Quality of Life

UWM Grant Period Activity

Officer Kline from MPD District 1 sent a note regarding the fall nuisance activity. From his note: Here are the citations that were issued in the Murray Hill area last weekend alone:   – 12 citations for excessive noise – 5 citations for underage drinking – 1 citation for contributing to the delinquency – 2 traffic related offenses   We had our weekly UWM

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Important: New Procedures for Calling for Police Service

Neighbors, Attached is a document prepared by MPD District 1 Captain Thiele that outlines the new procedures that residents are to follow for calling for police service.  This guidance replaces the Report It, Record It policy.  Please note that when calling the non-emergency number to request service, you may request a citation be issued and District 1 officers will follow up on that request

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Important: New Guidance on Report It, Record It

Neighbors, At the MHNA Special Meeting held on Tuesday this week, we learned of some important changes to the suggested method of calling for police services. While MPD plans to release a description of the new reporting system within the next few weeks, the operating policy is to call the non-emergency police number – 414-933-4444 – to report noise nuisance calls.  You will reach a telecommunicator who will

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Dealing with nuisance behavior

Murray Hill residents regularly comment on a variety of nuisance behaviors they experience – noisy groups passing through the neighborhood, loud parties, property theft, destruction of flower beds, overturning trash bins, speeding cars… Some people wonder if they should wait for a party to settle down.  Or they think perhaps that trampling the tulips isn’t all that bad, or that tipping garbage carts onto

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Adopt-A-Block

Dear MHNA Member, In our ongoing efforts to help keep the Murray Hill neighborhood clean and attractive, MHNA is resurrecting the “Adopt-A-Block” program. Here’s how it works: 1.  you let us know if you’d like to be supplied with a trash grabber – a long-handled pick-up device for light litter and trash items; 2.  you specify which block(s) in the Murray Hill area you

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Reminder: Neighborhood Town Hall Meeting on Monday

This will be an opportune time to provide feedback to Alderman Kovac and MPD regarding your neighborhood concerns. ==================================== Alderman Nik Kovac invites you to attend a 3rd District town hall meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17th at Riverside University High School (1615 E. Locust St.). The meeting will include officers of the MPD’s 1st Police District, as well

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Request for Feedback about Report-It/Record-It

Good morning, Murray Hill member, The MHNA Board is requesting feedback from the membership about recent experiences with the Report-It/Record-It program.  If you can take a few minutes to respond to this request it would be most helpful to us.   Have you called the Report-It/Record-It phone number? If so, can you briefly describe what your experience was like? When did you make the

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Do you work for UWM?

This message is from Mike Darnell, a member of MHNA and someone who works at UWM. It is directed to other members who are employed by UWM.   =======================================   Hi,I’m writing to reach out to those MHNA members who are also, like me, UWM employees. I’m writing to ask if you would join me in signing and forwarding a request to Student Affairs.

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MHNA Meeting Reminder

Dear Murray Hill members and friends: Please join us to meet the new leader of MPD District 1, Captain Leslie Thiele, an 18 year veteran of the department. A new academic year has begun at UWM and you’ll want to hear directly form Captain Thiele about her perspective on our neighborhood problems and solutions. And Captain Thiele will surely want to hear your view

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What is your opinion of the East North Avenue Business Area?

The East Side Business District, which is the business area between the river and the lake on North Avenue, is conducting a survey to get input regarding use of the area. The results will help shape plans for development between Oakland Avenue and the river. Please take a few minutes to take their survey. This is your chance to influence their planning. http://www.theeastside.org/categories/20-news/documents/142-make-a-difference-take-the-survey