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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.01.24 Newsletter TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager DATE: November 1, 2024 RE: Weekly Newsletter 1. GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY: Due to the City’s observance of Thanksgiving, there will be no garbage or recycling collection on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Collections for the remainder of the week will be one day later. Garbage and recycling collection scheduled for Thursday, November 28th will move to Friday, November 29th. Garbage and recycling scheduled for Friday, November 29th will move to Saturday, November 30th. Regular services will resume on Monday, December 2nd. Additionally, the City’s yard waste drop-off center located on West 3rd Avenue (between Idaho Street and Ohio Street) will be closed for the holiday on Thursday, November 28th. The drop-off center will reopen on Friday, November 29th. The yard waste drop-off center will be open on Saturday, November 30th. If you have any questions, please contact Public Works Field Operations Manager, Ryan Lemke, or Public Works Sanitation Manager, Eric Moran. 2. MUSEUM HOSTS FREE COMMUNITY DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION: The Oshkosh Public Museum is excited to host a free community Día de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, November 2nd. Día de los Muertos is an uplifting celebration of lost loved ones and their lives. The celebration invites the spirits of the deceased to return home with feasts of their favorite foods, music, and to be close to their friends and family. Join us at the Museum for this uplifting celebration and learn more by attending the event on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On the grounds of the Museum, visitors can share in this traditional celebration by viewing the community altar, making crafts, and watching performances by Ballet Folklórico Xanharati dancers and mariachi. You can share in the celebration by contributing photos to the community altar in order to honor someone who has passed. You can submit photos using the form on the event website. In addition, the Museum is sponsoring two free showings of Disney Pixar’s Coco. This family movie will be shown at the Time Community Theater on Friday, November 1st at 7:00 p.m. (English-language showing) and Saturday, November 2nd at 2:00 p.m. (Spanish-language showing). All events are free and open to the public! For more information, visit the event website. 3. GET INVOLVED IN A BOARD OR COMMISSION: If you are interested in serving your community, please consider becoming a member of one of the City’s citizen advisory boards, commissions, or committees. There are current openings on the following boards and commissions: BID Board Board of Review Board of Zoning Appeals Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Landmarks Commission Long Range Finance Committee Plan Commission Sustainability Advisory Board To learn more about the boards and commissions, or to complete an application to serve, visit our boards and commissions webpage. If you have questions about current openings, please contact the City Manager’s Executive Assistant, Kami Zuercher, at 920-236-5002 or kzuercher@oshkoshwi.gov. 4. AGENDAS AND MINUTES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Upcoming board and commission meeting agendas can be found on our Meeting Notices web page. All meeting minutes are uploaded to the City’s page for boards and commissions upon approval. 5. LOOKING AHEAD: The meetings I have scheduled for the week of November 4th include the following: on Tuesday at 8:15 a.m., I will meet with staff to discuss the recent parking survey. On Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Council will hold the public hearing for the 2025 budget, which will be followed by a budget workshop. On Thursday at 5:30 p.m., I will attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the Kiwanis Mid-Morning Club being held at Lakeshore Park. On Friday, I will give a presentation to Miravida Living at 11:00 a.m.; and at 6:00 p.m., I will attend the Oshkosh Public Museum’s “Toast to a Century” event celebrating their 100th anniversary. If you have any questions about my upcoming schedule, please do not hesitate to contact me.