THE WESTON WIRE
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 • May / June 2015
Village News New Staff Sarah Flory Title: Part-Time Office Assistant Background: Started her career in the Banking field. Worked for Wisconsin Public Service for 5 years. More than 10 years experience in office setting and customer service. When not working: Enjoys spending time in her garden, camping, cooking/baking, motorcycle riding with her husband and spending time with her 3 dogs.
Abby Krautkramer Title: Everest Metro Police Officer Background: Graduated from UW-River Falls with a Bachelor Degree in Sociology, and a minor in Criminal Justice. Worked the past 8 years with the St. Croix Sheriff’s Department. When not working: Loves the outdoors and any kind of activity that embraces nature: hunting and fishing. Loves the Green Bay Packers.
Marty Christiansen Title: Fire Inspector for SAFER Background: Volunteer Fire Fighter EMT with Schofield Fire Department from 2000 - 2014. In 2006, started as a volunteer Fire Fighter EMT with Weston Fire Department and was hired full time in April as Fire Fighter EMT-1. Served on the SAFER department as a Captain. When not working: Enjoys camping, skiing, boating and going to visit his son, daughter-in-law and new granddaughter in North Carolina, where his son is stationed with the Marine Corps. Loves the Green Bay Packers.
Dawn Walstrom Title: Town of Weston Clerk Background: Received an Associates Degree in Accounting from North Central Technical and received Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Upper Iowa University. Has held various financial positions in retail, church and business environments and currently works for Unity Healthcare in Finance/Operation role. When not working: Enjoys spending time up north, boating and snowmobiling. Loves to read and enjoys golfing and spending time with her family.
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Village Using Technology to Manage Assets The Village of Weston and Weston Utilities recently invested in a software solution to help manage assets that belong to the municipality and public utility. Beehive, the software solution that will assist the Public Works Department in managing assets above and below the ground is currently being implemented. Starting in early to mid-June you may see the vac truck out doing routine flushing and maintenance of sanitary sewer. With them, they will have a tablet that will help them record the event, as well as other applicable information. The software will give the operators access to important mapping information in the field, and in turn, give administration important field data. Recording asset and maintenance data will prove to be invaluable when assessing future needs. The public works department will use Beehive to capture data related to water, sewer, storm sewer, streets, signs, and their fleet of vehicles. At this point, Beehive is in phase one of implementation, and Weston plans to implement phase two over the summer months. Phase two will incorporate the planning, zoning, and code compliance departments into the mix. These departments will take advantage of the simple mapping based functionality of Beehive to manage land based activities. Following the first two phases, Weston is excited to bring the mapping interface of Beehive to the citizens by employing a module called Homebase. In Homebase, users will be able to view parcel mapping, zoning, boundaries, voting districts, addresses, topology, aerial photos, and much more. We are looking forward to introducing this new communication tool, so keep looking for it at www.westonwi.gov.