The South Milwaukee Common Council meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, at City Hall, and it’s your final chance to weigh in on the proposed 2010 budget. I hope you can attend. We held a public hearing on the budget on Monday evening, and no citizens chose to comment on the document. While [...]
Archive for November, 2009
2010 Budget Tops Common Council Agenda
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Winter Parking Restrictions Begin Tuesday, Dec. 1
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
December 1 is more than the start of meteorological winter. It’s also the start of winter parking season in South Milwaukee. Learn more on this page on the South Milwaukee Police Department website. From the site: During the period from December 1st to March 31st, no person shall park a vehicle on any street in [...]
Budgets and Vaccines: A Busy Week Ahead
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Common Council, M&I Bank, Plan Commission, Rawson, Trinity Lutheran Church on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a reminder about some of the upcoming events this week: Monday, November 30: A public hearing on the proposed 2010 city budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. at City Hall. Have your voice heard during this critical time … and then stick around for the Finance Committee and Plan Commission meetings that evening. One of [...]
Celebrate Christmas in South Milwaukee Sunday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Old Fashioned Christmas, South Milwaukee Lions on November 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Christmas season in South Milwaukee is in full swing, and you can see proof of that at several merry events today (Sunday, November 29). Festivities begin with the South Milwaukee Christmas Parade, which begins at 1 p.m. at 12th and Milwaukee before heading west to 15th and south to City Hall. More than 50 entrants are [...]
What I’m Thankful For
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My wife. My children. My family. My job. My church. My health. My future. Our future. Indeed, on this day to give thanks, I have so much to be thankful for … including the opportunity to serve South Milwaukee and the residents of the 4th District. More than six months into my role as alderman, [...]
Share Your Thoughts on the City, School Budgets
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You’ll have plenty of opportunity to weigh in on the 2010 city and South Milwaukee School District budgets in the next week. To learn more about and comment on the proposed city budget, attend a public hearing planned for 6 p.m. on Monday, November 30, at City Hall. You can view the proposed exeuctive budget — [...]
More Headlines of Interest …
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In case you’ve missed the Journal Sentinel’s stories on the Cudahy Municipal Court and the astounding backlog it allegedly faces … Cudahy Judge Accused of Misconduct over Case Backload Cudahy Judge Says Case Backload Due to Lack of Clerical Help Also, check out this story on the St. Francis Community Night Out program, and this story [...]
Crime Update: Scary Incident Thankfully Ends Well
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged South Milwaukee Police, Southtowne on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A harrowing incident for one 4th District resident reminds us all to remain vigilant against crime … even in broad daylight. From the press release put out by the South Milwaukee Police Department this week: On Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at approximately 1:30 p.m. a resident of South Milwaukee, Southtowne Apartments, observed a subject attempting to [...]
Mining Growth: Things Are Looking up for Bucyrus
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bucyrus, Investor's Business Daily, South Milwaukee on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s good news for Bucyrus International is good news for South Milwaukee. And that’s why it was nice to see a respected financial publication take a strongly positive view about our city’s largest employer — especially in these tough economic times. The news come from Investor’s Business Daily, which ran a very positive story about [...]
Planning a Festive South Milwaukee Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, Heritage Place, South Milwaukee, South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update: One other event I should call out for Saturday, November 21, is the South Milwaukee Historical Society’s Christmas tag and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the society museum, 717 Milwaukee Avenue. Learn more at SouthMilwaukee.org. South Milwaukee does Christmas right. Indeed, the holiday season is an especially great time to live here [...]
Buy South Shore: Marketing the South Suburbs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buy South Shore, South Milwaukee, South Shore Economic Development Consortium on November 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am a big fan of the new South Shore Economic Development Consortium, an organization made up of economic development staff from Cudahy, St. Francis and South Milwaukee that takes a regional view on this key issue. And I love the group’s latest concept. The group is considering a “Buy South Shore” marketing campaign to promote [...]
Another Opportunity for the H1N1 Vaccine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged H1N1, South Milwaukee Health Department, VNA on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You may have another chance to get the H1N1 vaccine in South Milwaukee. The South Milwaukee Health Department will host a H1N1 flu clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, at City Hall, 2424 15th Ave. Once again, only those in targeted groups can get the vaccine: All children 6 months of age [...]
No Surprises Here: Post Office Project Still on Hold
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dick Bolender, Oak Creek, Paul Purcell, United States Postal Service on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A recent communication from the United States Postal Service pretty much confirms what we already knew … that the Oak Creek postal sorting facility is on hold, and there probably won’t be any financial assistance from the USPS for the Pennsylvania/Nicholson Avenue project. According to the October 29 letter from Paul Purcell, manager of real [...]
More Headlines of Interest …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Grant Park, Honadel on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a few more headlines 4th District residents may be interested in … Suburbs to Decide on Police, Fire Positions: South Milwaukee is mentioned in this Journal Sentinel story as a community not having to resort to police and fire cuts as part of 2010 budget considerations. 100th Birthday of Grant Park – 2010: This [...]
Previewing This Week’s Council Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Common Council, South Milwaukee on November 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The South Milwaukee Common Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Among the items on the agenda: A resolution to amend the fee schedule and raise winter (December to March) on-street parking rates to $25 per month. It would also create a winter parking permit option. Designed for college students returning home for Christmas break, this $25 [...]
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