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DPW, fire and police give year-end updates; Ice Age Trail Alliance offers volunteer partnership
Summary
Public works, fire and police staff reported operational and staffing updates; an Ice Age Trail Alliance representative offered partnership on habitat restoration.
Public works, fire and police representatives provided operational updates at the Village of Hartland’s Jan. 13 meeting, and a visitor from the Ice Age Trail Alliance offered partnership on invasive-species removal.
Public works staff announced recruitment for summer help positions paying $16 per hour and described planned removals and maintenance: a declining 43-inch bur oak at Nixon Park will be removed because of a safety hazard, the village has been performing buckthorn removal at the Cottonwood Wayside with plans to burn some brush piles subject to fire-department approval, and the ice rink is open with staff working on surfacing. DPW staff also noted a nomination from the local chamber recognizing the department’s work on the Wall of Heals project.
The fire department reported 1,167 calls for service in 2024 (a record), with December setting a single-month high at 26 calls. The department said three firefighter medics have conditional job offers and are in academy training, with first shifts scheduled to begin Feb. 1 and a probable swearing-in at the Feb. 10 board meeting. The fire department also described a Jan. 1 transition to county-based EMS protocols hosted through an app maintained by ProHealth and reviewed by county medical directors; staff said the change reduces confusion for personnel who work across departments and keeps protocols updated in real time.
Police staff announced the first day of Officer Nick Hendrickson in the department, noted progress on outfitting squads with laptops, confirmed transition to newly purchased tasers (‘‘Taser 10s’’) and said a drone unit policy is under final review.
During public comment, Steve Pence, the Ice Age Trail Alliance land restoration specialist, thanked the village for buckthorn removal work, offered the Alliance’s expertise and volunteers for follow-up invasive-species control, and noted partnerships with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy on adjoining property. He said the local chapter logged 16,000 volunteer hours two years ago and emphasized the importance of the Village to the trail network.
