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By Brandon [email protected]
262-513-2657
CITY OF PEWAUKEE —Diamond Club Entertain-ment, LLC, the companyproposing the Pewaukee GolfClub redevelopment project,is hosting an open house andneighborhood listening ses-sion on June 21 from 4 p.m. to
8 p.m. at the Ingleside Hotellocated at 2810 Golf Road inWaukesha, according to apress release.
The newly formed develop-ment company is owned byTom Kelenic of Waukesha,who’s also known locally forInfinity Fields, a youth base-ball facility in the Town ofWaukesha.
Diamond Entertainment
has dubbed the $65 millionredevelopment project as“Lake Country Commons.”The 144-acre Pewaukee GolfClub facelift would trans-form the club into an athleticand residential communitywith a 2,500-seat baseball sta-dium, 9-hole golf course, soc-cer fields, apartment com-plexes and a year-roundrestaurant.
The golf club is located offGolf and Meadowbrookroads.
Kelenic and other repre-sentatives of DiamondEntertainment brought theirproposal to the Plan Commis-sion in May, but commission-ers were not sold on the ideabecause of how much traffic
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Thanks to the City of New Berlin and, for financialsupport, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, New Berlin,
and La Quinta Inn & Suites, New Berlin.
OPEN HOUSEAT HISTORICAL PARK
SUNDAY JUNE 17, 1:00-4:00 PM19765 NATIONAL AVE, NEW BERLIN
Presented by:New Berlin Historical Society
newberlinhistoricalsociety.org New Berlin, WI Historical Society
Questions: Call Sue: 262.679.3461
How Does your Garden Grow?• Composting• Straw Bale Gardening• Gardening for bees and butterflies
Also visit the Rummage Sale TableParticipating: New Berlin Land Conservancy, Poplar Creek Gardens,
Hemken Honey Co., Sugar Creek Antiques
• NEW! Decorate and take home a FREEflower pot and seeds
• Wash clothes the old fashioned way
• Ride the Barrel Train and more!
CELEBRATETOUR:• Pioneer Log Home • Little Red School House• Two 19th Century Homes • Historic Freewill
Baptist Church • Antique Apple Orchard and Barn
AT THE MUSEUM:• Cornfalfa Farms Exhibit • Military History Exhibit• Gift Shop • Volunteer Fire Department and Police
Department History Exhibits
REFRESHMENTS AT THE GAZEBO:• Home Made Desserts, Hot Dogs and Beverages
• NO ADMISSION CHARGE •
Kids’ ActivitiesKids’ ActivitiesKids’ Activities
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREEMAN, call 262-542-2500 or go online at: gmtoday.com/subscribe
Pewaukee Lake Water Ski Clubshow, 6:45 p.m. today, LakefrontPark, Pewaukee. plwsc.org. Free.
Summer Reading Kickoff atDelafield Public Library, 2 p.m.today, 500 Genesee St., Delafield.Delafield Dairy Queen sponsoredIce Cream Social followed byWildlife in Need Center program.Registration required. 262-646-6230, www.delafieldlibrary.org
Moonlit Movies, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.today, Fowler Park, Oakwood Ave.,Oconomowoc.
Village Green Beer Garden, 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Sat-urday, Village Green, downtownOconomowoc.
Waukesha Friday Night Live, 6:30p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, downtownWaukesha.
Summer Kickoff Outdoor Party, 3p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, WaukeshaEagles Club, 709 N. GrandviewBlvd., Waukesha. Local Aerie No.453 is celebrating its 115th birth-day. Rain or shine. Fundraisingevent is open to the public and free
to attend. Raffles, refreshments,food, music and dancing. Music byHigbee Higbee from 6 p.m. to 10p.m.
Historic Beer Brewing, 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturday, Old World Wiscon-sin, W372-S9727 Highway 67, Townof Eagle. See brewers use equip-ment and techniques from the late1800s and heirloom hops and bar-ley grown at Old World Wisconsinto bring a taste of 19th century beerto you. Sample an historic brew.
Storigami: Storybook Origami, 10
a.m. to noon Saturday, BoernerBotanical Gardens, 9400 BoernerDrive, Hales Corners. $5 per per-son. For children and those wholove them. Registration & more info:https://boernerbotanicalgardens.org/event/storigami, 414-525-5653.
Car show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day, First Congregational UCC, 100E. Broadway, Waukesha. SupportsYouth Mission Experiences in mem-ory of Rich Behling. Food, music,raffle. Bikers [email protected], 262-567-4461
INDEX
Volume 160, No. 56
Business...............4AClassified..............3BCommunity............5BCommentary..........6A Crossword.............5BLottery....................2AObituaries.............7ASports....................1BTimeOut.........6B, 7BWeather.................8A
WEATHERTomorrow:Chance oft-stormsHigh 83Low 69
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Madison Passint, 4, makes her way through the Pewaukee Farmers Market with a bouquet of flowers for her “mama.” Sheattended the first day of the market with her dad and brothers on Wednesday.
Grace Adams, left, and Shae Haid sample different meats served in ManSnackmarinade prepared by Mark Porter at the Pewaukee Chamber of CommerceFarmers Market on Wednesday.
Sharon Evers smells lemongrasslavender lotion prepared by vendor“Natural Solutions by Nicole” at thePewaukee Farmers Market onWednesday.
CITY OF PEWAUKEE
Sewer bill to rise 97%
for some residents
By Brandon [email protected]
262-513-2657
CITY OF PEWAUKEE —Residents who are connectedto Waukesha sewer lines willsee a 97 percent increase intheir sewer bill. The hike isrelated to Waukesha’s LakeMichigan diversion project,said Tim Young, WaukeshaClean Water Plant pretreat-ment coordinator.
The increase will affect 180households that are connect-ed to municipal sanitarysewer in the Rolling Ridge,Arrowhead Trails andCloverland Farms subdivi-sions as well as some resi-dents living along Northviewand Meadowbrook roads inthe City of Pewaukee, saidJane Mueller, the city’s utili-ty manager.
The 97 percent increasecalculation is based on howthe rate will change annual-ly since December of 2017,
which is the last timeWaukesha raised its ratesfor these City of Pewaukeeresidents.
KETTLE MORAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
District gets justunder $200K in
School Safety GrantsBy Ashley [email protected]
262-513-2681
WALES — Kettle MoraineSchool District administra-tors received news Wednes-day morning that is sure tohelp cure even the worst mid-week slump. At a news confer-
ence held by Attorney Gener-al Brad Schimel, the nextround of School Safety Grantrecipients was announcedand Kettle Moraine will walkaway with just under the max-imum amount it applied for at$190,395.
Open house next week for $65M golf club redevelopment proposal in City of Pewaukee
City will seek consultantsto re-evaluate fee structure
By the numbers■ All City of Pewaukee resi-dents previously paid $110 perquarter, or $440 annually, forsewer service.■ The rate rose for the 180residents connected to Waukesha sewer lines to$198.66 in January 2018.■ Starting June 1, the rateincreased again by $18.60.These residents will thereforepay approximately $217 perquarter, or $868 per year.■ Most other City of Pewaukeeresidents will continue paying$440 annually.
Source: Jane Mueller, City of Pewaukee utility manager
See SEWER, PAGE 8A
See GRANTS, PAGE 8A
