Update: Check out coverage from WISN and Oak Creek Patch. And the Journal Sentinel has published a story, too, with comments from a couple South Milwaukeeans. By my count, more than 200 people attended Wednesday’s public meeting about the proposed Lake Parkway extension at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. It was a good meeting — [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Great Turnout At Lake Parkway Meeting … And How You Can Still Have Your Voice Heard
Posted in Transportation, tagged 794, Lake Parkway extension on February 29, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Even More Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines, tagged MATC Board, Pat Jursik, Wisconsin mining bill on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out these headlines from around the area: MATC Board Targeted For Overhaul (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) ‘Mke’ Signs To Welcome Airport Visitors (Journal Sentinel) Mining Bill In Trouble, Former Exec Says (Journal Sentinel) Alverno’s Kontowski Receives Honorable Mention From NAC (South Milwaukee NOW) Also, County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her new online newsletter, with [...]
South Milwaukeean Arrested In Oak Creek Armed Robbery And Other Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines, tagged Oak Creek armed robbery on February 28, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A South Milwaukee man has reportedly been arrested in an alleged armed robbery last week in Oak Creek. Check out the Oak Creek Patch story here. And check out these other local headlines: Jursik Calls For Action On County Facilities Plan (Oak Creek Patch) Ex-Im Bank Deal Benefits Joy Global, Caterpillar (Business Journal) OSHA Cites [...]
More Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Check out these headlines of local interest … South Milwaukee Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Love Missives Carry “Forever” Postmark (Journal Sentinel) Interest In Cudahy Hotel, Commercial Development Project Picking Up Steam (Journal Sentinel) Oak Creek Closer To Delphi Reincarnation (Journal Sentinel) Boxer Suspended 1 Year For Doping-Rules Violation (FOX Sports) [...]
Reminder: 794 Extension Meeting Wednesday Evening In South Milwaukee
Posted in Construction, Transportation, tagged 794 extension on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here is a detailed story on the extension plan from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The momentum continues for the potential extension of Highway 794 (the Lake Parkway) to Highway 100 and perhaps beyond. The topic is the subject of a public hearing and information meeting on Wednesday at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. [...]
Quick Council Update
Posted in City Council, tagged South Milwaukee sewer rates, South Milwaukee Walmart on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Unfortunately, I was not able to attend Wednesday’s City Council meeting, as I was out of town on business. But all of the items I have written about it in the past week passed, including the sewer rate increase and various borrowing measures. All passed on 6-0 votes except for the TID 2 (Walmart site) [...]
More Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines, tagged Cudahy murder, Mark Honadel, Wisconsin Wins on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Catching up a bit on some recent local headlines, including a piece praising Rep. Mark Honadel’s ”Wisconsin Wins” plan, a bizarre case allegedly involving a South Milwaukeean threatening a woman with a sword and an update on road work happening in Oak Creek (including the Pennsylvania/Nicholson project). And check out these local headlines of interest from around [...]
South Milwaukee Election Results: Almost A Judicial Dead Heat Locally
Posted in 2012 Elections, tagged Carolina Stark, Christopher Lipscomb, Nelson Phillips III on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Challenger Carolina Stark and incumbent Nelson Phillips III have advanced to the April general election for Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge in Branch 17 — and the race was almost a tie in South Milwaukee. Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here. And here are the South Milwaukee results, which showed less than 20 [...]
Borrowing On The Agenda
Posted in City Council, Construction, South Milwaukee Walmart, tagged South Milwaukee Walmart on February 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Declining property values have done more than affect single-family homeowners. They’ve also hurt property values in tax incremental financing districts. In 2012, South Milwaukee is feeling the impact of those changes. Those reductions in tax incremental district (TID) valuations – determined by the state – are why the city is looking at refinancing a portion [...]
New Look For City Website
Posted in City Services, tagged South Milwaukee website on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The city has relaunched its website, and I’m glad to see it. Check it out here. Note that the new URL is also easier to remember: www.smwi.org. I hope you agree that it’s a big upgrade from the site the city had for years. It looks better, is much better organized and user-friendly, and contains [...]
More On Tuesday’s Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Primary And Other Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Oak Creek Patch has an in-depth story on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17 race that will be on the ballot Tuesday. Check it out here. And check out these local headlines of interest … Larson, Honadel Come Together On Batteries Bill (Oak Creek Patch) Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Cudahy (Milwaukee [...]
Council To Consider Sewer Rate Increase
Posted in City Services, tagged Sewer rate increase, Water and Wastewater Commission on February 20, 2012 | 9 Comments »
The Water and Wastewater Commission has recommended a 6 percent increase in sewer rates, and the South Milwaukee City Council will vote on the measure at its meeting Wednesday night. The proposed increase, which would be effective April 1, reflects an increase in both “fixed rates” and consumption rates. If approved, the average homeowner in [...]
Reminder: Voter ID In Effect Tuesday
Posted in 2012 Elections, tagged Voter ID on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The biggest news about Tuesday’s primary election is not necessarily what’s on the ballot — it’s the start of the new voter ID requirements. Learn more about what you can expect on the Government Accountability Board website here. The most basic changes: Voters must show a photo ID in order to vote beginning this year. And [...]
There Is An Election On Tuesday …
Posted in 2012 Elections, tagged Carolina Stark, Christopher Lipscomb, Nelson Phillips III on February 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Update: Be sure to vote in my poll on this. And here is a sample ballot. With all of the big-name elections coming up this year — from the gubernatorial recall to the presidential election — it’s easy to forget that the spring primaries are on Tuesday. Voters heading to the polls in South Milwaukee [...]
Man Shot To Death In Cudahy
Posted in Crime, tagged Cudahy murder on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A 19-year-old Cudahy man was fatally shot at a house party early Saturday morning, and it was an “apparent homicide,” according to reports. Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here. From it: Cudahy police described the shooting as an isolated incident and said residents of the area are in no danger. The St. Francis [...]
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