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November 30, 2009 · 12:01 am

Budgets and Vaccines: A Busy Week Ahead

Just a reminder about some of the upcoming events this week:

  • Monday, November 30: A public hearing on the proposed 2010 city budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. at City Hall. Have your voice heard during this critical time … and then stick around for the Finance Committee and Plan Commission meetings that evening. One of the items on the Plan Commission agenda directly impacts the 4th District: discussion regarding planned and future land use and zoning of 1214 Rawson Avenue and other residential properties to the west, currently zoned M-2 industrial. I must admit I don’t know about this issue, but I promise to learn more quickly and keep you updated as best I can.
  • Tuesday, December 1: A Common Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at City Hall. The biggest action here is the anticipated passage of the 2010 budget, which you will also be allowed to comment on at the meeting. A public hearing on the South Milwaukee School District budget is also planned for 6 p.m. at Lakeview Elementary School.
  • Wednesday, December 2: The city’s second H1N1 clinic runs from 3 to 7 p.m. at City Hall, and a school district budget hearing is planned for 6 p.m. at E.W. Luther Elementary School.
  • Thursday, December 3: Another opportunity to hear about the school district budget, this one at Rawson Elementary.
  • Friday and Saturday, December 4-5: I’ll put a quick plug in here for the Trinity Lutheran Church (my church) cookie sale at M&I Bank, 1001 Marquette Ave. Stop by and buy some homemade Christmas cookies from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

I’ll keep you updated on the meetings in future blog postings.

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November 15, 2009 · 4:24 pm

Previewing This Week’s Council Meeting

The South Milwaukee Common Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

Among the items on the agenda:

  • A resolution to amend the fee schedule and raise winter (December to March) on-street parking rates to $25 per month. It would also create a winter parking permit option. Designed for college students returning home for Christmas break, this $25 permit would allow for overnight parking on city streets from December 15 to January 15. This is a cost savings for these students and other interested residents, who would otherwise have to buy full-month permits for December and January.
  • Various other changes to the city fee schedule, including one that would require all South Milwaukee residents to pay a $100 fee each time an ambulance responds to their home and administers basic patient care, but doesn’t transport that patient to the hospital. Previously, there was no charge for this service. I’d argue that such a fee is necessary. Transport or not, this medical service costs money, and it should be paid for.
  • A resolution to amend the fire code, including language that would require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in all commercial and multi-family residential units (three or more units). It would also require the installation of “10-year” smoke alarms with sealed batteries in all multi-family and mixed-use occupancies. The outdoor burning code would also be updated and tightened.
  • A resolution to repeal and recreate the municipal fair housing code.

You can view the entire agenda here.

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