South Milwaukee Blog

South Milwaukee has a first-class paramedic operation. Let’s hope it stays that way. Our community, like others in Milwaukee County, relies on the county to fund part of the annual paramedic bill, and now there are concerns that funding will dry up. From a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article Monday: Municipal leaders throughout Milwaukee County voiced [...]

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Now, it’s two candidates for two seats. Nick Szablewski has declared his write-in candidacy for South Milwaukee School Board, joining incumbent Theresa C. Travia in the race for two seats. You’ll recall that, unfortunately, Travia was the only declared candidate for some time after fellow incumbent Kristin Grenier-Drenzek decided not to run for re-election. That guaranteed [...]

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I am proud to be part of an effort started by Alderman Jim Shelenske to help businesses affected by Friday and Saturday’s water emergency. The South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce and South Milwaukee Downtown Market are teaming up to encourage area residents to patronize South Milwaukee bars and restaurants affected by the city’s water problems [...]

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Good news — testing has come back showing no contaminants, and South Milwaukee water is now considered safe to drink. You can learn more on the city’s website here. Click here to see the press release. From the release: Residents of South Milwaukee are now able to consume the city tap water, the city announced [...]

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Extending the Lake Parkway is now in the hands of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. The Milwaukee County Board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday calling for a SEWRPC study into extending 794 south to Ryan Road. It currently ends at Edgerton, funneling onto Pennsylvania Avenue before heading south to South Milwaukee. Click here to read the [...]

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Several key road projects got a boost at Tuesday’s South Milwaukee Common Council meeting. Of specific note for the 4th District, the council voted unanmiously to seek bids on repaving of the “stub” streets east and west of 15th Avenue (Pine, Chestnut, Cedar, Michigan and Marquette). I’ll keep you posted on what comes back, and if [...]

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From the “baby steps are better than no steps at all” file … The Milwaukee County Board will consider at its meeting Thursday a resolution requesting the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning partner with area communities to study extending the Lake Parkway south to Ryan Road or beyond. Learn more in the February edition of County Supervisor [...]

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