APRIL, 2002

• April 1 – Dog License Deadline
• April 1-7 - Public Health Week
• April 2 – Spring Election (7 a.m.-8 p.m.)
• April 4 – Youth Baseball Sign-up for boys and girls 7-8 p.m., Belgium Fire Dept.
• April 5– Office Hours - Congressman F. J. Sensenbrenner at Village Hall – 11:30 a.m.
• April 7 – Daylight Saving Time Starts
• April 8 – Regular Village Board Meeting
• April 15 – Tree Board Meeting
• April 16 – Annual Reorganization Meeting of the Village Board & Committees
• April 23 – Plan Commission Meeting

MAY, 2002

• May 3,4,5 – Softball Tournament, Community Park sponsored by BIC’s Place
• May 11– Belgium Rummage Sale – 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• May 13 – Regular Village Board Meeting
• May 28 – Plan Commission
• May 27– Memorial Day, Parade 10:30 a.m., Service 11:00 a.m., Community Park

NOTE: Community Planting Day to be announced; Baseball start-up to be announced; Tree Board Meetings to be announced – watch for postings.

• June 1, 2 – Chamber of Commerce Boys Midget Baseball Tournament (9-11 yrs. old)
• June 9 – Flag Day – Waubeka
• June 10 – Regular Village Board Meeting
• June 25 – Plan Commission
• June 29, 30 - Belgium Fire Department Badger Firemen’s Assn. Pig Roast

All meetings take place at the Belgium Village Hall, 195 Commerce Street.

• Belgium Village Hall, 195 Commerce Street
• Port Washington State Bank, 545 Main Street
• Wisconsin State Bank, 171 Main Street
• Belgium Post Office, 543 Main Street
• Belgium Hardware and Beverage, 756 Main Street

Residents should not place anything (i.e. trellis, dog house, large bushes) in front of the outside register for reading meters

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS:

Effective immediately, to receive a credit on your water and sewer bill for water used in pools, you must have a deduct meter installed. No deduct meter – no credit. Contact Village Hall at 285-7931.

The Village of Belgium currently taking letters of applications for the following positions:

• Board of Zoning Appeals Members*

• Election Inspectors (2 shifts available)*

• Part-time Clerical Pool

• Plan Commission Members*

• Recycling Managers (part-time)

• Summer Help (seasonal)

• Tree Board Members*

* Residency required

Contact the Village Clerk-Treasurer for additional information at 285-7931.

The Belgium Fire Department is currently taking applications for membership. Contact Fire Chief Daniel Birenbaum at 285-7931 or (414) 416-7085 for further information. Applications available at the Village Hall. Web page www.village.belgium.wi.us/fire/

The Belgium Area Chamber of Commerce is conducting it’s Membership Drive. Contact Jay Lauer, President at 285-7887 for details

We are asking that all resident help on this day by picking up debris, branches, etc. Watch the Community Board for details.

Notify the Belgium Utilities at 285-7931 when you know the date of your move and your new address so we can read your meter and send a final bill. We need also to be advised of the new tenants and/or owners prior to moves.

All Building Permit questions are to be directed to Frank D. Mayer, Building Inspector. He can be reached at (262) 692-9280 for inspection scheduling and questions.

To obtain your "Welcome to Belgium" packet, please contact Village Hall (285-7931).

A 11:00 p.m. curfew exits for minors under the age of 16 years. THIS CURFEW WILL BE ENFORCED! No hunting, discharging of firearms (including BB guns) or explosives are allowed within the Village of Belgium.

Unlicensed vehicles, appliances and junk

are not allowed on Village properties.

Dogs are to be leashed when not on your property. Owners are responsible to pick up dog feces on sidewalks and street right-of-ways.

Deposit all used drain oil in the receptacle. Do not place empty milk containers filled with oil around the container.

DO NOT drop off the following items at the Municipal Garage: Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners – any appliance with freon; Tires, Shingles, Tree trunks, Household hazardous waste, i.e. paint, gasoline.

REMEMBER to use clear bags for garbage and blue bags for recycling.

PC AND COMPUTER MONITOR RECYCLING. A new service, computer recycling, is being offered by Belgium PC, 746 Main Street, Belgium, 285-4450.

The Village Recycling Center will be open every Saturday between the hours of 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. starting Saturday, May 4 – November 9.

