This marks the first of a new class of Blogs that will be labeled 'Village Buzz'. We'll discuss things that are gathered from what I consider to be reliable sources. I'll sometimes share the source' names and other times will avoid doing so for obvious reasons.
Barley Pop Update...
I am hearing that the Barley Pop Pub will be able to handle its tax obligation and continue to maintain its liquor license. Employees have apparently been told that mortgage refinancing or something along those lines will make this possible and they are very upbeat about their futures as employees.
We'll see if this was a reliable barometer.
Mequon Road Trees Cut...
I watched as the new Sendik's Village Center signage was being put into place and thought about the change that seemed to have taken place when the new replaced the old. It finally dawned on me that this new sign was quite a bit taller than the old and that had caused visibility to be hampered because of trees that had been planted as part of the Village Street Tree program of some years ago.
Now I see that three trees have been removed and the former spots are landscaped over probably indicating that nothing will be there to replace those removed. I don't know when that happened but it must've been within the past two or three days.
And then, I noted that ten trees had been cut down in the Pick 'n Save area although those stumps are still there.
What is going on? Does the new sign exceed the height limits that the village has in place? Why were those beautiful trees removed? Who made this decision? Did this go through an appropriate committee? Is there a public record to be seen?
Why did ten trees need to be cut down a bit further west on Mequon Road? Were those interfering with sight lines or was there some other reason?
I guess I need to visit with village officials to determine why this all was necessary, unless some of the readers already know the answers.
