TIN-Targeted Investment Neighborhood improvement program---attendees needed for GH-WBT.

 

Greetings everyone,

Next week’s TIN information meeting will be held at Select Milwaukee 3215 W. State Street on Thursday, September 5, 2013 from 9:00am-10:30am.

We have a limited number of slots and for security purposes you must reserve your seat for this meeting by 3:00pm on September 3, 2013.  Please send your full name and organization.

·         Although there is gated parking, participants are asked to park on the street.  Please park on State or 33^rd Streets.
·         The front door is not accessible and you should enter through the side gate on 33^rd Street.

 

About this meeting…

The Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation is pleased to announce an information session for groups and organizations who are interested in applying for Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN) designation in their area.

 

What is a Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN)

·         The TIN initiative is designed to sustain and increase owner-occupancy, provide high quality affordable rental housing, strengthen property values, and improve the physical appearance and quality of life of neighborhoods. TINs focus resources for three years on a small area, generally six to twelve city blocks.  For more information visit: http://city.milwaukee.gov/TargetedInvestmentNeighborhoodsTINs.htm

 

What will this meeting highlight?

·         The application process to apply for TIN designation.
·         Group/organization responsibilities of having a TIN designation.
·         Benefits of TIN designation.

 

Who should come to this meeting?

·         Groups or organizations located within a designated Community Development Block Grant area.  See maps at this link http://city.milwaukee.gov/CommunityDevelopment310/Neighborhood-Revitalization-St1.htm

 

Please contact me to reserve your seat or for more information.

Forward,

Vanessa L. Llanas

Community Outreach Liaison

Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation

City of Milwaukee, Department of City Development

809 N. Broadway

Milwaukee, WI 53202

vanessa.llanas@milwaukee.gov

 

Phone: 414-286-5626

Fax: 414-286-5447

 

Statement of Alderwoman Coggs re: James White, a community leader

                          

                                Milele A. Coggs

                                       6th District Alderwoman

Remembering a special leader, friend,mentor and Godfather

Statement of Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs
August 28, 2013
It is with a heavy heart, through tears and a sense of disbelief that I share some very sad news. Today I lost a great mentor, friend, constituent, agency leader and Godfather, and this community lost James G. White.

There are no words that can adequately chronicle all of his positive attributes and the impact that his words and deeds have had on this community and so many of its members. I had the tremendous fortune of first getting to know Mr. White as a youth when I was involved in various programs. As a Milwaukee County Supervisor he served with vision and integrity, and most recently as Regional Vice-President of WestCare WI -Harambee Community Center (formerly Harambee Ombudsman Project) he led the
charge to bring an unparalleled level of service to the Harambee neighborhood. 

It will always be my honor to have known him, and I will carry with me always the lessons in leadership he shared.

My prayers are with his family at this time.

Updated contact information from Alderwoman Coggs

Dear Constituents,

I will soon be taking a personal hiatus from social media, if you need to contact me on City of Milwaukee business I can be reached @ (414) 286-2994 or mcoggs@milwaukee.gov.

Peace, Love, & Justice,
Milele A. Coggs

HaramBBQ at the ARTery this sunday, 9/1 @ 4PM from Keith Hayes

What?

Beintween is hosting its fourth and final bbq and community potluck of the 2013 season!  

When?  

Sunday, Sept. 1 from 4pm to 8pm

Where? 

on the ARTery on top of the old railroad bridge over Capitol Drive, just east of Port Washington road

(cars can park at either of the chase banks @ 2nd + capitol) 

etails

These bbqs are a great opportunity to interact with neighbors, share delicious food, and listen to ideas for the future of this space.  In addition to a dish to share at this potluck, all are welcome to bring a used automobile tire that needs disposing.

link to the event: http://beintween.ning.com/events/harambbq-this-sunday-9-1-4pm.  details below:

We are thrilled to be able to host these events and gather insight to help shape the future of the artery, a new 8 acre, 3500 linear foot extension of the Beerline trail, which will become public space in 2014, creating a bridge between the communities of Harambee and Riverwest.

We will demonstrate how to upcycle tires as well as share our plans for the development of a new super-ecological geo-textile, known as matireal.  Over the summer months we have collected over one thousand tires from neighborhood and tire shops within a 3 mile radius of the artery to build a permeable path.  This fall, we will fabricate and install this atop the Capitol overpass.

