Fall Leaf Collection: Oct 1 – Nov 15
City of Milwaukee residents can rake leaves into the street from October 1st through November 15th for pickup by Department of Public Works Sanitation crews. After November 15th, leaves can be taken to one of the City’s Self-Help Centers. City crews will wrap up leaf collection efforts November 26th. Remember, leaves and brush, along with other yard waste, are banned from landfill and must
New MKE Mobile App — Now Available
This looks like an excellent new tool for reporting issues to the city. (Note, this is not a replacement for Report-It/Record-It noise or other police-related issues.) Milwaukeeans, You can now download and explore the new City of Milwaukee Mobile Service Request App (MKE Mobile). MKE Mobile is free and accessible to all Milwaukee residents and can be downloaded on the iTunes App Store or
Neighborhood Grapevine Letter from DNS
Check out the Summer 2014 newsletter from the Department of Neighborhood Services.
July 4th Celebration in Lake Park
Celebrate July 4th at Lake Park with lots of great family fun and fireworks. Dress your bikes, join the boy and girl games, enjoy a summery ice cream treat and just enjoy visiting with your neighbors. The Parade will start at 9:00 am UWM Student Union (Maryland Ave. and Kenwood Blvd.) and from Maryland Avenue School (Prospect and Bradford Ave.) and progress down E. Newberry Blvd. to Lake Park where
Free Tree Give Away – This Saturday
The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works Forestry Division is partnering with Energy Exchange Inc. to give away 1,000 free trees to City of Milwaukee residents and business/commercial property owners this Saturday (June 28) from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the corner of S. 6th St. and Waterford Ave. You can reserve your tree(s) by filling out the form available here. The
City of Milwaukee Composting Offer
The City of Milwaukee will host a one-day only, first-come, first-served compost bin and rain barrel sale on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Washington Park parking lot, North 40th & West Galena St. The event will take place rain or shine, and IS NOT restricted to City of Milwaukee residents. For more information, please go to the
Town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 13
Join State Senator Chris Larson and Milwaukee Alderman Nik Kovac for a town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at the Riverside University High School Auditorium, 1615 E. Locust Street, from 5pm to 6:30pm. Hear how legislation that passed during the session this year will affect the community, and share your thoughts with your representatives.
3rd District Town Hall Meeting with Alderman Nik Kovak
Forwarding a meeting invitation from Alderman Nik Kovak… Dear Neighbor: Alderman Nik Kovac invites you to attend a 3rd District town hall meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 in the library at Riverside University High School (1615 E. Locust St.). The library is located on the third floor. The meeting will include the new commander of the MPD’s 1st District,
Reminder: Monday begins garbage collection set-out program
Beginning Monday, January 27, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works will begin its year-round garbage cart set-out program. Residents with curb garbage collection must place their garbage carts at the curb on their designated collection day by 7:00 a.m. just as they do in spring, summer and fall. For more information, please see the attached Questions and Answers sheet, or go to
Snow Shoveling Note from the City
The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works thanks all Milwaukeeans for their help in cleaning up after each of December’s fresh snowfalls. This is a reminder for residents and property owners on what they need to know and make part of their clean-up: Please clear a path to garbage and recycling carts so DPW crews can service them with few snow and ice