Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently Posts under ‘Salem’
Salem takes stand against statewide sex offender residency law
The Salem Town Board will be sending a letter to the state legislature stating the town's opposition to a bill that seeks to establish statewide standards for where released sex offenders can live and frequent.
Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently
Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently Salem chairman seeking contracts for department superintendents
Salem Chairman Linda Valentine is seeking to have the town enter into employment contracts with the top superintendents of town departments.
Contracts would be a matter of fairness, Valentine said, for the superintendents because many were hired before the town administrator was hired. When hired, they reported to the Town Board. Now the town administrator can hire or fire the superintendents.
"We changed the rules," Valentine said.
Salem grants conditional use permit for Trevor-Wilmot gym
The Salem Town Board approved the granting of a conditional use permit for the new gymnasium planned for the Trevor School expansion.
The permit is needed because of the gym's size, said Matthew Wolfert, Bray Architects, which is designing the school's addition project.
The gym will be able to seat 600 people for a program, Wolfert explained. That should allow for all-school assemblies and special programs.
"There is not a 600-person event taking place every day or… Continue reading
Salem seeking dispatching services for public safety officers
Salem is seeking radio dispatch contact for its public safety officers as the town looks to step up its enforcement of town ordinances and traffic laws.
Dispatch contact is vital for the safety of the officers when situations become more urgent, such as when a person stopped for a traffic offense becomes uncooperative.
Public Safety Officer David Shortess said the Silver Lake Police… Continue reading
Dispatch contact is vital for the safety of the officers when situations become more urgent, such as when a person stopped for a traffic offense becomes uncooperative.
Public Safety Officer David Shortess said the Silver Lake Police… Continue reading Applications for Salem commissions sought
Salem town Chairman Linda Valentine is encouraging interested town residents to apply for positions that will be expiring on various town commissions.
At least one position is set for appointment soon on:
At least one position is set for appointment soon on:
- The Planning and Zoning Commission.
- The Board of Review.
- The Parks Commission.
- Representative to the Community Library Board.
Salem UMC to host Smorgasbord supper March 7
Salem United Methodist Church will hold its annual Smorgasbord supper on Sunday, March 7 from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Prices are: $7 for adults, 14 years and older; $5 for seniors, 60 years and older; $5 for children, ages 3 to 13. Children under 3 eat free. Tickets are available ahead of time or at the door. Take-out and local delivery are available.
Here is what $7 will get you: Roast beef, baked… Continue reading
Salem open house and public hearing on comprehensive plan is tonight
An Open House and Public Hearing on the town's comprehensive plan will be held by the Salem Town Board today at the Salem Town Hall, 9814 Antioch Road (Highway 83), Salem. The open house will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a public hearing before the Town Board at 7 p.m.
The open house will provide an opportunity… Continue reading
The open house will provide an opportunity… Continue reading Roll-over accident reported in Camp Lake
At 8:20 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units from the Wilmot station are responding to the report of a single vehicle roll-over accident at 268th Avenue and Camp Lake Road.
UPDATE 8:24 p.m. -- Responding units told to slow to non-emergency speed.
UPDATE 8:28 p.m. -- Vehicle is unoccupied and no one at scene from vehicle.
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Go blurt it out in Trevor Sunday
BLURTitOUT! #4, focusing on Salem, Paddock Lake and Brass Ball and some ice harvesting, will take place this Sunday.
The event will begin promptly at 1 p.m. at 25905 114th St. Arrival is suggested at 12:30 p.m. so you can visit with long lost friends and other commonly-interested attendees.
Here is the format. Large images are displayed on a screen and questions and answers and recollections are encouraged.
Dress code is casual. There we will be treats… Continue reading
All votes cast in Salem were counted
All votes cast on ballots in Salem -- regardless of whether they were made on incorrect ballots -- were counted in the town supervisor primary Tuesday, town and state election officials report.
