Votes at a glance: Waukesha board tables bartender license, approves bridge-inspection contract, recycling agreement and trick-or-treat hours

The Village of Waukesha Board on Sept. 25 took several routine and contested actions: it tabled a new operator license for an applicant with two OWI convictions, approved another operator license, approved a bridge-inspection contract subject to legal review, accepted an intergovernmental recycling agreement with Waukesha County, set trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31 and voted to pay the village's bills.

Operator licenses The board tabled the application of Hannah Hastings, who is applying for a new operator (bartender) license for a local establishment, and directed her to appear in person at the board’s second October meeting. Resident Sandy Hom raised concerns during public comment about Hastings’s record, noting the applicant listed two OWI incidents and questioning whether a person with that history should be employed in the bar industry. Village counsel Beth advised that for a new license the board may invite an applicant to appear before denying an application and that denying without hearing allows for a formal appeal process. The board voted to table Hastings’s application to give the applicant an opportunity to appear and answer questions.

The board approved a regular operator license for Hannah Milbauer after members said her application did not include the issues raised about Hastings and that she is already employed at the establishment. The motion to approve Milbauer's license carried.

Collins Engineers bridge-inspection contract Trustees approved contracting with Collins and Collins Engineers for 2025 bridge inspections — including work on the structure on Big Bend Road south of Lonesdale and the bridge on Glendale Road — with the contract acceptance subject to review and approval by village legal counsel. Board members noted the village has sought federal matching funds for replacement when state and federal reviewers concur about replacement needs; if the state does not agree with the engineer's findings, the village would not receive the 80% matching funding and would be responsible for full costs.

Recycling intergovernmental agreement The board approved an intergovernmental agreement with Waukesha County that updates the village’s municipal recycling arrangements to reflect a new county vendor. Staff said the facility the village previously used burned in 2023; county recycling hauling now goes to Waste Management, with material processed in Menomonee Falls under the county contract.

Trick-or-treat hours and bills Trustees set village trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The board also approved payment of accounts payable totaling $59,241.81.

Minutes and other routine business The board approved minutes from the Aug. 28 meeting with a correction noted in the paper copy. Several trustees requested the sheriff’s office attend a future meeting to clarify citation categories after trustees noted the monthly report did not break out speeding tickets from other citations.

Votes (selected) - Tabled: Operator license, Hannah Hastings — motion to table and request applicant appear at the second October meeting; outcome: tabled. - Approved: Operator license, Hannah Milbauer — outcome: approved. - Approved (subject to legal review): Collins and Collins Engineers contract for 2025 bridge inspections (Big Bend Road, Glendale Road) — outcome: approved subject to attorney review. - Approved: Intergovernmental agreement with Waukesha County for municipal recycling — outcome: approved. - Approved: Village trick-or-treat hours Oct. 31, 4–7 p.m. — outcome: approved. - Approved: Payment of bills, $59,241.81 — outcome: approved.