the village.
Adding to the modest
single-family housing construction are expected to be
several housing developments that are considered
commercial. Those include
an assisted-living facility, a
redevelopment of the Dorn
Hardware that includes
apartments and a potential
apartment building downtown.
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size.
The study called for
increasing the library from
its present 10,500 square
feet to 35,000-square feet.
The senior center currently
is 7,700 square feet.
Slavney said the main
advantage of building on
the North Main Street site
is that it would allow the
village to sequence the construction without having to
move more than once.
If a library were to be
built there, the senior center could stay where it is
and expand to where the
library now exists next to
it, the planner said.
He added the main drawback to the village buying
the property is that its in
a TIF district, and placing
a municipal building there
would reduce the value of
the district.
Village officials told
the Observer they want to
make a decision this fall
on whether to purchase the
property because the owners say private developers
have expressed interest in
the site.
Gracz told the Observer
that if the village decides to
buy the property and build
either a library or senior
center there, construction
probably wouldnt begin
until 2019.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.
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Brooklyn at war
While researching names and bibliographies of veterans in Brooklyn
for the project, Wanless said Brooklyn
Veterans Memorial Park committee
members discovered several interesting facts about the troops. He said one
soldier was awarded government land
square-foot building.
T h e y r e r e n t i n g t w o
upstairs apartments and
are in the process of finishing the ground level space,
where Hamm Chiropractic
and The Inspired Mat yoga
studio plan to share the
2,400-square-foot space.
Groenier and Mortensen
received a $60,000 in village
assistance to help finance the
project.
Groenier told the Observer
last week that the two second-floor apartments have
been rented since the summer, and the first floor will be
occupied soon.
We have little left to do
on the first floor, and theyre
moving in a month or two,
Groenier said.
The last building to occupy the site was destroyed in a
fire in 1986, and village officials were happy to learn that
Groenier and Mortensen had
a plan for vacant parcel.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.
Housing: Oregon Parks, Legend Hills, Beehive Homes should all start construction soon
construction in Oregon
through September was
$18.4 million, far less
than the $28 million in by
end of year in 2015. Thirty-one building permits
for single-family homes
have been issued in 2016,
a number that was reached
by July 2015 and 19 fewer
than were issued all of last
year. The same number of
duplexes have been authorized to date this year as in
2015, while two multi-family unit building permits
have been issued to last
years nine.
Niche.com, a site that
rates communities based
on quality of education
and housing, safety and
other qualifications, currently ranks Oregon as the
41st best place to buy a
home in Wisconsin. The
villages median home value of $216,900 is about
30 percent higher than the
states median home value
of $159,500, and 13 percent
higher than the national
median home value, according to data from online real
estate database Zillow.
Rau said the villages
pending and potential
d ev e l o p m e n t s i n d i c a t e
positive growth for the
village that will not only
make significant gains in
2017, but potentially have
even more positive longterm effects.
Weve been very busy
the last two years, Rau
said. Were optimistic
looking to the future, and
were also in early discussions with developers as
they approach us to talk
about potential additional land to be brought into
the village, but those are
New neighborhoods
Two pending residential
developments as projects
will hopefully result in
some expansion in the village next year, Rau said.
About 30 single-family
and 12 multi-family lots are
available for development
in the Oregon Parks Neighborhood on the villages
west side, he said, and
its developer, the All Star
Group, got the green light
in May to build a new street
after the Village Board
approved details of a stormwater management plan.
The board also approved
the final plat earlier this
month for Legend Hills at
Bergamont, a development
Rau said will include 25
single-family homes with
construction likely beginning either late this fall or
early spring.
Commercial projects
Several commercial projects are in the early stages.
While perhaps the most
high-profile possibility a
52-room Sleep Inn Hotel
that would have been built
with $561,256 in tax-increment financing assistance
met its end in September
after its financial backer
pulled out of the deal, Rau
said some fairly significant projects, including
Building
permits
Type
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Single-family 50 31
Duplex 14 14
Multi-family 9 2
Commercial 4 3
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Its elementary
On Oct. 17, Brooklyn Elementary held a Fall Fest to unveil the
new looks at the school, with construction completed. Fourth-graders served as guides to help answer
visitors questions about new and
redesigned areas in the $5 million
upgrade, including a new, large cafeteria.
