South Milwaukee Blog

So, I leave for a Memorial Day weekend vacation and apparently miss a lot … As you all know by now, Bucyrus announced on Friday it has “completed the purchase of the former Midwest Airlines Corporate Center located at 6744 South Howell Avenue in Oak Creek, Wisconsin from Westminster Badger LLC.” And, according to Bucyrus, “due to [...]

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Jackie Ove, Public Health Administrator of the South Milwaukee Health Department, recently received the prestigious award of 2010 Health Officer of the Year. Congratulations, Jackie! It’s a well-deserved honor. Learn more on the front page of the city’s website.

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The South Milwaukee Downtown Market is returning bigger and better in 2010. The outdoor street market — billed as a “farmers’ market … and so much more” – will be held every Thursday starting June 3 on 11th Avenue, south of Milwaukee Avenue. Hours are 3 to 7:30 p.m. in June, July and August and 3 [...]

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Here are some other Journal Sentinel headlines of interest from around the South Shore … Agreement in Works with Former Cudahy Judge Over Case Backlog Waukesha Mayor Sets Water Meetings with Oak Creek, Racine Amateur Golf Overcomes Obstacles South Milwaukee Water Bills Expected to Spike

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for this evening’s public information meeting on the Pennsylvania/Nicholson Avenue reconstruction project. The crowd was larger than I anticipated, but maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised given the nature of the project. There was a good mix of Oak Creek and South Milwaukee residents, and most came with an [...]

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A woman confessed to stabbing a man during an altercation inside one of the Alpine Meadows apartments Tuesday evening, police said. The 51-year-old man suffered injuries to his arm, chest and leg and was taken to Froedtert Hospital for treatment. The 49-year-old woman was taken to the county jail, and charges could come later this week. [...]

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The 4th District is seeing its share of road improvements. In 2010, it’s 15th Avenue. In 2012, it’s going to be Nicholson Avenue. Now there’s one on the drawing board for 2011: College Avenue between Nicholson and Packard. The roughly one-mile project — funded with federal stimulus money administered by Milwaukee County — includes pavement [...]

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Don’t forget about the upcoming public information meeting on the Pennsylvania/Nicholson Avenue reconstruction. Stop by anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at City Hall, 2424 15th Ave., to learn more about the project and the two most viable alternatives. Check out my previous post on this topic here. I hope to see you there and [...]

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The South Milwaukee Police Department has a couple events planned for the summer. The 10th annual DARE Golf Outing is at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 19 at Oakwood Golf Course. The four-person scramble event costs $65 person. Contact Officer McLean or Officer Kozlowski for more information and to sign up. The ninth annual South [...]

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The South Milwaukee Water Utility has prepared a letter to residents who have questions and concerns about the 52 percent rate increase it is seeking with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. Click here to see the document. From it: If the PSC grants this increase, customers may see an increase of approximately $8.00 to $10.00 [...]

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As I wrote about last week, a large water rate increase is in the offing. Now we know the proposed size of that increase: 52%. Learn more in this Journal Sentinel story. I’ll have more to post on this in coming days. And feel free to post your comments below. You can see my previous posts [...]

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City Engineer Kyle Vandercar had an excellent presentation about the planned Nicholson Avenue reconstruction project on Tuesday — a preview of the public information meeting planned for May 26. You can see a copy of the fact sheet shared at the meeting here. Click here to see the letter sent to area residents promoting the [...]

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South Milwaukee is joining other area communities to put our best foot forward with real estate professionals at the industry’s largest leasing event starting this Sunday in Las Vegas. City Development Director Danielle Devlin is attending the International Council of Shopping Centers convention to promote our city-owned development parcels and other redevelopment opportunities in South [...]

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Pavement reconstruction work is scheduled to begin this week on 15th Avenue. Work is being done in two phases, with phase one from College Avenue to Oak Creek Parkway. The second phase goes from Oak Creek Parkway south Rawson. Learn more in this letter sent to area residents. From the note: Emergency vehicles will have [...]

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South Milwaukee has a new alderman. The City Council on Monday night chose former Cudahy City Clerk-Treasurer Joe Bukowski as the new 3rd District alderman. He replaces Jim Shelenske, who was elected city clerk in April and resigned his seat on the council. Six 3rd District residents applied for the job: Jon Spansail, Rich Raduenz, [...]

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