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Week In Review: May 8 to May 14

In case you missed it, here are some of the top headlines from Whitefish Bay Patch this week.

Despite a projected $2.1 million cut in state aid, the Whitefish Bay School Board has adopted a staffing plan that eliminates less than one full time employee position.

The plan unanimously approved by the board Wednesday night calls for the elimination of the equivalent of 0.6 full-time positions. A counselor position and a Cumberland School teaching position have been cut to reflect student-teacher ratio throughout the metropolitan area, said Mark Kapocius, the district's human resources director. A total of 1.4 special education positions will be added at the high school.

Whitefish Bay's new village manager, Patrick DeGrave, said he hit the ground running in his first week on the job. DeGrave, whose first day was May 2, said he spent his first week meeting new people and digesting new information. A former Oak Creek city manager, he sat down with Patch to share details about his previous career experiences and his goals for the future of Whitefish Bay government.

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When it comes to recycling, Fox Point beat out three other communities in a Patch analysis of the top recycling communities in the North Shore.
Based on population size and the amount of tons recycled, Fox Point collected 293 pounds per resident, Bayside collected 258 pounds per person, Whitefish Bay collected 246 pounds per person and Shorewood collected 150 pounds per person.  When it comes to the actual tonnage being hauled to the transfer station, Whitefish Bay took first place.

After nine years as village president, Katie Pritchard has passed the gavel off to . Pritchard sat down with Patch to talk about the changes that have occurred over the last nine years, and other municipal leaders from Glendale, Shorewood and the North Shore Fire Department weighed in on their experiences working with her.

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Village Trustees will consider implementing a pesticide-free turf care program in public parks at Monday's Village Board meeting.

Last year, residents came before the board with concerns about pesticides in the parks. As a pilot program, the board agreed not to spray pesticides on and Parks last summer and budgeted $20,000 this year for a pesticide-free turf care program.

At the request of the board, the Environmental Advisory Commission is now recommending a comprehensive plan that would consist of aerating, spraying compost tea, adding nutrients to the soil and keeping the turf at least 4 inches long in those parks, as well as other turf care modifications in Buckley Park and Schoolhouse Park.

Roughly $1,200 in property was stolen from a car in the restaurant parking lot between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday after unknown suspects smashed in the car window May 8.

Another car window was smashed earlier in the week on May 2 in the 300 block of East Carlisle Avenue, but nothing was stolen from the vehicle.


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