NEW BERLIN CITIZENS

FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

Endorses

JJ Blonien

for

6^th District Alderman

Based on our interview with JJ Blonien, it is our opinion that he is the best candidate to represent 6^th District residents. JJ will bring the fresh, positive change in leadership needed at City Hall.

NBCRG has confidence in Blonien’s commitment to:

   Control spending and taxes for city residents.

    Support residents by opposing sidewalk construction.

   Economic development for the benefit of the citizens, not the developers.

    Provide necessary city services while eliminating unnecessary spending.

   Listen to his constituents and keep citizens informed about critical issues.

VOTE

Tuesday, April 1^st

At Glen Park School

Authorized and paid for by New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government, Dolores Karner, Treasurer.  This is a Political Action Committee which acts independently of and without consultation with any candidate or candidate’s committee.

There is a Wisconsin State Referendum Question on the Ballot which is as follows:

QUESTION 1: "Partial Veto, Shall Section 10 (1)(c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill?"

NBCRG recommends a YES vote for the following reasons;

Democratic and Republican governors in the past have frequently changed the meanings of the stated purpose of the passed legislation  by  combining  words, sentences phrases, dollar ammounts  and paragraphs to completely change the wishes of the legislature.

This practice has let to what various parties have called the "Frankenstein Veto Power"

It has changed State budgets, taxes, programs, failities and most everything else .

 Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

NBCRG voted at our last meeting to endorse Mike Gableman  for the posion for the following reasons:

The present justice was not elected being, as he was appointed by Governor Doyle. Louis Butler has been the swing vote since his appointment and the result have made Wisconsin the only state where industries can be sued without proof that their product, caused particular problem. This is true even if those companies have never made an offending product. The net result is that companies now in Wisconsin have another reason to expand their operations elsewhere, or to completely move out of the state.

The present make up of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has also moved into areas that could affect schools, virtual schools marriage amendment, school choice, police methods and many others,

NBCRG also reaffims support for the  local races previously  stated:

Alderman District 2,    Ted Wysocki  

               District 4,    Ken Harenda

               District 6,    JJ Blonien

School Board

               Art Marquardt

               Dave Maxey

County Supervisors

               District 20, Pauline Jeske

               District 21, Karl Nilson

               District 22, Pete Gundrum

Be sure to vote April 1, 2008  from 7:00am to 8:00pm

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NEW BERLIN CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

Endorses

Ken Harenda

for

4th District Alderman

Based on our interviews with the candidates, it is our opinion that Ken Harenda is the best candidate to represent 4th District residents.    

NBCRG has confidence in Harenda’s commitment to:

   Control spending and taxes for city residents.

    Support rebuilding Calhoun Road at a reasonable cost.

   Economic development for the benefit of the citizens, not the developers.

    Provide necessary city services while eliminating unnecessary spending.

   Listen to his constituents and keep citizens informed about critical issues.

VOTE

Tuesday, April 1^st

at 

Peace Lutheran Church, 17651 Small Road, Handicap Entrance from College Avenue 

Authorized and paid for by New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government, Dolores Karner, Treasurer.  This is a Political Action Committee which acts independently of and without consultation with any candidate or candidate’s committee..

The New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG) has invited all candidates for public office to our meetings for many years, to make a presentation on what the candidates vision is for the  various offices.

This year we again asked all candidates to make their views known to our members. They spoke, we listened and asked questions, and then we decided if we wanted to make any endorsements.   We did consider all statements on their positions as an indication of  what could be expected in the future.

We have decided to endorse the following people;  

New Berlin Board of Education,  Art Marquardt and Dave Maxey

New Berlin Common Council,    District 2    Ted Wysocki

                                               District 4   Ken Harenda

                                               District 6   JJ Blonien

Waukesha County Board of Supervisors. These are New the County Board Districts

                                               District 20   Pauline Jaske

                                               District 21   Karl Nilson

                                               District 22   Peter Gundrum
 

Please consider these people as you thoughtfully cast your ballots.

Be sure to vote on April 1, 2008, Election hours are  7:00am to 8:00pm

“WE CARE!!!” 

The Eisenhower Middle School Student Council & Miss Whitty are proud to announce their “FOR DANIELLE & COMPANY” project. 

Danielle Quigley is a recent graduate of Eisenhower and is serving in combat overseas. 

To share our support for Danielle we are asking the entire Eisenhower community and the Community of New Berlin to get behind us and join in as we do our part to recognize our soldiers.  

