Student REPORTER

Hello,My name is Katie Visser, and I am a student reporter and journalism major withUW-Milwaukee. I am currently working on a piece regarding potential changes tothe City Beach and Community Center on Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Oconomowoc.I will hopefully be pitching the story to the Oconomowoc Enterprise/ Focus whenit is finished.If you would like to make a comment for inclusion in my story, I would love totalk to you. Email me if you're interested in giving your opinion on thechanges discussed on this forum. My email address is klvisser@uwm.edu.Thanks in advance to all who respond.Katie L. Visser

Development of Oconomowoc CITY BEACH

There are key areas of a community which identify the uniqueness of each city, Oconomowoc is known for its lakes. As we move into construction of Downtown Oconomowoc and the expansion of downtown boundaries, our City Beach development will be open for discussion. Besides the 5 discussion points listed in the poll on this blog what other alternatives are there?

TIF District? What does this mean?

TIF (Tax Increment Financing) can be a highly controversial development option. Let's discuss the TIF options Oconomowoc has taken advantage of in the past 15 years.
FYI http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/d232.tif.html

Oconomowoc Parks & Recreation Presence

Our Oconomowoc Parks & Recreation department has been serving the Oconomowoc community for generations. The Parks & Recreation building is located at the City Beach on Wisconsin Avenue in Downtown Oconomowoc. As the community grows what do you think this Department should do to keep up with the population growth?