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Use the Cold to Plan a Rain Garden (From MMSD)

Oh how we want spring to come! Now is actually a good time to plan for a rain garden and help the environment. Metro Milwaukee Sewage District (MMSD) has a special 50% off Rain Garden Plant Sales going on right now. Rain gardens soak up water from your roof, driveway, sidewalk, yard or sump pump discharge. Slightly different from your typical flower garden, rain

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MHNA Meeting Announcement: Tuesday, Jan. 28

Dear Murray Hill Members: Welcome to 2014 and MHNA’s winter-spring series of monthly meetings and speakers. Please come out Tuesday night and welcome Jerry Patzwald of S & H Brands to hear about the alcohol distributor side of one of the biggest aspects that affects and defines the neighborhood. Jerry like many businesses in the area makes his living on the sales and distribution

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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

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Reminder: Town Hall Meeting – Monday, February 3

Dear Neighbor, Senator Chris Larson, Representative Jon Richards, and Alderman Nik Kovac will host a town hall meeting on Monday, Feb 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Urban Ecology Center (1500 E Park Place – Community Room). Join the town hall to hear about the impacts recently passed and upcoming legislation will have on our Milwaukee community as well as Wisconsin

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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

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Winter Schedule for Garbage Collection Begins Monday

The Department of Public Works (DPW) will start its winter schedule for collecting garbage and recycling materials on Monday, December 2. Collection routes and days will change for many City residents. The winter schedule will remain in effect through April 4, 2014. For more information, please click here to view the advisory, and go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/mpw to look up your scheduled collection dates.


Winter Parking Regulations Begin Today

Winter parking regulations for the City of Milwaukee take effect this Sunday, December 1, 2013 and remain in effect through Sunday, March 1, 2014. For more information on winter parking regulations, ALL parking regulations, plus instructions on how to sign up for Snow Mobile winter text message alerts, click here to view the advisory or go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/mpw.


Neighborhood Town Hall set for Wednesday, December 11

Milwaukee Alderman Nik Kovac invites residents to share concerns and hear from local officials at a Neighborhood Town Hall meeting the evening of Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Participants will have the chance to meet, hear from and address concerns to Milwaukee Police Department Captain Aaron Raap, the new commander of Police District One. Other speakers will include Alderman Kovac, Heidi Weed from the Department

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