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As mayor of Mequon, Gielow began lifting some bans on building and changed some zoning laws to allow more commerce and thus, more business tax base, which in some cases was considered controversial. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the Wisconsin Spring Election April 2013, Gielow was defeated for reelection for Mayor of Mequon by Dan Abendroth.
Mequon (/ ˈ m ɛ k w ɒ n /) is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,142 at the 2020 census . Located on Lake Michigan 's western shore with significant commercial developments along Interstate 43 , the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area .
Ozaukee County has a harbor in Port Washington on Lake Michigan, though not in the lakeside communities of Mequon or Grafton due to high bluffs along the lakeshore. The Ozaukee County Interurban Trail is a multimodal trail for pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles. It runs through Grafton and connects to Sheboygan County and Brown Deer Trails ...
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The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office in Port Washington on Lake Michigan's western shore reported a child's skeleton was found in a culvert on Oct. 4, 1959, in the city of Mequon, nearly 20 miles ...
The city is located in the Southeastern Wisconsin glacial till plains that were created by the Wisconsin glaciation during the most recent ice age. The soil in area is a mixture of well-draining material, loess, and loam, which all overlie a layer of glacial till. Most of the City of Cedarburg is located on top of a Silurian limestone deposit.
In 1966, police agencies abandoned a case involving the remains of a child found in Mequon. Around 65 years later, Wisconsin agencies have solved it. Solved: Wisconsin agencies crack 65-year-old ...
Built as a town hall in 1937, the building functioned as the city hall when Mequon incorporated in 1957. [4] The fire department moved in the 1980s to the nearby Mequon Safety Building on at the intersection of Mequon Road and Buntrock Avenue. An additional fire station was also built on Port Washington Road, north of Mequon Road. [5]