We also hope to work with attendees to draw out ideas on a large map of the site as well as co-create a community art installation.  Those interested in contributing are encouraged to show up earlier to help us get started.   We are working on booking a guest to perform afterwards as the sun is setting.

Beintween has been awarded significant national funding from artplace america to engage local artists, designers, fabricators, performers, and other creatives in place-making initiatives for this rail-to-trails project.  

Hope to see you there!

Keith Hayes, LEED AP
founder, beintween.org
c: 773.331.0211
e: keith@beintween.org

thearterymke.org
instagram.com/beintween
facebook.com/ARTeryMKE 

Capitol Update from Rep Sandy Pasch

Friends and Neighbors, In this month's Capitol Update, I have included information about heading back to school,  the federal health insurance exchanges, and an upcoming town hall to discuss the recent  violence in Milwaukee. As always, I am available by email at rep.pasch@legis.wi.gov  and by phone at (608)266-7671 or toll free at (888)534-0010. I hope you find this information helpful, and please let me know if I can be of any  assistance to you. Sandy Pasch State Representative 10th Assembly District Implementation of the Affordable Care Act As you may know, the Affordable Care Act includes a requirement for all states to develop health  insurance exchanges in order to make health care accessible and affordable for more people.  Here in Wisconsin, these exchanges will open on October 1, and the requirement that everyone  have health insurance coverage will begin on January 1, 2014. This means that anyone who  currently doesn't have health insurance will have three months to find affordable coverage in the  exchanges before incurring any penalties for not being covered. It is important to note that the Governor decided that beginning on January 1, 2014,  BadgerCare will only cover individuals at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Line  and that anyone making more will have to go on to the health insurance exchanges.  Currently, BadgerCare covers individuals living at or below 133% of the Federal Poverty Line.  Because of this change, many Wisconsinites are at risk of losing their current coverage and will need to enter the exchanges. Because of the Governor's decision to use the federal exchange system, rather than develop our  own here in Wisconsin, we are reliant on the federal government for information about the exchanges. If you need health insurance or have concerns about your coverage, the best source of information is  healthcare.gov, or you can feel free to contact my office at (608)266-7671. Gun Violence in Milwaukee The summer has been very violent here in Milwaukee. A few weeks ago, in response to the shootings,  I sent an editorial to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel which I wanted to share with you as well. "The past two weeks have been extremely violent in Milwaukee. We've had more than 25 shootings,  one of which resulted in the death of 14-year-old Japhet Moore. Japhet was one of my young constituents, one of the 42 lives that Milwaukee has lost to gun  violence this year. I went to his vigil and witnessed many tears, many cries of outrage and many  calls for people to do better and do more. Japhet was just a boy. Our children are not supposed to die this young. What should we do? Do we need better gun laws? Yes. Do we need more police? Yes. But the need is so  much more than that.Recently, I went to visit a community garden on N. 9th and W. Ring streets.  Where there was once a vacant lot, there is now a garden where young people are taught to put their  fingers in the soil, not on a gun. Andre Lee Ellis, the lead gardener, is a friend, a role model and a  voice of hope in the neighborhood. The garden is growing vegetables and supporting community activities such as art programs for children.  Their art is displayed along the planting boxes. Last winter, the garden hosted "The Twelve Days of Christmas,"  providing music, hot chocolate and gifts for neighborhood children. Ellis is creating the proverbial village necessary to raise a child. He told me he wants young men to know they  don't have to die, that they can grow into men in their 50s. Because while the average life expectancy in our  country is 79, many don't expect to make it to 30. The solutions to this tragic gun violence are not easy and need sustained attention, not just reactions to headlines.  We must prioritize our hardworking families by ensuring the jobs we create pay living wages and by supporting  necessary human services that help people every day. But the last two state budgets have done the opposite. An unfair tax break that benefits the richest;  a rejection of the Affordable Care Act, which leaves thousands without even the most basic health care; and enormous cuts to public transportation, which would help connect workers with jobs; all have left families struggling to make ends meet. As I've been out knocking on doors in my Assembly district, I've seen firsthand that our state isn't investing in Milwaukee's residents. I talked with a constituent who was unfairly evicted by a predatory landlord and is now facing homelessness. Another worked for the same company for decades but was let go when she was injured  on the job. She never received the worker's compensation she deserved. I have talked with constituents who are applying for jobs, but the only employers in their neighborhoods  don't pay living wages. And I have talked with constituents who are afraid to be out in their street because of the gunshots they hear every day. We need to look at comprehensive solutions to these real problems that are affecting families everywhere. We need to support local businesses that want to employ our dislocated workers, we need to support initiatives  that aim to keep our communities and children safer and we need to rebuild our neighborhoods by providing  adequate resources to our public schools, our police and our neighborhood service agencies. Milwaukee has always been the economic engine for our state, and right now, its residents are struggling.  If we want to stop the violence, we need to invest in our city and, just as important, in the people who live here." In the District Back To School September 3rd is the first day of the 2013-2014 school year and as kids head back to the classroom, I want to remind you to take extra care while driving in school zones and bus loading areas. Here are a few safety tips to remember for  drivers and kids from Safe Kids USA: Here are some simple reminders for drivers: • Slow down and be especially alert in the residential neighborhoods and school zones. • Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. • Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully. • Watch for children on and near the road in the morning and after school hours. • Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.  Put down your phone and don’t talk or text while driving. Reminders for your kids: • Children should cross the street with an adult until they are at least 10 years old. • Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. • Never run out into the streets or cross in between parked cars. • Make sure to always walk in front of the bus where the driver can see you. Labor Day As Labor Day approaches, many of us are preparing for a relaxing weekend with friends and family. However, we must remember that Labor Day is more than a day off or a time for vacations and cookouts.  It is an occasion to honor Wisconsin’s economic backbone – its workers. In the late 1800s, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to earn  enough to have a basic living. In many places, workers of all ages, particularly poor families and recent  immigrants, faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with hardly any access to sanitary facilities and breaks.  The ensuing energy and efforts of workers built this state and this nation into a land of opportunity.  In remembering their hard-fought struggles, we are also compelled to renew our commitment  to supporting working families across our state. Let us remember the teachers, snow plow drivers, sanitation workers, nurses, correctional officers and especially police officers and firefighters, who are providing vital services for all citizens of our state. And even though much damage has been done to hard-working families across our state over the last few years, we must  and will – continue the fight to ensure that Wisconsin values are restored and preserved to reflect our priorities for future generations. Upcoming Town Hall In light of the recent violence in Milwaukee, members of the Milwaukee Legislative Caucus will be holding  a town hall to hear from our constituents about the best ways to prevent future gun violence and gun related deaths. I hope you will join us to talk about this important topic. Town Hall on Gun Violence Tuesday, September 17th 5:00-7:00PM Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum 2620 W Center St, Milwaukee WI