We Need: 

Travel size Deodorant

Individual Drink Packets 
 

 
Clubs ~ Organizations ~ Families ~ Individuals

Please join us in our

“FOR DANIELLE & COMPANY” Effort

Public Forum:

As President of New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government
I must respond to  Ray McInerny Sr attacks on our Organization. The meeting on February 16 was not sponsored in any way by NBCRG.

If McInerny read the announcement, he would discover that it was called by Alderman Dave Ament , 7^th District, to inform residents of the area, as to what Mayor Chiavatero, Alderman Moore and JP Walker’s Department of Public Works, was planning for sidewalks and a divided highway for Coffee Road.

The citizens along Calhoun Road, Greenfield Ave, 124^th Street, National Avenue, as well as other areas, have been opposing these sidewalks, sidepaths and and bike trails and the  City has been ignoring their concerns. NBCRG is an active observer that is willing to help as asked.

Incidentally, Ray McInerny Sr. is president of a small group. The group is apparently not active as they claim to be exempt from Wisconsin State laws that require that expenditures over $25, must be reported to the City Clerk. He also was Alderman Poshepny’s campaign manager and the alleged master mind behind Poshepnys election victory. McInerny is reportedly active in Bill Moore's re-election bid.

Alderman Poshepny holds his district 5 meetings at the Senior Housing complex where he lives and does not allow residents outside of his district to attend. He stated to us that it is his home and he can invite whom he wants to. He holds his meetings on the same evening as NBCRG meets, so we can not test to see if he discriminates.

 Aldermnan Poshepny was not shouted down. He was asked by Alderman Ament not to speak as this was supposed to be an informational meeting for taxpayers, not a public hearing where alderman can pontificate.

So far as a reason why groups cannot use the City facilities, Ray should ask Mayor Chiavatero, Alderman Moore and ex-alderman Gallagher, who were the prime instigators two years ago in passing the Ordinance, which prohibited any non-city group from using City Hall and / or the City Channel 25 for any purposes, their reasons for keeping citizens and civic groups from using OUR City Hall.

This short sighted policyalso has kept election forums, Christmas and July 4^th parades, and other events from being televised.

If Mr. McInery does not know the facts, He should not  make the complaints.

 Ralph Heun, New Berlin

Guest editorial by Vern Bentley

Mayor Chiavatero has requested an affidavit from a Real Estate professional to prove that trails operating across private property cause land values to fall more than 10% as compared to property that has no trails in place. He received an answer but still insists on extending a trail into still another area.

A developer requested approval by the Planning Commission, of a 10 acre property to be split into a 2 lot land division at 17445 W Observatory Road to include 2 -5 acre parcels

When Ronald Reagan School was built the school was forced to provise a 50' easemant for a trail to the north to connect to these two properties.

This connection to Observatory Road  would extend the trails further north thru more private properties, crossing  Calhoun Road and lead to Malone City Park

The city wants an easement thru these 2 properties, or they will probably not approve the  land division.There is no mention of financial compensation for this easement in spite of the fact that the Mayor said the trails may not be buit for another 20 years. These 2 lots have  wetland areas that would require  Department of Natural Resources approval to build. Granting this trail easement  will affect placement of building, driveways, septic systems and leech beds. Possibly both lots will be  uninhabitable. When developer offered to sell the 10 acre site to the city of New Berlin. the mayor replied "That will never happen, at least by this body".

Viewing the proposed trail map, this trail seems to travel south across National Avenue and thru more private lands down to Calhoun Park.

The City is taking lands, without compensation, that owners paid for and is forcing the current owners to accept strangers in their yards in a blatant invasion of privacy. How can the City compensate the owners for maintenance and insurance problems in case of accidents or injuries and lowering of the value of their properties. 

 I would like to ask Mayor Chiavatero, all Planning Commissioners, including Paul Gehring, who also chairs the non functional Alternative Transportation Committee, "would you allow trails to go thru your back and side yards"?

 An example of what I mean:

Plan Commissioner Lee Sisson voted to approve trails and sidepaths. He also voted to approve the Deer Creek Inn and Conference Center without a Public Hearing . Mr Sisson was very upset that the The same Planning Commission approved
the Cement Batch Plant in the Johnson Quarry. Mr Sisson was upset because that put more traffic on National Avenue
near his home on Barton Road. 

How about a trail from Barton road up to the Historic Orchard on Propect Hill?