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Downer Avenue Community Meeting – January 26

Murray Hill Neighbors: You are invited to attend a community meeting hosted by EMCC (Eastside Milwaukee Community Council). 7pm Monday, January 26 at St. Marks Church on Belleview Please join us for a community meeting with Alderman Kovac and potential other speakers for an update regarding the foreclosures and potential solutions and developments of the 2500 & 2600 blocks of Downer Avenue. After an initial

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DPW in Full-Scale Plowing Operation

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works has called for a full-scale plowing operation on Friday, January 9, 2015.  Most garbage and recycling collections have been suspended for today, except for automated routes.  Sanitation crews will work on Saturday, January 10 to make up for suspended collections today. For more information, please see the press release, call (414) 286-CITY (-2489), or go to the DPW website at www.city.milwaukee.gov/mpw.  


Parking and Transportation Study Update

Neighbors, As you may know, UWM is currently in the process of completing a Parking and Transportation Study. Some of you may have been able to attend the public meeting held in December. UWM is now inviting neighbors to visit the Parking and Transportation Study website to learn about the study and submit questions, concerns, and ideas. http://uwmneighborhood.org/  


2015 Overnight Parking Permits Available for Purchase

City of Milwaukee residents who wish to park their vehicles overnight on City streets can now buy their 2015 virtual parking permits. For more information on purchasing an annual or 4-month overnight permit, please see the attached press release or go to the DPW website at www.city.milwaukee.gov/mpw. Have a safe and happy holiday season!


Concrete Arch Pedestrian Bridge over Ravine Road – Immediate Closure

Passing on this bit of news about Lake Park from County Supervisor Broderick… ——————————– On December 5, 2014, the Milwaukee County Parks Department engaged an engineer to inspect the Concrete Arch Pedestrian Bridge over Ravine Road in Lake Park. After the inspection was completed, the engineer agreed with staff observations about the seriousness of its deterioration, the heavy large concrete cracks, movements, and earth

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Montessori Community Meeting – Tuesday, December 2

This announcement is from MPS and Maryland Avenue Montessori School. ——————————– Please join MPS District Administration, School Board Member Larry Miller and Principal Joe DiCarlo to discuss the initial phase of a citywide plan for Montessori support and growth in MPS, including a proposal to address the long term space needs of Maryland Avenue Montessori School. Tuesday, December 2nd @ 6:00 PM @ Maryland

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A Change in Winter Parking Rules

This story from TMJ4 describes a change in the winter parking rules that will make life a little easier for some of us. “Beginning December 1, residents in the 5-Day Exception Area may continue to park overnight on both sides of the street unless DPW announces that a snow-plow or other public works operation will be conducted overnight.” See this link for more detail.

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UWM Chancellor Candidate Visits

Apologies for the tardy delivery of this announcement; a recording of any presentations you missed will be available on a website as listed below.   Please plan to attend the candidate presentations and open forums of the three finalist for UWM Chancellor. The topic is “Contemporary Challenges of Research Universities.” Each candidate’s public forum will begin at 2 p.m. in the UWM Union Wisconsin

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A “Concert of Note” December 13th and 14th

Murray Hill Neighbors and Friends, Boulevard Theatre and Plymouth Corale are staging a special presentation featuring the works of Emily Dickenson, Dylan Thomas, and Robert Frost on December 13 (4pm) and December 14 (7pm) at Plymouth Church. Click here for more information or visit http://bit.ly/ConcertOfNote for tickets.