The issue arose yesterday when it was discovered that ballot instructions telling voters to vote for as many as four candidates in the town supervisor primary were incorrect. The instructions should have said vote for as many as two… Continue reading
Crash with injuries at Highways W and F
At 1:21 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue and Silver Lake Rescue are responding to a report of a crash with injuries at Highways W and F in Salem.
There wires down at the scene, according to scanner transmissions.
UPDATE 1:23 p.m. -- Personnel on scene reports one car off the road and against a tree. No one trapped in car. Wire is a guy wire.
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Salem town supervisor results
Preliminary results from the Salem town supervisor primary show Eileen DelMonico and Peter DeRidder being eliminated from the April ballot.
Two people from the field of six were to be trimmed by today's primary.
Counting of results in Salem likely has been complicated by ballot problems discovered today, in which some voters were instructed to vote for
Two people from the field of six were to be trimmed by today's primary.
Counting of results in Salem likely has been complicated by ballot problems discovered today, in which some voters were instructed to vote for Salem adjusting ballots due to error
An error in how ballots were printed is causing Salem to hand correct voting instructions on ballots for the primary election today.
Ballots printed for today's election for town supervisor instructed voters to vote for four individuals out of a field of six candidates.
However, voters should have been instructed to vote for only two candidates.
The primary was needed to narrow a field… Continue reading Primaries Tuesday in Paddock Lake, Salem and Randall School District
There will be non-partisan primary elections Tuesday in Paddock Lake, Salem and the Randall School District, which includes portions of Randall and Twin Lakes.
Polls will be open where necessary from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Those who survive Tuesday will face off again in April.
If you'd like to catch up on the stances of the candidates, we suggest these previous posts… Continue reading Crash at Highway 83 and AH
At 11:14 a.m., units from Salem Fire/Rescue are responding to a report of a multi-vehicle crash at Highways 83 and AH, Salem.
First unit on scene reports that there are two vehicles involved, with moderate damage.
UPDATE 11:18 a.m. -- There's a pole down and wires across the road.
UPDATE 11:21 a.m. -- Pole appears to be a traffic signal standard. State Department of Transportation has been notified.
UPDATE 11:26 a.m. -- Vehicles involved are a… Continue reading
Salem town supervisor candidate interviews
Over the last week we have interviewed most of the candidates for Salem town supervisor. Following are their responses to two questions captured on video.
Eileen Del Monico declined to participate.
Most of the candidates were interviewed at a meet and greet and event held last week at the Community Library. Dennis Faber did not attend that event due to a family obligation, so I caught up to him Wednesday and interviewed… Continue reading
Developer gets nod for smaller houses
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A developer won approval from the Salem Town Board Monday for its plans to downsize some of the houses to be built in an already approved subdivision.
The move is designed to spur sales at the Heritage Estates Subdivision, said Mark S. Bourque, agent for the developer.
Originally the entire subdivision, which is located south of Highway C on the east side of Highway 83, had minimum house sizes required… Continue reading
Injury crash on Highway AH, Salem
At 4:41 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue and deputies are responding to a report of a crash with injuries in the 22700 block of Highway AH.
UPDATE 4:43 p.m. -- Dispatch reports that the crash involves one car, which is in the ditch. It was reported by a passerby, who thought someone might be hurt.
UPDATE 4:44 p.m. -- Rescue personnel on scene reporting no injuries.
UPDATE 4:53 p.m. -- All rescue personnel returning to… Continue reading
Units responding to possible gas leak
At about 6:40 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue, Silver Lake Rescue and sheriff's deputies are responding to the report of a possible natural gas leak at a home in the 8100 block of N. Riverside Drive.
We Energies is already at the scene.
UPDATE 6:46 p.m -- A homeowner has been contacted. That person is in Chicago. No one believed to be inside the home. We Energies has reportedly cut off gas service to… Continue reading
Object in road causes Highway 50 crash
At 6:18 p.m., deputies are responding to the report of a multiple car crash in the 29700 block of Highway 50 (75th Street), Salem. Apparently one car hit an object in the road and another vehicle either hit the first car or also hit the object. Both vehicles are off the roadway now. They were traveling in the eastbound lanes. No injuries being reported at this time.
