🌱 How Mequon’s new traffic unit will target your neighborhood’s speeding hotspots
Mequon, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Mequon! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Mequon’s new traffic unit will target your neighborhood’s speeding hotspots
- Why a Mequon farm family is fighting a new subdivision
- How dangerous are June’s tiny ticks around Mequon’s trails?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mequon PD's Traffic Safety Unit now operating (gmtoday.com) — Mequon drivers will see a new, dedicated Traffic Safety Unit on neighborhood streets now through Aug. 15, led by Officer John Ballard. The unit will target speeding hot spots, respond to resident complaints, deploy speed awareness devices, and track data to refine enforcement, while the city also leans on education and engineering to calm traffic. 
2. Family leasing Mequon land files lawsuit (gmtoday.com) — A Mequon farming family is suing over a 59-acre Pioneer Road property they leased, arguing they were denied their contractual first chance to buy before it was sold for the new Riverland Meadows subdivision. As construction prep continues and neighbors raise drainage and flooding concerns, the family says their livelihood and the surrounding area are at stake ahead of a Sept. 14 trial.
3. Health officials warn of smaller ticks in the month of June (spectrumnews1.com) — Health officials are warning Mequon-area residents that June brings a surge of tiny, poppyseed-sized ticks that are especially hard to spot and can spread Lyme disease. New data show tick-related ER visits in Wisconsin are up sharply, and hikers at Mequon Nature Preserve are being urged to take extra precautions and thoroughly check themselves after spending time outdoors.
4. Visit Milwaukee and Marquette University Partner with Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener for 'Home Court Weekend' Benefiting Milwaukee Youth (facilitiesonline.com) — A high-profile Wade vs. Diener youth basketball camp is coming to The Facility on Executive Court in Mequon on July 17, giving local 3rd–8th graders direct coaching from pros. It’s part of a broader Milwaukee “Home Court Weekend” that blends philanthropy, basketball culture, and support for youth literacy and development programs across the region.
📸 Around Mequon
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★ Featured events ★
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Dirty Boogie →
The Annex at Foxtown & Elevens Lounge, 6375 W Mequon Rd, Mequon
7:30 pm
Friday June 5
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Other local events
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4th Grade Orchestra End of Year Party
Donges Bay El Thiensville, WI 53092
8:00 am -
5K Field Trip (all classes)
Oriole Lane El Mequon, WI 53097
9:00 am -
Midlife Mental Health
Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce Cultivate Your Wellbeing 1001 W. Glen Oaks. Lane, Suite 112 Mequon, WI 53092
6:30 pm -
35th Annual Choir Benefit Concert
Homestead Hi HHS Performing Arts Center - 5000 W. Mequon Rd.
7:00 pm -
Team / Field Day
Donges Bay El Thiensville, WI 53092 -
5th Grade End of Year Orch Party
Wilson El ementary School
8:00 am -
Homestead Theatre One-Act Performance: "The Tempest"
Mequon-Thiensville SD HHS Performing Arts Center - 5000 W. Mequon Rd.
7:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Golf: Boys Varsity Sectional vs Fond du Lac (Home)
Cedarburg SD Cedarburg, WI 53012
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"America: A Wisconsin Perspective" Cedarburg Art Museum's Juried Exhibition
The Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Cedarburg Art Museum W63N675 Washington Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012
10:00 am -
"This is Cedarburg: Landscapes & Plein Air Paintings" Exhibit at the Cedarburg Art Museum
The Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Cedarburg Art Museum W63N675 Washington Ave. Cedarburg, WI 53012
10:00 am -
"First Nations: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin & The Americas" Exhibit at the Cedarburg History Museum
The Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Cedarburg History Museum N58W6194 Columbia Rd Cedarburg, WI
10:00 am
Wednesday June 3
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- Rockwell Automation, Inc. posted a job opening for ASSEMBLER 3 - 2nd shift in Mequon. Apply here.
- Concordia University Wisconsin posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty: School of Business (General/Future Interest) in Mequon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mequon here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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