Willy Wonka Jr at Bradford High School--All Shows 7PM

As Someone Said "What, No TIF, and Saving Taxpayers Money?"

Delisle said the property taxes from the park will help subsidize homeowners' taxes. Click here.

News for Longaberger Fans

Longaberger also announced it will open a factory store Thursday at Jelly Belly Candy Co.’s Wisconsin Distribution Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., for a six-month trial period. The store will offer retired baskets, wrought iron and pottery, as it does at The Homestead, near Frazeysburg. Click here.

Missing Anything?

We have metal collectors driving through our neighborhood with their big, noisy trucks the evening before and early morning of trash / recycling day. Yesterday evening, one of these guys in a big white moving-type truck (looks like he painted with a can of spray paint over the old paint job) tried to take one of our neighbor kids brand new bikes because it was in our driveway near street. My wife stopped him and he said "then you shouldn't leave it by end of driveway". I won't repeat what she said to him but he's lucky I wasn't there. I told my wife to call police next time and I'll be watching for them. I've already asked PPPD about it and they said to call them if it is a problem. I suggest you watch out for them and do the same.

Abbott plans 'very small' layoff

July 19, 2008

NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT

NORTH CHICAGO -- Abbott Laboratories will lay off a "very small number" of employees in coming weeks as part of what a company spokesman termed a departmental restructuring.
Abbott spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch, while declining to say how many employees will be affected, said Friday that the company is "making a few changes in our diagnostics unit (to) improve our business efficiency."
The cuts will include management-level employees at Abbott Park.
Late last year, the company laid off some 1,200 people from manufacturing jobs in California and Ireland. That number represented less than 2 percent of Abbott's global work force of 65,000.
News of the latest cuts came two days after the company announced strong worldwide sales and net income during the second quarter, which ended June 30.

Here's an Interesting Train Tidbit and WE Energies

Click here.

Anyone Afraid We Will Lose Village Appointed Staff?

Dick Ginkowski asked to have an evaluation of the Village Staff compensation. Does anyone feel this is necessary? Click here.

This is not good news for Pleasant Prairie

Wisconsin high court backs Walgreens on property taxes (click here).

7/7/2008 | Pleasant Prairie Village Board

Talk About Confusing.

Why would Village deny Prairie Trails East Final Plat:

B. Consider Resolution #08-26 to deny the Final Plat for the first stage of the Prairie Trails East Subdivision.

When this subdivision requires Prairie Trails East approval before The Orchard can do anything?

A. Consider the request of Christopher Jackson, P.E. of CJ Engineering, on behalf of JM Squared LLC, owner, for a Variance from Section 395-60 C of the Land Division and Development Control Ordinance related to 120th Street exceeding the maximum 800 foot cul-de-sac length within The Orchard Subdivision that is generally located on the west side of 28th Avenue, south of 116th Street, at the approximate 11900 Block.

New St. Anne Catholic Church Blog

St. Anne blog (click here)

Railroad crossing at Bain Station Road

Click here. We received letters on this a couple of days ago.