<aside> đ¨ WFB is on a precipice - choosing to embrace a hopeful future and being brave enough to begin a process of exploration and discovery about what can make us a stronger community. A Community Planner is one of the few ways we have to do this at a pace quick enough that our kids will actually see the results.
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<aside> â Please contact the Village immediately, to ask them to fully fund the community planner role, and hire someone who will push us forward with an energy and bold vision we can be proud of. If you only do one thing, here it is. Much more extensive detail follows, if youâre interested in it.
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A sample message - just copy and paste it if thatâs all you can do!!
Village Board, I am writing to request that you fully fund the Community Development Director position. I have heard many of the benefits it can bring to WFB, and I am excited for the future of WFB with someone working on these issues. Letâs get it done and start off 2024 in a big way!
| Kevin Buckley, Village President - Term Expires: 2026 |
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| Raisa Koltun, Trustee - Term Expires: 2024 |
| Jay Balachandran, Trustee - Term Expires: 2025 |
| Tara Serebin, Trustee - Term Expires: 2026 |
| Jacob Haller, Trustee - Term Expires: 2024 |
| Anna Kasper, Trustee - Term Expires: 2025 |
| Jay Saunders, Trustee - Term Expires: 2026 |
đŹÂ [This link should open a new email with all the names added](mailto:[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]) and the current emails are available on the Village website if any of these arenât working.
[ ] Email the Village Board - THIS WEEK.
Tell them that you support the creation, and full funding of this role. Itâs important to you that we take a much more proactive role in strategic planning in the Village. We may not have much new land to develop, but that doesnât mean that the way we use it and allocate it canât be improved. We have miles upon miles of streets that are too wide, too fast, and do nothing to protect bikers and pedestrians.
[ ] Tell a friend to do the same!
[ ] Appear at any of the upcoming budget meetings, to note your support
<aside> đ Nov 20th is the FINAL of two meetings. Please attend this, or provide feedback before it.
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<aside> đ This whole document is A LOT. Please donât feel the need to read it all. Each section is collapsed with the arrows (âľ). Dig in as much or as little as you want. Action items have their own section if youâve seen all you need to see.
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Hello neighbor!
We recently informed you about a town hall for the Community Planner role. If you attended, or sent in comments in support, itâs sincerely appreciated! It was a mix of frustratingly inaccurate fear-mongering, brought back up by passionate, well-researched support. Later, an article in the Journal came out that attempted to summarize the meeting. It missed the scale and composition of the feedback, and the less-engaged resident might read this story or otherwise hear about the meeting and assume itâs rife with controversy and peril. Quite the opposite!
The following will provide a fresh accounting: one thatâs rooted in an intense desire to make Whitefish Bay a better place to live - even better than it already is - by people who have been paying attention and working on these issues for years!
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