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February, 2010 Volume 4, Issue 2 Gem Lake News Special Interest Articles: • 2010 Gem Lake Goals • Resident Appointed to City Council • Message from Your State Representative Upcoming Recycling Dates: February 24 March 10 March 24 Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor Increased attendance at city sponsored events, the adoption of several new ordinances, the implementing of a small scholarship program and finalizing several key demographic lists are among the goals discussed for Gem Lake at the city council workshop held on February 1 at Heritage Hall. The council spent the evening coming up with a proposed list of projects and goals designed to save money, increase service efficiency and insure more citizen involvement in planning and decision City Council Discusses Goals for 2010 Mayor Appoints Rick Bosak to City Council Gem Lake Mayor Bob Uzpen last week appointed Rick Bosak to fill the open position on the Gem Lake City Council. The position was open due to the December resignation of Chuck Watson, who had served nine years on the council. Rick had previously served for four years on the Gem Lake Planning Commission and six years on the council. He has been a resident of Gem Lake for over 25 years and says he has learned a lot about the "mechanisms and tools that cities can use making. Here are some examples of ideas discussed: *The council wants to find ways to increase volunteerism and overall involvement in city leadership. This would include finding ways to increase the number of people who want to serve on the City Council, the Planning Commission and various task forces Gem Lake might need to form for specific projects. *Increasing attendance at city sponsored events to provide for their citizens. "I believe that the welfare of families in our community comes first and that development should serve the community." Rick has several decades of experience in marketing communications management and has worked for such organizations as HealthEast and ING. Rick says he likes being involved in creating a thriving community in the future. "We are very pleased to have Rick on the council," says Mayor Uzpen. was also a key goal. This would include events such as the National Night Out and the City Clean Up Day. "The overall goal would be to continuously build a sense of community through these get- togethers," says Mayor Bob Uzpen. "Both these events also serve important safety and civic functions. The more people the better!" The council also came up with several ideas on other events that could (continued on page 3)