Busler, who lives in the BKE
attendance area, said based on community and staff feedback, five main
issues were addressed during renovations at BKE: a safe and secure
entrance, classroom additions,
orchestra/general music classrooms,
enclosed library and new cafeteria.
One thing parents always remind
me about it how special Brooklyn Elementary is, he said at the Fall Fest
event. And its special because of
our adults, because of this wonderful
investment our community has made,
but most important, our Brooklyn kids
feel important and feel valued in the
Oregon School District.
BKE principal Kerri Modjeski
credited the schools staff in helping the transformation of several
spaces in the school, including the
library and several classrooms.
It was so fun to be part of the
process, she said.
At Prairie View Elementary, the
main project in the schools $1.5
million upgrade was construction of
a new secure entrance, completed in
the summer of 2015. The school also
has some exterior changes, a few
stormwater drainage fixes and most
importantly a newly designed student
drop-off/pick-up area and shared
outdoor classroom with Netherwood
Knoll Elementary School.
At NKE, the main referendum
construction project was $2.3 million, mainly to replace a 30-year-old
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lyn Elementary School, seen here in September, includes a new,
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To donate to the food pantry
building project, visit oregoncrn.
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OCRN c/o the Oregon Community Bank
733 N. Main St.
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hope could be located on land just north
of the parking lot at Peoples United
Methodist Church near Alpine Parkway.
Members are currently reviewing a lease
proposal from Peoples UMC.
We have to be open to any ideas that
come to us, and that (location) is the
leading idea right now, Kirchdoerfer
said. Our goal is to find the best means
to provide and deliver food to those who
need it.
That space would more than triple the
food pantrys current size at a warehouse
donated by Charlene and Ed Hefty 15
years ago, located at 1092 Union Road.
Since then, the number of families
served has more than doubled, and food
pantry leaders have sought a larger, more
inviting building for patrons and volunteers since 2013.
The proposed building would be
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shopping area, meeting room, administrative office space and restrooms. There
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people no longer need to stand in line
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We really appreciate the work and
effort that they (OCRN) are putting into
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Referendum: State-imposed levy limits, budget cuts have hampered school districts
Trying to keep up
The problem OSD officials are trying to fix isnt
just about average or starting salary. Its about the
structure.
For years, prior to Act
10, it had a salary schedule
based on experience and
coursework, as did all other
public school districts in the
state. Since then, without
a written plan to deal with
educator compensation, the
district has used national
consumer price indexes to
help guide salary decisions
made on an annual basis.
But others have created
more market-responsive
plans, and competition for
teachers has never been
higher, said district superintendent Brian Busler, particularly for those in specialty areas.
Some districts in Dane
County have access to
funds so they can pay those
additional personnel costs,
he said. Thats been a big
challenge for us.
To try and keep teachers
in those specialty areas, a
few years ago the district
offered retention supplemental pay for technology education, agriculture
teachers and school psychologists, as there were
more openings in the state
than number of applicants.
And it appears that the
teacher shortage is spreading to all subject areas.
Busler said the district
is preparing for a looming teacher shortage in
the coming years, noting a
30 percent decline in state
teacher education program
applicants since 2008 and
an aging teacher market.
These two factors are
going to come together and
create a shortage in public education, right around
the corner, he said. We
dont want to be caught
without having a teacher
What do you
think?
We want to hear your
opinions about the teacher compensation plan for
next weeks paper.
Email scott.delaruelle@
wcinet.com
On the Web
For more information about the
referendum, visit:
oregonsd.org/referendum
compensation plan in a
market where there a shortage of teachers will negatively impact our ability to
recruit and retain quality
teachers.
Oregon Education Association member and longtime OHS educator Jon
Fishwild, part of the committee that worked on the
teacher compensation plan,
called the districts previous efforts a Band-Aid
approach to giving teachers
any kind of raise at all.
There has been no systematic approach in our district for teachers to advance
their salary since Act 10,
he wrote in an email to the
Observer.
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State stats
Since Act 10 went into effect, three out of four districts are losing educators more often because another
district offered better salary or benefits, according to a
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story this month on the effect
of Act 10 on Wisconsins public school districts. Two out
of three districts reported being outbid for applicants
and are increasingly offering special pay raises to keep
high-performing teachers.
The report also found eight of 10 district superintendents surveyed said its now easier to terminate low-performing teachers. Many districts are now increasingly
tying pay to performance after Act 10, with around 40
percent of districts moving in that direction, according
to the Journal Sentinel story.
