2007 News Releases

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December 2007
Dec. 1		Ald. Davis Urges Lawmakers To Support Strong, Original Version Of Bill To End Pay For Fired Milwaukee Police Officers
Dec. 4		MEDIA ADVISORY: Aldermen To Express Frustration With Recent DPW Snow Removal
Dec. 5		DPW Commissioner And Staff Asked To Discuss Snow And Ice Removal Issues At Special Committee Meeting
Dec. 10		MEDIA ADVISORY: Snowbound Garbage Carts Being Tagged And Bypassed; Citizens Asked To Help Keep Them Clear Of Ice & Snow (City Hall News Conference At Today At 1:30 p.m.)
Dec. 10		Alderman Says Owner Of Building Where Two People Killed In Fire Was Cited For Fire Protection Deficiencies
Dec. 11		Final Common Council Meeting Of 2007 Brings Water Talks, River Developments CORRECTION Re: New Berlin Potential Water Sale Discussion
Dec. 14		Ald. Joe Davis Appointed To Top National League Of Cities Policy Leadership Post
Dec. 14		"Clean Hands" Ordinance Having Impact, Officials Say
Dec. 20		STATEMENT: Ald. Ashanti Hamilton On Club Escape
Dec. 21		STATEMENT: Council President Hines On Doyle Cable Vetoes
Dec. 21		Milwaukee Pension System To Be Best Funded Nationally Milwaukee Employees' Retirement System Download
Dec. 27		Ald. Bauman Calls For More Effective Snow Removal For Pedestrians, The Disabled And Transit Users
Dec. 28		Ald. Bauman Asks Federal Highway Administration To Extend I-94 Public Comment Period

November 2007
Nov. 1		Aldermen To Call For Public Stand Against Massive Proposed MPS Tax Hike
Nov. 1		Milwaukee Next To Discuss Solar Savings: Helping Residents Find The Cash To Go Green
Nov. 2		STATEMENT: Alds. Bohl, Donovan And Dudzik On MPS Tax Hike
Nov. 5		Ald. Davis Sets 10 a.m. News Conference To Respond To Media Reports On Travel
Nov. 7		Alderman Zielinski Protests Sex Offender Move
Nov. 8		STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines On Aftermath Of Shooting Of Police Officers
Nov. 8		Ald. Davis To Take Part In 6 p.m. Dedication Of New Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services Center
Nov. 9		Common Council Adopts 2008 City Budget That Puts Additional Officers On Patrol
Nov. 14		Common Council Members Request Public's Help In Catching Rapist UPDATE: Corrected MPD Phone Number For Tips & Info RE: Sexual Assault Suspect To 935-7402
Nov. 15		Alderman Finds New Finances For Police
Nov. 15		Guardian Angels To Patrol Neighborhood Where Two Police Officers Were Shot
Nov. 16		MEDIA ADVISORY: Ald. Dudzik To Address Leaf Fires Today At Noon
Nov. 16		STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines On Selection Of Edward Flynn As Milwaukee's New Chief Of Police
Nov. 19		District 14 Holds Community Meeting To Discuss Registered Sex Offender And New Resident, Billy Lee Morford
Nov. 19		Ald. Davis Addresses Inaccuracies In Recent Media Reports RE: South African Trade Mission Letter From Miller Brewing Co. To Gov. Doyle
Nov. 26		Ald. Bauman Proposes New Approach To Transportation Related Article By Ald. Bauman Legislative File 071114
Nov. 26		STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines On Recent Suspect's Arrest
Nov. 26		Ald. Hamilton Calls For Club Escape To Surrender License
Nov. 26		Ald. D'Amato Will Not Seek Re-Election
Nov. 27		Burglar In Ald. Bauman Home Break In Caught
Nov. 30		STATEMENT: Ald. Davis On Last Night's Apartment Building Fire At 73rd And Silver Spring

October 2007
Oct. 1		STATEMENT: Ald. Donovan Supports Officers Featured In MJS Front Page Article
Oct. 2		STATEMENT: Ald. Bohl On MPD Overtime, Officer Vacancies
Oct. 2		STATEMENT: Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr., Time To Fight Crime - And Overtime Abuse
Oct. 2		MEDIA ADVISORY: Ald. Donovan To Recognize Exceptional School Crossing Guard
Oct. 3		STATEMENT: Ald. Bohl Disappointed In MPD Redistricting Delay; Urges Action By The Mayor
Oct. 5		U.S. Attorney General Asked To Review Possible Official Misconduct By MPD Commander In Jude Beating Case Letter From Ald. Davis to U.S. Attorney General Peter D. Keiser
Oct. 9		October 15th Proclaimed "Milwaukee Fair Trade Day;" City Hall News Event At Noon
Oct. 9		Council Members Demanding Answers On Proposed Police Redistricting; News Conference Set For Tomorrow
Oct. 11		Aldermen Ask Senate Support For Restoring City's Shared Revenue
Oct. 11		STATEMENT: By Common Council President Hines - State Shared Revenue
Oct. 11		MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference To Address Senseless Violence And Murder
Oct. 12		Ald. Davis Calls for Summit to Address Violence in the African American Community
Oct. 12		Request For Proposals Deemed Success
Oct. 15		Joint News Conference To Include Mayor & Council Members
Oct. 18		STATEMENT: By Ald. D'Amato - Pertaining To John Jazwiec's Request For MPD To Drop Probe Of Alleged Home Invasion
Oct. 19		STATEMENT: By Common Council President Hines Regarding Recent Shootings
Oct. 22		Police Redistricting To Go Forward As Council Moves To Fill Funding Gap
Oct. 22		STATEMENT: By Ald. Donovan Regarding Milwaukee's Deadly Weekend
Oct. 23		Sweat-Free Ordinance Helps Save American Jobs
Oct. 29		Mayor Chose School Funding Over Shared Revenue; City Taxpayers & Services Will Pay The Price, Aldermen Say
Oct. 30		Ald. McGee Offers Budget Amendment Favoring Civilian Patrols
Oct. 30		STATEMENT: By Ald. Donovan Regarding MPS Tax Hike
Oct. 30		Great Lakes Charter Annex; Protecting The Nation's Freshwater
Oct. 31		STATEMENT: By Ald. Bauman Regarding Today's Break-In At His Home

