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October 20, 2015 · 5:30 pm

Planning For The Future: Have Your Voices Heard! (And Get Candy)

October 24 Halloween Open House Flyer update

Here is one more reason to be a part of Saturday’s downtown trick-or-treating event: Along the way, you will have a chance to help shape the future of our city.

Graef Consulting is holding its second open house/public feedback session from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at 924 Milwaukee Ave., the storefront located directly east of Sorce Martial Arts. Stop in and share your input and learn more about the comprehensive plan under development. Displays will include:

  • Opportunity area development scenarios;
  • Boards with visual / design precedents;
  • A photo montage of a concept for the public space at the southeast corner of Milwaukee and 10th Avenues;
  • Recommendations for downtown;
  • A synthesis of feedback from the first open house this summer at the Downtown Market;
  • Blank maps for further feedback (neighborhoods/districts/corridors, opportunity areas, and a large aerial map); and
  • “What I Want For South Milwaukee” stickers to provide feedback and comment forms.

There will also be a coloring station for children and candy (of course). The PBS “Around the Corner” episode on South Milwaukee will also be shown during the open house.

Be sure to take a break from trick-or-treating and be a part of this activity. Your feedback is critical as we continue our work in planning South Milwaukee’s promising future!

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July 28, 2015 · 9:43 pm

Help Shape The Future Of South Milwaukee

Graef flyer

Join the conversation!

The GRAEF team is looking for feedback from residents, visitors and others as part of their ongoing work to update South Milwaukee’s comprehensive plan.

Stop by their booth at the South Milwaukee farmers’ market from 3 to 7 p.m. this Thursday to meet the group, provide your input … and have your voice heard.

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May 9, 2015 · 9:17 pm

Planning For The City’s, And Downtown’s, Promising Future

With a renewed focus on business retention, recruitment, events, marketing and other efforts, we’re working hard every day to bring new life to our city, and city center.

We’re also building the foundation for long-term economic development success. A key part of that: our comprehensive and downtown plans, which took major steps forward this week.

The South Milwaukee City Council voted unanimously to approve the selection of Graef as the consulting firm for updating our comprehensive plan and building a separate downtown plan.

We interviewed two firms for the work, and, as part of the committee making the recommendation, I can say it was a very tough call. Both Vandewalle and Graef are terrific firms that would do a great job on these plans.

Graef brings strong experience, creativity, vision and a demonstrated commitment to implementing the plans they lead. For this effort, they also bring a partnership with Business Districts Inc., a firm focused on downtown revitalization that will only add to our plan and process.

You can see their joint proposal here.

Now the work begins. The planning effort will pick up quickly, and be substantially wrapped up by the end of the year. Then we get to work on bringing the plan to life – not letting it sit on a shelf and collect dust like so many others in the past.

Have a plan, work the plan. We will work this plan.

My ask: Look for ways to be part of the process, and actually be a part of it. There will be plenty of opportunities to have your voice heard as we build this roadmap for the future of South Milwaukee and our downtown.

Join us!

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