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We dont want to take a
plan to the community the
teachers are not 100 percent
behind, he said.
O E A p r e s i d e n t Tr a cey Leider said the group
wholeheartedly supports the referendum, and
credited administrators
and teachers for working
together on a plan they
hope will receive a passing
grade from voters.
The plan
A main difference in the
plan is a raise in base salary to $44,000 to help attract
promising new teachers, but
it also provided some separation between new and veteran teachers, eliminating
some of the previous salary
compression to help keep
the districts best educators.
Teachers are divided into
four colored tiers: green
(years 1-5), orange (6 or
more), blue (11 or more) and
purple (lead educator). They
move through the steps as
they advance in experience,
but also have opportunities
to advance through good
performance and professional development.
While the new compensation plan has a carrot for
teachers, there is also a
stick.
Busler said the need to
increase teacher accountability was a key area
addressed in feedback from
the 2015 community survey, where many people
said the districts accountability measures were just
not strong enough. He
said the new accountability measures flow directly
from Wisconsin Educator
Effectiveness, a statewide
The goal
Jonen said the referendum would accomplish two
important district goals:
trying to keep its internal
equity so teachers dont
have to leave to get a salary increase and keeping
its best teachers because
we will pay them a fair
amount.
The district then would
have the stability of having
a firm plan for educators,
improved teacher accountability and more chances
for educators to become
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2015-16
Starting salaries
Verona: $41,500
Oregon: $40,000
Stoughton: $40,000
DeForest: $38,500
Evansville: $38,000
Sun Prairie: $38,000
Monona Grove: $38,000
Mount Horeb: $37,500
Waunakee: $37,380
Madison: $37,356
Middleton: $36,803
McFarland: $35,940
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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS
VILLAGE OF OREGON
PUBLIC TEST OF
ELECTRONIC VOTING
EQUIPMENT
Notice is hereby given that the public test of the automatic tabulating equipment will be held on November 1, 2016 at
9:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, Community
Room located at 117 Spring Street. This
equipment will be used at the General
(Presidential) Election to be held on November 8, 2016. The Villages DS200 and
AutoMark electronic voting equipment
will be tested at that time.
The public test is open to the general public.
Peggy Haag, Village Clerk
Village of Oregon
Published: October 27, 2016
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NOTICE TO TOWN OF
OREGON RESIDENTS
PUBLIC TEST OF
ELECTRONIC VOTING
EQUIPMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Planning Commission of the Village
of Oregon will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 6:30
p.m., in the Board Room of the Oregon
Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon,
Wisconsin to discuss and consider approval for a conditional use permit application submitted by Wille Enterprises
LLC, Bradley Wille, applicant/owner, and
Amanda Crompton, co-applicant, to add
a creative wood studio, of the property
described as follows:
748 Cusick Parkway, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-021-7061-1
A copy of the conditional use permit
application and supporting documentation is available at the office of the Village
Clerk. Office hours of the Clerk are 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act
upon the request.
Any person who has a qualifying
disability as defined by the Americans
with Disabilities Act that requires the
meeting or materials at the meeting to
be in an accessible location or format
must contact the Village Clerk at (608)
835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior
to the commencement of the meeting so
that any necessary arrangements can be
made to accommodate each request
Peggy S.K. Haag
Village Clerk
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LIC:
None
B. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA Report - none;
2. Student Report: Tessa Reilly reported that Student Council will meet all
daythis Wednesdayto set their goals for
this year and will report back at the next
meeting.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy - Meetings on hold until after theNov. 8Referendum
b. Visioning Steering Committee Will be meeting on October 19th at 7:30
AM. Mr. Ramin will send out the agenda.
A. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Budget 2016-2017 (Financial and
Student Data): Mr. Weiland gave a brief
update on the budget and enrollment
data.FTE enrollment for 2016-17 is 3,673
(an increase of 38 over 2015-16). Total
headcount is 3,990 (compared to 3,945
in 2015-16). Open enrollment ins are
300 students; open enrollments out are
88 students. Equalized Assessed Value
for 2016-17 is $2,134,229,576, which is a
6.55% increase over 2015-16.