UPDATE 6:39 p.m. -- Scene is… Continue reading
Lake Shangri-la Fishing Derby results
Here are some results from the Lake Shangri-la 2010 Fishing Derby (submitted by Jill Barningham), which was held last weekend:
Cash raffle winners
- 1st place: Susan Gold, $1,000.
- 2nd place: Jack Rarth, $500.
- 3rd place: Oscar Rivera $100.
- 1st place: Jeremy Drury, 2".
- 2nd place: Jeremy Drury, 3-1/2".
- 3rd place: Mia Kirk & Adam Kordecki 5".
- 1st place: Danny Reindl, 8-1/2".
- 2nd place: Jamie Sokolski, 8".
- 3rd place: Danny Reindl, 7-3/4".
- 1st place: John
Paddock Lake Sports Fishing Derby coverage
Meet and greet event for Salem, Paddock Lake candidates this Friday
A pair of local residents are hosting a meet and greet event for the candidates running in the Feb. 16 primaries in Salem and Paddock Lake.
Candidates for county office also will be invited.
The event will take place Friday, Feb. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Community Library, Salem site, Highways 83 and AH.
The public is invited to attend and talk to the candidates… Continue reading Units responding to report of smoke in basement
Units from Salem Fire/Rescue and Bristol Fire Department are responding to a report of smoke in a basement in the 8600 block of 222nd Court, Salem.
Person reporting the smoke thought it might be from a furnace motor. Residents of the home were evacuating as the call was being made.
UPDATE 6:03 a.m. -- Personnel on scene reporting no smoke showing.
UPDATE 6:07 a.m. -- Some personnel being released from scene… Continue reading
Salem officials consider draft comprehensive plan
Salem town officials will be pondering what types of economic development they might want to plan to attract as part of the state-mandated planning process.
A draft of the plan was considered by the Town Board and Planning and Zoning Commission at a special meeting Wednesday. The nearly four year process is nearing the end, with approval of a plan anticipated for some time within the next two months.
Representatives of the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, who… Continue reading
Lake Shangri-la ice fishing derby this weekend
The Lake Shangri-la Property Owners Association will host its 41st annual ice fishing derby this Saturday and Sunday.
Headquarters for the event is the Community Center, 22112 121st St.
Food and refreshments will be served from 6 a.m. until closing both days. There will be hourly door prizes, special raffles and prizes for all members of the family.
Cash fishing prizes will be awarded at 5 p.m., Sunday. Ice derby raffle prizes also will be handed out… Continue reading
Salem Town Board, Plan Commission to meet on comprehensive plan
The Salem Town Board and Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a joint informational meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall, 9814 Antioch Road,
On the agenda is a presentation by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission on the Town of Salem Comprehensive Plan: 2035…
Reps want Rock Lake electric motor rule to be official
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Representatives of the Rock Lake Homeowners Association have long thought that only the use of electric boat motors on their body of water was an enforceable town law. The rule is even posted at the public boat launch on the lake.
But research by town administrator Patrick Casey found that the rule, though requested, was never actually put on the books. The finding was announced at Monday's meeting of the town… Continue reading
Comprehensive no-wake levels likely would take study
Setting comprehensive slow-no wake levels for all of the lakes in Salem would likely entail hiring a consultant to conduct a study, the town's new Lakes Committee was told Monday.
Setting up comprehensive no-wake levels is one of town Chairman Linda Valentine's goals for the group, which had its first meeting early this month and met for the second time tonight.
"We need to have a… Continue reading Salem Lakes Committee to meet tonight
The work to revise and update all the various documents that regulate lakes within Salem will continue today with a meeting of the relatively new Lakes Committee.
The committee met for the first time Jan. 4. It is made up of representatives of the lake districts within the town and three members of the Town Board.
At the last meeting, lake regulations were reviewed page by… Continue reading 