Free Small Business Resource Class at Central Library

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES 101 
Event Type: Business/Careers/Jobs 
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 
Start Time: 12:00 PM 
Library: Central

Description:

Learn how to find the right information to help you start your own business. Central Library Business staff will offer a free short program on the most useful print and electronic resources for small ...

Age(s): Adults 

Grace Fellowship, GH-WBT's anchor church Presents......

General Meeting for August 19th, 2013

Neighborhood safety, security cameras, effective neighborhood planning. Let’s straighten it out! Neighborhood Meeting:Grover Heights-Williamsburg Triangle, Monday, August 19th, 6-7:30 PM

    

Place:  Grace Fellowship Church, Pastor Calhoun

            3879 N. Port Washington Avenue  

Adults:  neighborhood security and concerns, resources for homes and neighborhood groups, senior services and referrals, what does the association formation look like…..

Children:  Safety and concerns from a youth perspective.

Everyone is needed: men, women, and children 6-19.

 

For More Information contact Community Organizer Gracelyn Wilson at 444-8204 or email groverheights@gmail.com.

Note: please encourage your neighbors and landlords to show. Limited amount of new clothing, Bucks shoes, books and supplies for children and youth who attend the youth session from start to end.  Please note, limited amount means there may not be enough for every child to receive something.  

Thank you to Tracey Dent for speaking with the children and the distribution team for passing out flyers:  Gracelyn, Betty, Samuel, Pastor Calhoun, James S., Diana S., Churchill, Elsie, Reggie, Derrick, and Shirley.

Thank you to Gracelyn Wilson , NWSCDC for school supplies, clothes, and shoes, Bria Grant for shoes, and Betty S. for school supplies. 

We appreciate the set up crew:  Sylester, Samuel, Pastor Calhoun, and Churchill.

Our appreciation also goes to Alderwoman Coggs for extending personal donations for school supplies which we will request during the second semester.