Election Preview: Caledonia Village Board (Trustee No. 3)

Incumbent Kevin Wanggaard will take on challenger Maureen Cramer in Village Board race on April 2.

Election Preview: Caledonia Village Board (Trustee No. 3)

Incumbent Kevin Wanggaard will take on challenger Maureen Cramer in Village Board race on April 2.

Incumbent Kevin Wanggaard will take on challenger Maureen Cramer on April 2 for the Trustee No. 3 spot on the Village Board. (Click on link for biographical information on each candidate). Trustees serve two-year terms and are paid $6,600 per year. To provide residents with the most information about the election, Patch asked the candidates their views on the key issues facing the village. Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions as well as some posed by Patch. I have been fortunate to be able to serve the residents of Caledonia over the past ten years. Throughout my terms on the Town and Village Boards, we have been able to balance budgets, maintain and improve services, and hold the line on property taxes…

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Brian Dey

8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Yes Fran, you nailed it alright. Every single home requires the same amount of services, although i doubt anyone living in Crestview will require police services for rounding up horses that stray like at the McCalvy's a few times. You make my point very clear. If each home requires the same services, then why are those large parcels given a tax break for being agricultural? They do not have …   more ›

Primary Election Preview: Caledonia Village Board Race (Trustee No. 3)

Two newcomers are challenging incumbent Kevin Wanggaard in the Feb. 19 Village Board primary election.

UPDATE: Jim Tiderman has decided not to run. However, his name will still be on the ballot. Caledonia voters will head to the polls on Feb. 19 to narrow down the field of candidates running for the Trustee No. 3 seat on the Village Board. The top two voter-getters will advance to the April 2 general election. The candidates are incumbent Trustee Kevin Wanggaard and challengers Jim Tiderman and Maureen Cramer. (Click on link for biographical information on each candidate). To provide residents with the most information on where they stand on the issues facing the village, Caledonia Patch invited readers to submit questions that we posed to the candidates.  Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions as well as …

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Kevin Wanggaard, Candidate for Caledonia Village Board (Trustee No. 3)

Incumbent trustee Kevin Wanggaard is seeking his fifth term in office in the April 2 election for the Trustee No. 3 seat on the Caledonia Village Board.

Name: Kevin Wanggaard Address: 3710 South Ln.  Age: 51 Occupation: Maintenance Family:  Married Two (2) stepsons and their wives Five (5) grandchildren How long have you lived in the village? 13 years Have you held political office? -Elected Town Supervisor 2003 -Re-elected Town Supervisor 2005 -Elected Village Trustee 2006 -Re-elected Village Trustee 2007,2009,2011 Related experience:  -Current Chairman Legislative/Licensing Committee -Current member Finance Committee -Former member Personnel Committee -Former Vice-Chair Caledonia/Mt. Pleasant Board of Health -Former member Open Space Management Oversight Committee -Former member Caledonia Utility District Commission -Former member Caledonia Storm Sewer Utility District Commission -…

Village Board Races Heat Up With Contested Races

All four positions for the Caledonia Village Board will have two candidates on the April ballot. One of the positions will also have a primary election in February.

Four of the seven Caledonia village board seats are up for election this spring including the village president's position, and each has a contested race. The village trustee number three position will have a primary election on February 19. The top two vote getters from that race will then be on the spring election on April 2 along with the other positions. Trustees serve two-year terms and are paid $6,600 per year. The village president is paid $13,000 per year and serves a two-year term. Candidates have until 5 p.m. today to file papers. We'll update the list if any additional candidates file. Trustee No 1 *Kathy Burton (filed non-candidacy) Ed Willing, 5754 Winstar Lane David Prott, 2442 Rebecca Drive Trustee No. 3 *Kevin Wanggaard, …

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Ed Willing

9:50 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

I was falsely accused and I answered. :) if that's angry to you, how do you classify your own? Yeah, I'm sharp tongued and get to the point. Hopefully that gets me some votes. It is odd that you're attacking me when I've attacked no one here. Just pointing out the truth and explaining my positions to one who clearly have no idea where I stand. Guilty as charged.   more ›

New Village Administrator's Contract Approved, But Just Barely

Three of the seven Village Board members voted against approving Mark Janiuk's contract -- not because they don't think he can do the job, but because of the Village's residency requirement.

