Have a couple hours to spare on a beautiful Saturday?
Here’s an idea: Use them to help improve the look of City Hall as part of the beautification project being led by City Clerk Jim Shelenske.
The landscaping and other work begins at 9 a.m., and lunch will be served.
Learn more in my previous post.
I give Jim a huge amount of credit for pulling this together. Yes, as city clerk, City Hall maintenance is in his job description. But he could just as easily maintained the status quo of the building and been content with its bland, at best, appearance.
But that’s not Jim, as many of my blog readers know. He is a doer, and our community should be grateful for it.
Add in the fact that no taxpayer dollars are going toward this project — I, for example, am happy to be giving $100 for the work — and it’s doubly cool.
I can’t wait to see the end result. See you Saturday!
South Milwaukee Blog 
Hello Erik,
I own a home and pay taxes in South Milwaukee. I had the chance to talk to Jim on Sunday as he was working on the landscaping at City Hall. He told me what was going on and how much KEI would have charged to complete this project. I understand the need to make the grounds look nice and neat and that means a lot when people drive by.
Here’s the rub; I pay a fair amount of property taxes that go toward the school district and the city, why do we need to get people to donate money, plants, trees and time to “spruce up” city hall? There is no place in the prioritization of duties and funding (my taxes) that you cannot get a few city workers to edge, mulch, plant, and clean up the landscaping?
Sincerely,
Bryan