2. Report onNovember 8thEducator
Compensation Referendum: Dr. Busler
shared with Board members the referendum materials that will be shared with
residents. There are two informational
community meetings scheduled, one for
Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 - 8:00 at
Oregon Middle School and one for Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30 - 8:00 at Rome
Corners Intermediate School. Dr. Busler
met with Municipal officials last week,
and will be host a meeting at the Oregon
Senior Center thiscoming Tuesdayat2
PM, and a meeting with local clergy this
coming Wednesday. Last Friday, October
7, Dr. Busler gave a presentation to the
Oregon Area Progressives.
3. Superintendents Report: Dr. Busler shared the following informational
items:
We had a successful homecoming
week;
He has conducted 27 Community
meetings related to the referendum, the
same number are yet to be completed.
Girls Golf is competing in the WIAA
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TOWN OF RUTLAND
BUDGET HEARING & TOWN MEETING & BOARD MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to review the proposed
2017 budget. The detailed proposed budget is available for inspection by contacting the Clerk at 455-3925.
A Special Town Meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the 2016 levy, and authorizing highway expenditures
in excess of $10,000 pursuant to 80.01(3), Wis. Stats.
The Town Board will meet immediately following the Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting to adopt the budget.
REVENUES
General Property Taxes
Other Taxes & General Charges
Intergovernmental Revenues
Licenses & Permits
Public Charges for Services
2,016
2,017
$683,386.00
$302.00
$153,662.00
$29,141.00
$25,075.00
$681,497.00
$285.00
$169,373.00
$33,800.00
$25,100.00
$264,784.00
$98,207.00
$1,156,350.00
$1,008,262.00
EXPENDITURES
Reserve Accounts
General Government
Public Safety
Public W orks
Health & Human Services
$41,500.00
$162,022.00
$187,904.00
$515,447.00
$41,212.00
$41,500.00
$155,458.00
$189,471.00
$508,028.00
$50,481.00
$208,265.00
$63,324.00
$1,156,350.00
$1,008,262.00
$0.00
-$6,564.00
$1,567.00
-$7,419.00
$9,269.00
$144,941.00
$148,088.00
$465,760.60
$243,677.69
$222,082.91
Total Revenues
Total Expenses
Change
-$1,889.00
-$17.00
$15,711.00
$4,659.00
$25.00
$166,577.00
$148,088.00
% Change
-0.28%
-5.63%
10.22%
15.99%
0.10%
-62.91%
-12.81%
AGENDA
Oregon Town Board
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
@ 6:30 p.m.
Oregon Town Hall
1138 Union Road,
Oregon, WI 53575
tion - Root.
10. Assessors Report and Recommendation - Blomstrom.
11. Building Inspection Services Report - Arnold.
12. Constables Report - Wackett.
13. Anderson Farm Park Report.
14. Plan Commission Report and
Recommendation - Wiedenbeck.
15. Discussion and possible Action
re: Creating a Conservation Subdivision
Ordinance.
16. Discussion and possible Action
re: Retaining Andrew Bremer, planner at
MSA to review conservation subdivision
17. Discussion and possible re:
Changes to Driveway Ordinance - Christensen.
18. Public Works and TORC Report
- Ace.
19. Discussion and possible Action
re: Purchase of bike lights.
20. Discussion and possible Action
re: Purchase of Emergency Radios.
21. Discussion and possible Action
re: TORC employee.
22. Discussion and possible Action
re: Update on Towns budget.
23. Discussion and possible Action
re: Senior Center - Van Kampen.
24. Board Communications/ Future
Agenda Items.
25. Approval of payment vouchers Arnold.
26. Clerks Report - Arnold.
27. Adjournment.
Note:
Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is
possible that members of and possibly
a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather
information; however, no action will be
taken by any governmental body at said
meeting other than the governmental
body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Posted: October 25/16
Published: October 27, 20/16
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0.00%
-4.05%
0.83%
-1.44%
22.49%
-69.59%
-12.81%
Undesignated Accounts
$225,676.27
$239,108.98
$691,436.87
TAX LEVY
Total Anticipated Expenditures
Less Total Anticipated Revenues
-47.68%
$482,786.67
$13,432.71
$208,650.20
-30.18%
$683,386.00
$681,497.00
-$1,889.00
-0.28%
$1,156,350.00
$1,008,262.00
$472,964.00
$326,765.00
$148,088.00
$146,199.00
$2.86
$2.83
-$0.03
$683,386.00
$681,497.00
-$1,889.00
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-12.81%
-30.91%
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Boys soccer
Panthers earn
three PRs at
competitive
sectional
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The Oregon High School boys soccer team won the WIAA Division 2 regional final Saturday in a 5-0 victory over fifth-seeded Reedsburg at
Huntoon Field at Oregon High School.