In a 4 to 3 vote, the Village Board approved a contract for Mark Janiuk, the new village administrator, at its Tuesday meeting. The approval was made despite the dissenting votes. The three Board members who voted against Jaiuk's contract said their decision wasn’t a reflection of how they felt about Janiuk’s ability to do the job. However, Tom Weatherston, Kevin Wanggaard, and Lee Wishau all voted against approving the contract because Janiuk, who lives in Racine, won’t be moving to Caledonia. After the vote, Janiuk sarcastically said, “Thanks for the vote of confidence.” “We had an ordinance that said you have to live in Caledonia and on two separate occasions I asked if we were going to enforce the Village’s residency requirement …

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Chris Larsen

2:18 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

It would have been short-sighted on the Caledonia board's part if they would dropped the ball on this one. You will find that no matter where Mark goes home to at night, he will do his best for Caledonia. His track record in Sturtevant is beyond reproach, and you are getting one heck of an Administrator.   more ›

Waukesha's Water Woes Could Spur Water Service To I-94 In Caledonia

Waukesha is actively negotiating with Racine, Oak Creek and Milwaukee to get water from Lake Michigan. However, their discussions with Racine are further along than Oak Creek and Milwaukee.

If the Waukesha Utility District brokers a deal with the Racine to bring water from Lake Michigan to Waukesha, the financial impact could positively impact Caledonia water customers. Village officials called a meeting with officials with the Waukesha Water Utility, the City of Racine, and the Racine Water and Waste Water Utility on Thursday to clarify several issues. The benefit to Caledonia, said Keith Haas, general manager of the Racine Water and Wastewater Utility, is that residents receiving water from the City of Racine could see a drop of 15 to 20 percent on their water bills. Village officials are also anxious to draft their own water service agreement with the City of Racine. Having both agreements in place, Caledonia residents …

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Caledonia Likely To Require Businesses To Pay More For Road Projects

The proposal has been drafted by the Legislative & Licensing Committee to have road reconstruction projects paid for by businesses.

If a road in front of a business needs to be ripped up and reconstructed, the business owner will likely see a slightly bigger bill for the project. Caledonia is one step closer to requiring industrial and commercial property owners to pay more for road reconstruction projects. The Legislative and Licensing Committee will recommend to the Village Board next week that they make adjustments to their special assessment policy to pay for Village road reconstruction projects. “The policy won’t be substantially different for residents, but it’s definitely more aggressive for the other business uses,” said Elaine Ekes The policy would require industrial, commercial, manufacturing and institutional businesses owners to pay 100 percent of road …

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mau

2:23 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

There will be no incentive to keep construction costs under control.   more ›

UPDATE: Caledonia Conservancy Receives DNR Grant

Fran Martin, president of the Conservancy, said the money would be used to purchase land that will connect their trails.

UPDATE: The Caledonia Conservancy has tentatively received about $130,000 from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant, which is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and private businesses and citizens. Fran Martin, president for the group, said the money would be used to purchases 15.3 acres of land on Short Road and Five Mile Road from Karen "Henni" Keland. The Village Board can adopt or reject the grant. However, they have already issued a letter of support for the project. One of the concerns the Village Board had was that the property would be removed from the tax roll and the Village would lose the tax money. However, Martin said the amount they would lose would amount to about 15 percent of $600. ORIGINAL STORY: The…

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Should Communities Be Allowed To Scrap Their Land Use Plan?

Why would a state Legislator want communities to scrap them?

A bill proposed in the state Assembly would allow communities to scrap their land use plans if they wanted to do so. Current law requires that land use plans be consistent with a municipality's comprehensive plan. Ordinances that would be affected would include: official mapping, local subdivision regulation and zoning ordinances. If a municipality creates or alters a current ordinance, the comprehensive plan has to include the required planning elements. However, if AB 303 were made into law, it would allow communities to discontinue comprehensive planning if they wanted to, even if they already have one on file.  The bill was introduced by Mary Williams (R-Medford) and Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford) and has the support from a number of other…

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