Alderperson District 1· 2024-04-16–2028-04-01 (start 2024-04-16 per Re-Organizational Council Minutes oath of office for 2024 class, re-sworn 2026-04-21 per Council Organizational Meeting Minutes; month-level end: April 2028 - two-year term, successors sworn at the April organizational meeting)
Sherri Ames
Lake Geneva
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 45
- Total speaking time
- 1:07:50
- Avg per meeting
- 1:30
- Segments
- 1138
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Top issues during term (17)(Roads)
Highway 50 construction update
State disaster reimbursement of roughly 70% for July 3 storm damage is being documented; storm costs will exceed the $104,000 preliminary estimate.
Highway 50 project
State disaster reimbursement of roughly 70% for July 3 storm damage is being documented; storm costs will exceed the $104,000 preliminary estimate.
Broad Street and Highway 120 construction
State disaster reimbursement of roughly 70% for July 3 storm damage is being documented; storm costs will exceed the $104,000 preliminary estimate.
HWY 50 Reconstruction Communications
The consulting contract (estimated around $92,000 over three years) may initially fall on city taxpayers unless tourism or state partners contribute.
State Highway 50 Connecting Highway Rescission
The city loses a small amount of connecting highway aid but saves what it spends each year maintaining and repairing the ramp signals.
Vacating the hard-to-maintain alley off George Street
The city sheds plowing and maintenance costs for the alley, but homeowners pick them up instead.
Hwy H construction update
Final progress payment of $238,940.26 approved this month.
2026 Street Program expansion
$58,230.02 from the street program budget.
Highway 50 Construction and Right-of-Way Purchases
Purchase amounts for the six property interests were negotiated in closed session and not disclosed in open session.
Cook Street LRIP Grant Agreement
The grant brings the city $30,624.24 for the Cook Street project.
Trolley system for Highway 50 construction parking
Estimated around $273,990 for the two-year period, offset by parking revenue and possibly downtown sponsorships; the BID rescinded its $40,000-a-year offer.
30-Year Road Maintenance Cycle
Roughly a $7-8 million per year jump in road spending, driving the bulk of the bond increase.
2027-2031 street and infrastructure funding
About $16.65 million in capital spending over five years, with roughly $10-12 million in total city borrowing anticipated.
Rapid flashing beacons and crosswalk safety
$13,600 total, half covered by the school district — about $7,500 less than the original price after redesign.
Highway 50 black signal poles
$60,000 added to the city's share of a roughly $13 million capital project.
WISDOT Hwy 50 project cost-share agreement
Estimated $3.15 million in city utility construction costs.
Cook Street Alley paving and stormwater
Up to $90,000 from repurposed bond funds — no new taxpayer cost.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Ames was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
No votes found matching Roads.