Welcome to Waunakee!
Today marks Community Development Director Tim Semmann's last day with the Village. He's looking forward to new adventures in his retirement. A few accomplishments of note during Tim's tenure with the Village includes: - Helping to facilitate an amendment to TIF 9 and creation of TIF 10 to help foster development in the Business Park - Awarded $50,000 in grant funding to assist in the improvement and expansion of the outdoor meeting space near the depot/Reeve Park - Several ordinance amendments related to process improvement and quality of life (parking, lighting, airport overlay, residential unit size) - Helping to facilitate the expansion of Waunakee’s affordable housing fund - Moving our development intake process to the digital realm We're looking forward to beginning our time with our new Community Development Director, Lauren Dietz. Lauren is a UW graduate returning to the public sector after completing her MCRP (Master of Community and Regional Planning) and MBA degrees at Iowa State University, and most recently worked as a planning consultant throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Her experience includes local planning & zoning, long-range planning, rural and neighborhood economic development, and multimodal transportation. Lauren will be joining our team on Monday, January 8th. Please join us in welcoming her and thanking Tim for all of his great contributions to the Village's success.