South Milwaukee Blog

Carrying what had to be 50 pounds of gear, gulping air through an oxygen mask and dragging a hose down a pitch-black, smoke-filled stairway on the way to put out an actual fire in the next room, I quickly realized something. I am not cut out to be a firefighter. And those that are — [...]

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In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s lead story on Wednesday was all about looming major water rate increases in Milwaukee and other communities. South Milwaukee is not included in the article, but one is coming for us, too, as I wrote about in this post. From the article: Proposed water rate increases [...]

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Put Wednesday, May 26, on your calendar. That’s the date of the public information meeting on the planned expansion of Nicholson/Pennsylvania Avenue between College and Rawson Avenues. It runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall, 2424 15th Avenue. Learn more in the official notice here. From the notice: The proposed project includes capacity expansion by [...]

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A tragic story out of Cudahy … A man was struck and killed by a train, apparently by accident, on Ramsey Avenue just west of Packard. Learn more in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here.

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Well, you can’t call South Milwaukee’s 3rd District politically inactive. Six candidates — including former Alderman Richard Raduenz, former school board member Tom Arend and former Cudahy City Clerk Joseph Bukowski — want to replace Jim Shelenske as the district’s next alderman. The number of interested candidates is a bit surprising to me given that this [...]

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South Milwaukee Police Chief Ann Wellens recognized a number of her officers and local residents for acts of heroism and selflessness at our most recent City Council meeting. Click here and take a few minutes to read all of their stories. My favorite? The three officers who rescued a woman from the icy waters of [...]

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Joshua Wollinger, the South Milwaukee man charged with homicide in the stabbing death of Richard E. Ostrowski in April, was bound over for trial at his preliminary Milwaukee County Circuit Court hearing last Monday. “Probable cause” was found in the case after testimony from several South Milwaukee Police Department officers and others. You can see [...]

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For all my 3rd District readers out there, you have until Wednesday to apply to replace Jim Shelenske as 3rd District alderman in South Milwaukee. You’ll recall that Shelenske had to give up his seat after he was elected City Clerk in April. The City Council will conduct interviews of all candidates at a special [...]

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As I wrote about yesterday, the South Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $968,000 in taxable general obligation promissory notes for water system improvements and expenses. In plainer language, the city is borrowing the money from Tri-City National Bank to help the South Milwaukee Water Utility [...]

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It was a busy Common Council meeting on Tuesday night, and here’s a quick rundown of what went down. The meeting started with an uplifting South Milwaukee Police Department awards ceremony, where Chief Ann Wellens honored officers and citizens for their work in combating crime and saving lives in our city. I’ll have more to [...]

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The South Milwaukee Yacht Club is getting a major lift — literally and figuratively — for its 60th anniversary. The Common Council on Tuesday gave the g0-ahead to the organization to construct a travel lift well for the launch and haul-out of vessels, pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement with the city. The [...]

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This Journal Sentinel story, quoting state Rep. Mark Honadel of South Milwaukee, is the first time I’ve actually seen someone say the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is indeed moving ahead with Drexel interchange at Interstate 94. From the online article: Honadel said a Wisconsin Department of Transportation official told him Wednesday that the department will [...]

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Here are a few headlines you may be interested in … Another Retail Center OK’d Along Howell Avenue St. Francis Agenda Gets to the Point: ‘Ugly Fences’ Oak Creek Library Might Buy Gear That Blocks Cell Phones Mitchell Sets a Single-Month Record for Passenger Traffic

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The story and video on WISN.com contain interviews with state Sen. Jeff Plale and state Rep. Mark Honadel — and potentially impacted Oak Creek homeowners — about the project. Check it out here. While it’s a nice in-depth story on the project, I guess I’d like to see official confirmation from the Wisconsin Department of [...]

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The South Milwaukee Water Utility and the engineering firm responsible for the utility’s recent filtration system improvements have received a prestigious award for the project. From the Sheboygan Press story: A Best of State Award was presented to Donohue and the South Milwaukee Water Utility for an upgrade to the utility’s water treatment plant. The Utility has [...]

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