It’s a full plate for the South Milwaukee Common Council at its November 3 meeting. Among the agenda items: Discussion and possible motions on new labor agreements for our firefighters (South Milwaukee Firefighters Protective Association Local 1633) and police officers (South Milwaukee Professional Police Association Local 201). Discussion and a possible motion regarding plans to be submitted to the Wisconsin Department [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Busy Council Meeting Deals with Labor Agreements, Road Projects, Sewer Rates
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beech, Cherry, College, Local 1633, Local 201, Maple, Rawson, South Milwaukee Downtown Market, Walnut, Wastewater Commission on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Some Stories You May be Interested in …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bucyrus, Hoan, Joy Global, KRM, We Energies on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Headlines of interest from the past week include this interesting and thought-provoking article from Milwaukee Magazine on Bucyrus International. King Coal: Most of the world’s strip-mining is done with Milwaukee-made machines. Few metro-area economies are more dependent on coal. Also, check out this story from The Daily Reporter on the location of stations for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee [...]
Reminder: Trick-or-Treating is Saturday
Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a treat: South Milwaukee’s official trick-or-treat times this year are 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, Halloween Day. Please note the change in time. The City Council originally scheduled the time for October 25, but revoted earlier this month on the new time. I supported the change. I have held throughout that trick-or-treating should [...]
Football Cannon: A Booming Success?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cannon, South Milwaukee football on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fresh off its first WIAA playoff game since 1998, the South Milwaukee football team plays Lake Geneva Badger in a second-round game at 1 p.m. Saturday in South Milwaukee. That means the cannon will be back. I received a few complaints this fall about the cannon’s noise level … including from my 4-year-old. He is scared [...]
H1N1 Flu Clinic Planned for November 4
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged flu, H1N1, South Milwaukee Health Department on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The city’s first H1N1 flu clinic — for those in targeted populations only — is coming up. The walk-in clinic is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, at City Hall. There is limited vaccine availability, and vaccines will only be given on a first-come, first-served basis to the following people: Health [...]
4th District Focus at Public Works Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 11th Avenue, 15th Avenue, Nicholson, Public Works, South Milwaukee Downtown Market on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Potential Nicholson widening. Fifteenth avenue improvements. Possible upgrades to the “stub streets” east and west of 15th. Various sewer projects. There’s a number of 4th District projects on the agenda for the Public Works and Property Committee meeting at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, at City Hall. We’ll also discuss potential improvements to 11th Avenue south of Milwaukee Avenue [...]
An Update on the 2010 Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Finance Committee, Mayzik, South Milwaukee budget on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, there is some pain in the 2010 South Milwaukee city budget. But, thanks to the efforts of our administration, staff, department heads and the Finance Committee, things are looking as good as can be expected for next year. That’s great news for taxpayers. We had a Finance Committee meeting to discuss the proposed executive budget last week. [...]
$100 Bill Fraud in South Milwaukee
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crime, Mike Hill, South Milwaukee Police on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Got the following alert from South Milwaukee Police Officer Mike Hill this morning. The South Milwaukee Police Department recently took a report of a person attempting to pass a bleached out $5.00 bill turned into a $100.00 bill. The attempt was foiled when the business owner noticed the portrait on the bill did not match. [...]
More on the 15th Avenue Project
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 15th Avenue, Beech, Cherry, Maple, Public Works, Rawson College, stimulus on October 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Got some more details today on what’s planned for 15th Avenue next year … and I like it. The most recent proposal — recently submitted to Wisconsin Department of Transportation – includes the following: Removal and replacement of travel lane concrete pavement from College to Rawson; Removal and replacement of selected parking lanes, curb and gutter; [...]
Keeping Watch of Your Neighborhood
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mike Hill, Neighborhood Watch, Parkway on October 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am big believer in Neighorhood Watch programs. So when I got a few calls this summer about vandalism and other crime concerns near 14th and Park and also on Parkway Drive, I suggested neighbors look into forming a Watch program. I don’t think either request went anywhere, but I’ll put another plug in for [...]
Working Toward a Wider Nicholson Avenue
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged College, Foth, Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Rawson, Vandercar on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I take my life into my own hands twice a day while dodging rush-hour traffic on Nicholson/Pennsylvania Avenue on the way to work. In 2012, my commute, and the commute of thousands of others, might get a bit easier. Work is progressing toward a project that will widen the road from two to four lanes from College Avenue [...]
What’s up with That Postal Facility, Anyway?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged College, Hickory, Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Postal facility on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Update: South Milwaukee City Engineer Kyle Vandercar says Oak Creek has sent a letter to the USPS with a November 1 deadline requesting that they verify they are still planning to fund improvements on Pennsylvania/Nicholson from Hickory to College. As stated below, this all plays into plans to improve the entire stretch of Pennsylvania/Nicholson from College [...]
New Look for Rawson Elementary Playground
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged block grant, Oak Creek, playground, Rawson Elementary on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE: I heard from Rawson Principal Colin Jacobs today, and he said the playground is expected to be completed in mid- to late November. It will take approximately two weeks for the equipment to be installed and another week for the rubber matting to be put down. “Pray for good weather,” he told me in [...]
Solid Plans for 15th Avenue Improvements
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 15th Avenue, Beech, Cherry, College, Rawson, South Milwaukee High School, South Milwaukee Middle School on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some long overdue road work is coming to 15th Avenue … thanks to federal stimulus dollars. The project includes full replacement of the travel lanes from College to Rawson avenues, and that’s great. It needs it. It also includes localized replacement of curb, gutter and parking lane concrete. But the best part of this project [...]
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