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EVENTS Due to unforeseen circumstances, WCAN’s Sept. 16 Annual Meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Details will be forthcoming. Mark Your Calendar Thursday, Oct. 22 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location TBD Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn will join us for our 4th quarter “Focused on Issues” program. Chief Flynn will deliver a keynote address on the regional collaboration within law enforcement around the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). Find out about the important work happening in Waukesha County around UASI. More details to come very soon. |
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WCAN MISSION WCAN facilitates discussion in the community of unique and broad public policy issues, develops solutions and drives action with the objective of improving the business climate and enhancing the quality of life in the county and region. |
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION RECENT NEWSLETTERS Click here to view our recent newsletters RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE Click here to view our recent coverage RECENT MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS On May 21 WCAN hosted, in collaboration with the Public Policy Forum, its second quarter Focused on Issues events – “The Politics of Water.” Board member Bill Mielke delivered an informative background presentation on the facts outlined in SEWRPC’s Regional Water Study followed by lively panel discussion around what is at the core of our region’s water supply issue – the politics. Panelists included: Milwaukee Alderman Michael Murphy, City of Waukesha Mayor Larry Nelson, former Metropolitan Builder’s Association Executive Director Matt Moroney, and environmental attorney Jodi Habush-Sinykin. The first quarter WCAN Connects event was held on Feb. 24 at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c. Check out the PowerPoint slides used by Tom Hefty during his presentation on economic trends impacting Waukesha County and the state. Click here to view presentation (ppt, 2.8MB) Dr. Willard Daggett delivered an eye-opening presentation to Waukesha County superintendents, administrators, and school board members on March 5. WCAN proudly sponsored the event along with the School to Work Consortium. Check out what he had to say about “Balancing Declining Resources With the Need to Improve Student Performance.” Click here to view presentation (ppt, 1MB) At WCAN’s first quarter “Focused on Issues” presentation, Jim Brandenburg from Kolb+Co. and Art Harrington from Godfrey & Kahn enlightened members and guests on the economic stimulus topic. Learn more from their presentations. Brandenburg - 2009 Stimulus Plan Tax Benefits (pdf, 67KB) Brandenburg - Economic Stimulus Presentation (pdf, 269KB) Harrington - Economic Stimulus Presentation (pdf, 68KB) |
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FOCUS AREAS Infrastructure/Regional Cooperation Studying future transportation and water needs Council Member of the Milwaukee 7 Education Seeking local access to advanced degrees in public higher education Public Safety Working toward an effective and efficient county-wide dispatch center. Impacting county-wide public safety issues. |
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