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County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published a new eNews update, and it includes a couple of interesting updates on airport projects.
Check out the update here. And here is a sampling of the airport items:
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South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik cast one of the “no” votes against the confirmation of County Executive Chris Abele’s top aide on Thursday.
The County Board’s Finance Committee voted 4-3 against confirming Patrick Farley’s appointment.
She explains her vote in this WISN story, and check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story.
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A key Milwaukee County Board committee on Wednesday approved a resolution advancing plans to extend the Lake Parkway (Highway 794) to Ryan Road in Oak Creek.
The resolution passed by the Transportation, Public Works & Transit Committee calls for the project to be added to the regional transportation plan, making it eligible for federal funding and getting the project closer to the preliminary engineering stage — even if it still may be 10 to 15 years before a shovel gets in the ground.
South Shore Supervisor Patricia Jursik co-sponsored the resolution and has been a leader on this project. Check out the press release here.
In other news out of that county committee, the panel declined to act on a request by Sheriff David Clarke to rent storage space at the former home to the 440th Air Refueling Wing near Mitchell International Airport.
See the Journal Sentinel story here. From it:
The move was criticized as an unnecessary and ill-advised expansion of the sheriff’s office at a time of tight budgets. Clarke wants to store gear for his bomb squad, SWAT team, canine unit, emergency services, boat patrol and dive rescue unit in space at the 440th, now county property and renamed MKE Regional Business Park.
“This is the wrong time for the sheriff to start spreading out instead of consolidating,” said Supervisor Patricia Jursik, who also faulted Clarke for not appearing personally before the committee.
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It took 24 rounds of voting, but Patricia Jursik’s bid to become the next Milwaukee County Board chairperson fell short on Monday.
But the chairmanship will stay in the South Shore, with 30-year-old Bay View Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic winning the post.
Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here. From it:
She replaces outgoing board Chairman Lee Holloway, who retired after 20 years on the board.
She was locked in a three-way tie during earlier rounds of balloting, in which Dimitrijevic, Supervisor Theo Lipscomb Sr. and Supervisor Patricia Jursik each had five votes. The deadlock broke after Supervisor Willie Johnson Jr. ended his bid for chairman and switched his support for Dimitrijevic.
What do you think of the vote? Post your comments!
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Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her new Enews newsletter, and it includes an update on repairs to the Seven — now actually five — Bridges.
And it doesn’t seem to signal they’ll be fixed quickly.
Check out the newsletter here. From it:
Seven Bridges trail at Grant Park continues to have two footbridges out of commission, the lakeside bridge and a small bridge, due to flooding several summers ago …
Milwaukee County currently has a consultant, Graef USA, designing the two replacement bridges. These bridge replacements pose a challenge in accessing the sites with the proper equipment and materials.
The consultant hopes to meet with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in early April to get a better understanding of limitations for access and permit requirements. The meeting should clarify the types of equipment and materials that can be used for the project and will help to determine a timeline.
I’ll keep you posted.
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It was a night for incumbents in South Milwaukee.
No challengers — write-in or otherwise — were able to unseat sitting local leaders in the administration, on the City Council or on the South Milwaukee School Board.
Here are the local results:
Also winning re-election was County Supervisor Pat Jursik, who was running unopposed. In the locally contested Milwaukee County court races, Carolina Stark and Lindsey Grady won large majorities in South Milwaukee.
See all local results in this PDF document … and post your comments below!
(See a post on Republican presidential primary results here.)
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Check out these headlines from around the area:
Also, County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her new online newsletter, with items on the Lake Parkway extension, a proposed land swap involving the 128th Air Refueling Wing and Supervisor Jursik deciding to give back more than $3,500 in unused office account funds. Check it out here.
And NOW has published a new police blotter.
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You’ll have your chance to weigh in on the potential extension of the Lake Parkway south to Highway 100 at a public hearing and informational meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.
The meeting, which is planned from 6 to 8 p.m., specifically seeks comment on whether or not the project should be included on the regional transportation plan — a key step in actually helping this project become reality one day. It will also include a chance to view maps, ask questions and hear a presentation about recommendations from a committee studying the extension.
There are several ways to submit comments: verbally or in writing at the Feb. 29 meeting, via mail or at this SEWRPC website.