Yard Waste (grass clippings, garden and flower debris – no plastic bags) can be discarded in a dumpster behind the Municipal Garage at 620 Park Street within the Recycling Center. Yard waste will not be picked up curbside. DO NOT PLACE GRASS CLIPPINGS IN THE CURB OR OVER STORM SEWER GRATES.

Branch pickup will start up again on Monday mornings starting April 15^th. All branches must by the curb by 9 a.m. on Mondays. Do not place branches curbside over holiday or event week-ends, i.e. Belgium Rummage Sale. Residents who choose to do this will be charged for collection.

Large items will no longer be picked up at your residence. All large items – furniture, washers and dryers, etc. are to be brought to the recycling center behind the Municipal Garage on Park Street between 6 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

HELP NEEDED…considerable littering and broken glass is found throughout the Village. Please pick up litter and property dispose of it. HELP KEEP BELGIUM CLEAN!

All construction debris will be treated as a large item pick-up. DO NOT LEAVE AT CURBSIDE. Either contract for a dumpster or bring to the recycling center. Note that shingles will not be accepted.

The Village of Belgium will participate in the Ozaukee County Household Hazardous Waste Program in 2002. Your Driver’s License now serves as an identification card for use of this facility. Contact Village Hall for directions.

Contact Daniel E. Birenbaum at 285-7931 or 285-3821 (after 4 p.m.) for details.

The Village’s Business Park is growing. We welcome all new businesses to our community.

 Dr. S. Mark Bettag, M.D. with Matthews Oncology Associates, Sheboygan, has opened an office at 658 Main Street, telephone 285-4339. His specialty is cancer care and diseases of the blood.

McDonald’s Express located at 115 S. Royal Avenue (within the Royal Avenue Service building) anticipates opening early this spring. Applications are currently being accepted. Stop in at Royal Avenue Service for an application.

St. Mark Lutheran Church (LCMS) has a friendly, growing congregation that always welcomes new members. The church is located at 200 Park Street in Belgium. Our schedule is: Labor Day through Memorial Day – Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday School and Adult Bible Study at 9:15 a.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day – Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. and no Sunday School. Pastor Elmer Lisch is the officiant. Telephone – 285-3820.

All boys ages 6 through 13 interested in playing baseball in the Village of Belgium; all girls currently in 4^th grade through age 19 interested in playing softball in the Village of Belgium. Sign up is April 4^th at the Belgium Fire Department Meeting room between the hours of 7-8 p.m. Willie or Jackie Perez 285-3573 (girls); Rick Karshna 285-4107 (boys). Coaches and umpires are needed.

The Annual Rummage Sale will take place on Saturday, May 11 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the Village of Belgium sponsored by the Belgium Community Club, formerly the Belgium Jaycees. Everyone holding a rummage sale on this date is requested to pay the $5 fee to the Belgium Community Club. Contact Geri Bichler at 285-3073 for details. Deadline for sign up is April 30^th.

The Belgium Community Club provides fruit baskets to the elderly, gift a child, Halloween and Easter egg party and improvements to the Village Park System.

Community Planting Day will take place in May. Date to be announced. Please watch local newspapers and the marquee at the park for the date announcement.

The water pressure may be lower than normal during the month of April due to water tower painting.

Share in the patriotism in America. Flag Day, June 9, 2002, Waubeka, WI. 10:30 a.m. Inter-denominational Service, 12:30 p.m. Program, 1:30 p.m. Parade, 3:30 p.m. Family Day with fireworks at dusk.

Residents are leaving table scraps out for animals. Please do not do this as you are attracting skunks, raccoons, and coyotes. In addition, domestic pets may become ill or dinner to one of the wild animals. Small children could be injured by an animal as they approach them to pet them or pick them up. Please help protect our community, children and pets.

On March 6^th I was invited to meet with Consul to Belgium from Milwaukee, Charles Mulcahy and Consul to Belgium from Chicago, Dirk Loncke,at the 14^th Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin World Trade Center at the Pfister Hotel. It was a marvelous evening of meeting many people who are dealing with the economy of Wisconsin. In addition to genealogy, the Village of Belgium has many things in common with the Kingdom of Belgium, Europe. We are fostering many friendships and relationships.

Belgium American Legion Post #412 has graciously donated American Flags to line our streets. We appreciate your donation!