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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: August 11, 2023
RE: Weekly Newsletter
1. FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTS FVTC SUMMER CAMP: CJ Wedell, Captain of Training for
the Oshkosh Fire Department (OFD), hosted the FVTC Summer Camp – Basic Fire Camp at
Station 14 on July 18th. Students, who ranged in age from 12 to 17 years old, were provided
with an introduction to the OFD and a station tour. The students saw equipment on the airport
rescue and firefighting (ARFF) trucks, toured aircraft at EAA’s Weeks Hangar on the airport
grounds, and had a training drill with Crash Truck 3 and our aircraft training prop at Station
14. Thank you to Captain Wedell for taking the time to show the students around during EAA!
2. EAA AIRVENTURE BREAKS RECORDS IN 2023: This year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
broke multiple records. Organizers say the 70th anniversary aviation event was a success, with
approximately 677,000 people attending, breaking the previous record set in 2022 of 650,000
people.
In addition, more than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport and other airports
in east-central Wisconsin. At Wittman alone, there were 21,883 aircraft operations in the 11-
day period from July 20th – 30th, which is an average of approximately 148 takeoffs/landings
per hour. The Oshkosh Fire Department was happy to serve you and we look forward to next
year!
3. LETTERS SENT TO RESIDENTS REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF PRIVATE-SIDE
LEAD WATER LINES: The City has applied for funding from the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to help reduce the cost to
private property owners for lead water service line replacement work in late-2023 and 2024.
While we wait to learn if funding will be granted, along with the amount and administration
of any funding provided, notices are being sent to property owners adjacent to proposed water
main replacement projects, including street reconstruction projects.
The purpose of these letters is to inform the property owners of the City’s ordinance regarding
replacement of lead water service lines and to encourage property owners to register to have
Oshkosh Water Utility perform an inspection of the material type of their water service line at
the water meter at no charge. Property owners may also hire a plumber of their choosing to
perform the inspection. Residents are encouraged to replace their private-side lead service
water lines ahead of construction to facilitate restoration.
If you have questions regarding the private-side lead water service lateral replacement
program, please contact Assistant Director of Public Works / Utilities General Manager, Steve
Gohde.
4. SEWER MAIN AND LATERAL TELEVISING INFORMATIONAL LETTERS SENT: The
City has hired Speedy Clean Drain and Sewer to locate and inspect sanitary and storm sewer
main line and laterals via closed circuit televising. Informational letters regarding this work
for the 2024 Waugoo Avenue reconstruction project have been sent to property owners whose
property is adjacent to this project. These letters include information regarding the marking of
their sidewalks for the locations of the laterals, the process required if Speedy Clean is unable
to determine which lateral to a given property is active, and identification information for
Speedy Clean’s vehicles and employees. The property owners were also asked to return the
construction access agreements recently mailed to them.
If you have any questions about these letters, please contact Engineering Division Manager /
City Engineer, Justin Gierach.
5. GET INVOLVED: If you are interested in serving your community, please consider becoming
a member of a Board, Commission or Committee. Follow the link below to apply:
https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/boardsandcommissions/
6. MINUTES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: All meeting minutes are uploaded to the
website upon approval. Please follow the link below for the most updated information &
meeting minutes: https://onboard.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/
7. LOOKING AHEAD: Among the meetings I have scheduled for the week of August 14th
include the following: on Tuesday at 11:00 AM, I will be meeting with staff regarding the new
agenda preparation process in anticipation of our new agenda software package that we will
be implementing in September. At 1:30 PM, I will be meeting with members of The Grand’s
Board of Directors regarding their proposed expansion project. On Wednesday at 3:00 PM, I
will be meeting with school district officials regarding upcoming TIF closures. If you have any
questions regarding my schedule, please feel free to contact me.