Back to sectionals
Top-seeded Panthers knock off
Reedsburg in regional final
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Freshman Collin Bjerke takes a shot on goal in the first half Saturday against Reedsburg.
Bjerke had two goals and four assists in Thursdays 10-0 regional semifinal win over
16th-seeded Poynette-Portage.
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JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Volleyball
Freshman Zoe Frank capped the season posting a team-best time of 20 minutes,
34 seconds for 24th place Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional
meet at Windsor Sports Complex.
It was great getting Bree back
(from an injury) these last couple of
weeks, head coach Doug Debroux
said. Shes a great leader and just a
tough kid.
Freshman Sarah Adams (21:52)
and sophomore Julie Bull (22:05)
also competed but did not count
toward the varsity score.
The top two teams and top five
individuals not on those teams qualified for this weekends WIAA
Division 1 state meet in Wisconsin
Rapids.
Sophomore Reagan Hoopes
returned to lead a healthy Waunakee team to the sectional title in
19:04. The unranked Warriors placed
three runners in the top five to edge
18th-ranked Madison Memorial
57-60. Both teams advance on to the
WIAA Division 1 meet at the Ridges Golf Course this weekend. Six
points separated the top three schools
as Stoughton (63) finished third and
advanced three individuals.
S c h o f i e l d a n d Ke n d y l
Ainsworth all played their
last high school games,
Sometimes things dont however, which will leave
fall the way you expect. voids of both leadership
That was the case Thurs- and in the starting rotation.
day as the sixth-seeded Kenosha Indian Trail
Oregon High School volleyball team lost 3-2 (30- 3, Oregon 2
28, 23-25, 25-10, 23-25,
After going up 2-1 with
14-16) match to 11th-seed- a blowout win in the third
ed Kenosha Indian Trail in set, it looked like the Pana WIAA Division 1 region- thers were going to move
al semifinal.
on to the regional final.
While the girls had high
But Kenosha Indian
hopes to make a deep- Trail continued to battle
e r p o s t s e a s o n r u n , t h e Oregon and scrapped out
future of the Panthers (19- two-point wins in both the
10 overall) looks good fourth and final sets to end
with nine players back the Panthers season.
in 2017 junior Alyssa
Andriacchi had 16 kills
Milski, junior Jenna Igl, and 13 digs in her final
junior Amber Zahn, junior game with the program,
Brooke Mussehl, junior while Wiedemann ended
Lauren Spierings, sopho- her high school career with
more Erin Flanagan, soph- four blocks.
omore Emily Konop, sophMilski had 13 kills, and
omore Rachel Schofield Konop picked up 19 digs
and sophomore Lexi Karls. and seven aces. Flanagan
Seniors Liz Andriacchi, finished with 38 assists
Emmie Wiedemann, Abbie and 12 digs.
Assistant sports editor
Senior Ben Lokuta cut 17 seconds from his previous personal best to finish 46th overall as the Panthers fourth runner
Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet.
a football field.
If Oregon which has
made four straight sectional finals wins, the
Pa n t h e r s w i l l p l a y t h e
winner of second-seeded
Elkhorn and third-seeded
Sauk Prairie in the final at
2p.m. Saturday at Wilmot
Union High School.
Those were the goals
we set at the beginning of
the season, to make sure
we take care of conference
and to take care of our sectional, May said. We will
be ready by Thursday and
are not looking past Milton.
Oregon 10,
Poynette-Portage 0
Oregon opened regionals Thursday with a 10-0
win over 16th-seeded Poynette-Portage at Huntoon
Field.
Freshman Collin Bjerke
had a monster game, with
two goals and four assists,
Oregon 5,
Reedsburg 0
The Panthers hosted
ninth-seeded Reedsburg on
Saturday and once again
dominated in a 5-0 win.
Junior Lane Krull led
with a goal and an assist,
and senior Alex Verhagen,
Pasley, Bjerke and Conduah all added goals. Senior
Ian Murphy, sophomore
Colin McCombs and Matt
Pearson chipped in assists.
Junior Shane Sullivan
finished with a save, and
senior Ben Prew had two
saves as the two goalies
split time in net for Oregon.
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Oregon High School junior Brooke Ace, 16, competed at the 2016 Wisconsin 4-H State
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