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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: September 9, 2022
RE: Weekly Newsletter
1. CITY AWARDED SAWYER CREEK WATERSHED DETENTION BASIN GRANT:
The City of Oshkosh has been awarded a $495,355 grant from the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources (WDNR) Municipal Flood Control Grant Program for the
construction of the Sawyer Creek Watershed Rural II Detention Basin. This was the
highest total award provided by the WDNR for this round of the Municipal Flood Control
Grant Program. Attached is the list of the 2022 Municipal Flood Control grant awards.
The total construction cost of the project has been estimated at approximately $9,000,000.
The approximately 55-acre dry detention basin will have the ability to store
approximately 300 – 400 acre-feet (approximately 114 million gallons) of storm water.
The detention basin will be constructed similar to the James Road Detention Basin and is
the last of the large proposed projects for the Sawyer Creek watershed. The proposed
basin will capture flood waters just before Sawyer Creek enters the City of Oshkosh
limits. The project will also reduce the quantity of pollutants (suspended solids and
phosphorus) that are currently being carried to Lake Winnebago from Sawyer Creek.
Construction of the Sawyer Creek Watershed Rural II Dry Detention Basin is currently
scheduled to begin in 2023. If you have any questions regarding this grant award, please
contact Director of Public Works James Rabe, or Engineering Division Manager / City
Engineer Justin Gierach.
2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: This year the Oshkosh Public Library asked the community
to help select the topic for our annual photo contest and the result was uplifting! Local
photographers are invited to submit entries that capture moments of genuine joy.
Submissions will be accepted Sept. 12-Oct. 15.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in two categories: ages 13 – 17 and ages
18 and older. A selection of photos will be printed and exhibited during a reception
following the Downtown Oshkosh Holiday Parade on Thurs., Dec. 1 from 7 – 9 p.m. in
the library’s First Floor Reading Room. Please share this information with anyone who
has an interest in photography. Both amateur and professional work is accepted. Contest
details are available on the Library website.
3. FIRE PROMOTIONS AND NEW HIRES:
Congratulations to Shawn Millard for being promoted to Equipment Operator on
September 11, 2022.
Welcome to the Oshkosh Fire Department - Andrew Lepien and Rick Guerra. They
will both be starting with the Oshkosh Fire Department on Monday, September
12, 2022.
4. ATTACHMENTS:
2022 Municipal Flood Control grant awards
OFD’s latest issue of Hot Topics
5. COVID-19 RESOURCE LINKS AND INFORMATION:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/
Wisconsin Department of Health Services:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
Winnebago County Public Health Department:
https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health
6. LOOKING AHEAD: Throughout the week of September 12, I will be continuing the
operating budget process, meeting with department heads, staff and the finance
department. The other meetings of note for the week are as follows: At 7:30 AM on
Monday I will be meeting with Mayor Palmeri to discuss Tuesday’s agenda. At 2:30 PM
I will be attending a virtual DOT meeting regarding the impact of DOT projects on our
local storm water system. At 4:00 PM I will be meeting with Oshkosh Area School District
staff. On Tuesday at 7:30 AM I will be attending the Oshkosh Area United Way
Leadership Committee meeting. At 11:00 AM I will be attending the Joint Review Board
meeting for the proposed Sawdust District TIF. If you have any questions about my
schedule, please contact me.