Homeownership Guide tonight, Oct 28th.

City of Milwaukee
Guide to Home Ownership - TONIGHT!
As part of Mayor Tom Barrett's Strong Neighborhoods Plan, the City of Milwaukee is offering forgivable loans to assist eligible families in rehabilitating City-owned homes.
Learn more about the program from representatives from the City of Milwaukee and the Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6-7:30 p.m.
Washington Park Library
2121 N. Sherman Blvd.

Auto Theft Reduction Program Via Mayor Barrett's office

Subject: Auto Theft Reduction Plan

Attached is the poster that is can be forwarded to your community partners.  Below are some notes on the initiative.  Please use the notes to answer questions on the initiative.

Vehicle Theft Reduction Plan
To address the increase in motor vehicle thefts in our community, the Milwaukee Police Department has entered into a Public-Private partnership that will focus on the vehicles that are most often stolen.  After an initial assessment period, the program will be evaluated to determine if it should be continued, expanded or discontinued.

Under this agreement, the Automobile Dealers Association of Mega Milwaukee (ADAMM) has agreed to initially provide up to five hundred (500) ignition disabling devices.  When installed, these devices have been shown to be effective in reducing the ability of the car to be stolen.

Seven Milwaukee-area automobile dealers have each agreed to provide a pair of service technicians to install these devices.   It is anticipated that this installation process will take approximately 30 minutes.  The service technicians will be available to install the devices on Saturday, October 25, 2014 and Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 9 am to 12 noon.  These installations will occur on both dates at:

1.      Copper Man Recycling, 3818 West Mitchell Street, Milwaukee

2.      Department of Public Works Field Headquarters, 3850 North 35th Street, Milwaukee
Participants will not be required to pay for either the device or its installation.

At this time, participation in the program is limited to those makes and models of vehicles that data indicates is most likely to be stolen.
2006 and Older Models Only
Chrysler Town and Country
Chrysler Sebring
Dodge Caravan
Dodge Intrepid
Dodge Neon
Dodge Stratus
Jeep Cherokee
Plymouth Voyager

2001 and Older Models Only
Honda Accord
Honda Civic

In addition, this program is only available to those vehicles that are registered in the City of Milwaukee.  Owners will be asked to participate in the Department's Catch Auto Thieves (CAT) Program.  Under the conditions of the CAT Program, a decal is affixed to the vehicle's rear window.  This allows officers to stop the vehicle if it is being operated between 1am and 5 am; hours when many owners are unlikely to operate their vehicle, but when stolen cars are driven on the street.

We are working with the Public Information Officer, ADAMM's Ad Agency, and Clear Channel to message this.  We will develop an information pamphlet that you can share with the community.

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Joint Town Hall Meeting about County Budget- Oct 27, 2014

Supervisors Johnson and Bowen
   Joint Town Hall Meeting


Monday, October 27, 2014
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Grace Fellowship Church
3879 N. Port Washington Rd.

Come weigh in on the Milwaukee County Proposed 2015 Budget.

Job Fair via Sen Lena Taylor

triumph of the city presentation at Marquette

November 10, 2014 - Marburg Lecture - "Triumph of the City" View this email in your browser

"Triumph of the City" Edward Glaeser, Harvard University economist Marburg Lecture November 10, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union Free event - open to the public Signup to attend Cities are often seen as the source of social problems such as poverty and crime, while we retain romantic notions of idyllic rural life. The truth is very different. In this lecture, Professor Edward Glaeser, the world’s leading expert in the economics of cities, will discuss why cities are crucial to economic development, why proximity has become ever more valuable as the cost of connecting across long distances has fallen and why, contrary to popular myths, dense urban areas are the true friends of the environment, not suburbia. Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He is Director of the Rappaport Institute of Greater Boston. He regularly teaches microeconomic theory, and occasionally urban and public economics.  He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics. In particular, his work has focused on the determinants of city growth and the role of cities as centers of idea transmission. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1992.   More info / Signup to attend The Marburg lecture is an annual event hosted by the Marquette University Center for Global and Economic Studies & College of Business Administration, named in honor of the late Theodore F. Marburg, a long-time member of the economics department. The goal of the Marburg Memorial Lecture is to provide a forum for the discussion of moral, philosophical and social dimensions of economic issues, as well as continue Professor Marburg’s commitment to the economic aspects of peace and justice. The Marburg Lecture is made possible by the generosity of the Marburg family.

Copyright © 2014 Marquette University, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a member of the Marquette University Department of Economics or prior attendee of the Marburg Lecture Our mailing address is: Marquette University P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

expungement of records

Clean Slate Milwaukee Presents:

1st Annual Public Education on Repairing Criminal Backgrounds

Do you know anyone that has a non-violent, felony or misdemeanor conviction? Does their conviction hinder them from employment, housing, or higher education?

Please come out and invite others to come out to learn about Clean Slate Milwaukee.

Here you can learn all about expanding your situation and expunging (erasing your criminal record).

--

Shanyeill S. McCloud
President/ CEO of Clean Slate Milwaukee
Paralegal/ Researcher/ Expungement Reform Advocate

"Without Expungement- Every sentence is a LIFE SENTENCE"

County Parks meetings

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

For Immediate Release October 14, 2014
Contact:  Bill Zaferos, Public Information Manager
414/278-4230 or William.Zaferos@milwaukeecountywi.gov

 
FINANCE, PERSONNEL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WELCOMES PUBLIC INPUT 
AS IT BEGINS BUDGET REVIEW
Announces Public Hearing on October 20 HAS MOVED to MPS Central Services Building
 

A Milwaukee County Board Finance, Personnel and Audit Committee budget hearing has been moved to the Milwaukee Public Schools Central Services Building, 5225 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 20, Committee Co-chairs David Cullen and Willie Johnson, Jr. announced today.

The Committee has begun its public review of the 2015 Recommended Budget and has announced a series of meetings, including this unique public hearing in the community.

The October 20^th meeting is designed to enhance the public’s access to the County budget process. Budget deliberations are normally held in Room 203R at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, but Johnson said it was important to hold a meeting outside the Courthouse.

“At this critical juncture for the County, we want to make sure we get as much input on this budget as possible,” Johnson said. “Holding a hearing outside the Courthouse in a central location provides more access to the budget process.”

The County’s budget of more than $1.3 billion is usually considered during the weeks of October by the committee after introduction by the County Executive, and Johnson said public input is essential to ensure that the budget represents the needs of Milwaukee County residents.

The County Board will also hold its annual public budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3^rd at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Cullen added that the budget was the most important document for the County because it determines the County’s priorities.

“This budget contains many challenges as we work to improve or maintain services that people expect from County government,” Cullen said. “I look forward to hearing from the public on this important document.”

Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic said the public hearing will be a key part of the budget process.

“The County Board will be holding public hearings and town hall meetings night and day during the month of October to hear directly from our constituents,” she said. “The needs in our neighborhoods are great. We must find a balance in this budget process that provides services, invests in our County and adds value so we can grow.”

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Bill Zaferos

Public Information Manager

Milwaukee County Board

901 N. 9th St.

Room 201

Milwaukee, WI 53233

(414) 278-4230 Office

(414) 737-9103 Cell