I just wanted to give a big thank-you to those who attended today’s 4th District town hall meeting at City Hall. About 20 residents attended, and we had a great discussion — more than an hour and a half — on some of the key issues facing district and city residents. I hope those who [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Thanks for a Successful Town Hall Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Potentially Bad News for my (and Your) Ash Tree
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ash borer, Oak Creek on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I must admit, this story has me a bit concerned about the ash tree in my backyard … and the other ash trees in South Milwaukee. The Latest Finding of Emerald Ash Borer: Oak Creek From the Journal Sentinel article: The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reported two infestations Wednesday in Oak Creek. The first was [...]
Some Great Economic News for the South Shore
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bryan Bedford, Gov. Doyle, Midwest Airlines, Mitchell International, Republic Airlines, South Shore on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In these tough economic times, it’s nice to get any type of good news when it comes to job creation … and it’s even sweeter when the news has such a direct impact on the South Shore. As you’ve probably heard, Republic Airlines is moving up to 800 jobs to Oak Creek and Milwaukee under [...]
More Headlines of Interest …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jay Benkowski, Jeff Plale, Mark Honadel, South Milwaukee School District on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some interesting reading for South Milwaukee and the 4th District … Metro School Levies Rising by Nearly 5%: The South Milwaukee School District is part of this Journal Sentinel article, and the chart shows just how well our district leaders are holding the line on taxes. Bradford: Costs of Nuclear Power Too Much for State: South [...]
New Rawson Playground Opens Next Week
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Frazee, Rawson Elementary on November 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Anxious kids, and parents of anxious kids, your waiting is almost over. The dedication of the new and much improved Rawson Elementary playground is set for 2 p.m. on Friday, November 13. The Rawson Parent Teacher Organization is holding the event, in which the playground will be dedicated to former Rawson Principal Jim Frazee. Learn [...]
Putting South Milwaukee on the Broadband Map
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DSL, Public Service Commission, South Milwuakee on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Journal Sentinel is reporting that Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission will receive a $1.7 million grant to map existing broadband Internet access and plan more. You can see the story here. I think I know what the map will show for 1713 Cedar Street — a dead zone. I’ve tried on numerous occasions over the [...]
South Milwaukeeans Welcome at Joint Oak Creek H1N1 Vaccination Clinic on Nov. 14
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cudahy, H1N1, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and St. Francis Health Departments will be holding a joint H1N1 vaccination clinic on Saturday, November 14 at the Oak Creek Senior High School. It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or as long as vaccine lasts. Only members of the targeted group can get the vaccine. Click here to [...]
The Road to College Avenue and Airport Runway Improvements
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged College Avenue, Mitchell International, Pennsylvania Avenue, South Milwaukee on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you’ve driven College Avenue west of Pennsylvania in the past month or so, you’ve seen the odd looping configuration of the road as you approach the north-south runway at Mitchell International. Well, get used to it … and then get ready for a detour starting next May. The road project is part of the Mitchell [...]
College Avenue Bridge Opens This Weekend
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some great news for South Milwaukeeans heading to I-94: The College Avenue bridge over Interstate 94 is expected to reopen Saturday. Learn more in this Journal Sentinel story: College Ave., Grange Ave. Bridges Over I-94 to Open And click here to see the Department of Transportation’s I-94 project page for even more. Now, to get to the [...]
Coverage of the South Milwaukee Flu Clinic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged flu, H1N1, Health Department, vaccine on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s TMJ4 stopped by the South Milwaukee H1N1 clinic on Wednesday, and reporter Jay Olstad filed this report. South Milwaukee Gets Its First Shot at Swine Flu Vaccines Lines were indeed long early, but by the time my mother took my 4-year-old son for his nasal vaccine at about 11:15 a.m., there was no wait. [...]
Quick Update from Tuesday’s Council Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The South Milwaukee Common Council had a full agenda Tuesday night, and we got a lot done. Here’s a summary of some of the key votes … Police and fire contracts. The council approved 8-0 the labor agreements with the South Milwaukee Professional Police Association Local 201 (pending its ratification) and the South Firefighters Protective [...]
More Headlines You Might be Interested in …
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just in case you missed some of these local stories … Sven’s Roasters Moving to South Milwaukee: Sven’s is a wonderfully ecclectic coffee shop in Bay View that also sells its own coffee brand. They’re bringing roasting operations to South Milwaukee. Now I’d love to see them consider a cafe here … SMPD, Property Owners, and [...]
Sad News from the School District
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s TMJ4 has the following headline … Former South Milwaukee Teacher Dies of Swine Flu The link includes video of a story on the passing. You can also read stories from Arizona newspapers here and here. I’ll try and follow up with more details later. In the meantime, let’s keep the Stapleton family and her friends, [...]
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