Learn more about the Lake Parkway project here on County Supervisor Pat Jursik’s website.
Jursik is chairing the Advisory Committee of the Lake Parkway Extension Study. The committee is working with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to analyze the project.
Of course, I’d like to know what you think of the extension. Post your comments below!
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Patrick Cudahy Inc. and others are suing the U.S. Navy for its alleged role in the massive 2009 fire at the Cudahy meatpacking plant.
Check out the story here.
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Also, County Supervisor Pat Jursik weighs in (strongly) on the debate over the Shakespeare in the Courts program and Sheriff David Clarke’s budget (including his stable of horses). And State Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report, where he, in detail, deconstructs one year of Republican control in Madison.
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Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her latest eNews update, and it contains updates on the progress around the reconstruction of College Avenue and repairs on Grant Park’s Seven Bridges.
Check it out here. The long and short of it …
The update also includes some good information on the reconfigured Route 15 bus line, Hoan Bridge bike lanes and other topics.
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Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has her reaction to County Executive Chris Abele’s proposed 2012 budget in her most recent email newsletter.
Check it out here. From it:
I think the County Executive hit the correct priorities while still holding the line on property taxes, which are too high. Of course, the devil is in the details, and we will spend all of October reviewing. I do not agree with the County Executive’s proposal to remove support for Emergency Medical Services. I look forward to a productive budget session in which the Executive works with the Board for the good of Milwaukee County residents.
The newsletter contains some good updates on what Abele is proposing — and its imapct on the South Shore. It’s worth a read.
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Milwaukee County and South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik had a thought-provoking editorial in Sunday Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel, in which she criticized the “false dichotomies” that pervade the debate over road building and transit.
From it:
Community columnist Nancy Ettenheim on Sept. 2 mischaracterized my “really, big millennial” idea as just another new freeway. In effect, Ettenheim is singing the same old song: the Milwaukee blues. This is the blues of false dichotomies: If you support a bike trail, you can’t have a road; if you support buses, you can’t have a bike rack; if you support road building, you can’t have bikes or buses.
Check out the full piece here.
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As I’ve written about, the Milwaukee County Transit System is proposing major service cuts in 2012, including several that would directly impact South Milwaukee and the South Shore.
The biggest impact locally? The end of Route 15 in South Milwaukee and all Freeway Flyers.
Learn more about what’s planned — and share your feedback — at several community meetings presented by Transit Now, a transit advocacy group. Two are on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Cudahy Family Library. One meeting is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and the other is from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Other meetings are planned Sept. 7-8 in Brown Deer.
County Supervisor Pat Jursik, Milwaukee County Supervisor Jason Haas and Kerry Thomas, executive director of Transit Now, will present at the Cudahy meetings, which are also sponsored by The Gateway to Milwaukee, South Suburban Chamber of Commerce and the Milwaukee Aging Consortium.
The goals of both meetings?
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Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the most recent meeting of the group of local, county and state officials discussing the future of the Oak Creek watercourse through South Milwaukee.
But Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik, who has led the effort to at least get everyone to the table on this important issue, has an update on progress in her most recent eNews update.
And here it is …
The Oak Creek Watershed (including the Cities of Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and Cudahy as well as the Airport) drains into the Oak Creek Watercourse. There are many issues of concern surrounding this Watercourse, including recent extreme storm events resulting in flooding around the Watercourse; contaminated sediment at Mill Pond; the condition of the dam; aging sewer infrastructure in Grant Park and Oak Creek Parkway; and streambank and Lake Michigan bluff erosion which threatens property.
I have worked with our regional planning agency to facilitate meetings with the City of South Milwaukee and the Milwaukee County Parks Department. We have drawn on the knowledge of other agencies including the Department of Natural Resources. As a result of these talks, the City of South Milwaukee and the County Parks Department will create an agreement defining responsibility for emergencies, maintenance and improvement of the Oak Creek Watercourse. Following is a brief explanation of some relevant concerns.
These are just a few of the many issues that must be resolved.
In other words, there is a lot of work to yet to do here — and tough decisions to be made. But at least the discussions continue. I’ll keep you posted.
You can access Pat’s entire newsletter here.
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