September 2007
Sept. 5		STATEMENT: By Ald. Donovan - Enough Is Enough! 13 Shootings & 2 Homicides Over Labor Day Weekend: Where's The Outrage?
Sept. 5		Guardian Angels Leader Will Pay Visit Next Week
Sept. 6		STATEMENT: By Common Council President Hines - Plenty Of Outrage To Go Around
Sept. 10		Fresh Coast Basketball Tournament Will Be More Than Just Hoops
Sept. 10		STATEMENT: By Ald. Hines Pertaining To Police Sgt. Jason Mucha
Sept. 11		Council Member Wants Moratorium On Police Department Promotions Letter from Ald. Joe Davis, Sr. to Mayor Barrett Regarding MPD Promotions
Sept. 11		Alderman Requests Fire And Police Commission Chair To Institute Moratorium On Police Department Promotions Letter from Ald. Joe Davis, Sr. to Fire And Police Commission Chairman Regarding MPD Promotions
Sept. 12		Venezuela's Ambassador To Attend City Hall Reception Today At 3 P.M.
Sept. 12		Door To Trust Fund Opens Tuesday
Sept. 13		Details Of Guardian Angels Leader's Visit Announced
Sept. 17		STATEMENT: By Ald. Hamilton Regarding Sept. 15th Matter
Sept. 17		STATEMENT: By Ald. Bohl Regarding Neighborhood Safety Initiative
Sept. 17		New Parking Program Making Impact Near UWM
Sept. 21		Ald. Davis Elected President Of The African World Festival Board Of Directors
Sept. 25		Aldermen Outraged At Judge's Light Sentences For Graffiti Vandals
Sept. 26		Light Sentences For Graffiti Vandals To Be Addressed At News Conference

August 2007
Aug. 3		MEDIA ADVISORY: Sister City Agreement To Be Signed During Ceremony Today At African World Festival
Aug. 7		Milwaukee Residents Can Sign Up To Get Emails On Licence Applications
Aug. 8		Website Serves Up City Inspection Reports
Aug. 8		New Ordinance Requires Applicants To Disclose Delinquent Taxes, Unsettled Code Violations, Fines & Judgments
Aug. 15		A Community Garden Is Born: Mayor To Join Ald. Bohl In Saturday Ceremony Outside NW Side School
Aug. 16		STATEMENT: By Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining To Meeting Nigeria's Consul General Tomorrow To Discuss Successful Central City Developments
Aug. 16		STATEMENT: By Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining To Carter's House Of Jazz
Aug. 17		Midtown Center Back To School Event To Include Alderman Davis
Aug. 17		COMMON COUNCIL NEWS BULLETIN: John F. Carter Surrendered The Liquor License For Carter's House Of Jazz At City Hall Today
Aug. 23		COMMON COUNCIL NEWS BULLETIN: Pertaining To Mark Green Resolution
Aug. 24		Overhaul Sought For City's Broken Streets, Struggling Maintenance System
Aug. 29		The Milwaukee County Executive Needs A New Rallying Cry
Aug. 29		MEDIA ADVISORY: Street Festival To Include Free Food, Entertainment, Children's Activities
Aug. 30		Councilman Seeks Extension For Summer Crime Fighting Initiative

July 2007
July 3		MEDIA ADVISORY: A Garden Conversation Coming July 9
July 5		"Warriors" Will Wage Battle To Keep City Neighborhoods Strong, Vibrant
July 5		STATEMENT: By Ald. Davis Pertaining To Illegal Fireworks
July 6		Groundbreaking Today For First New CVS Store
July 6		MEDIA ADVISORY: Cookout Will Raise Money For 12-Year-Old Shooting Victim
July 9		Milwaukee Set To Become First "Fair Trade City" In U.S.
July 10		Council Transit Resolution Protects Interests of Milwaukee, Citizens
July 13		Citizens, Clergy Join Bell Ambulance, St. Luke's & Others In Safety Alliance
July 17		Boulevards Of (Sustainable) Beauty
July 19		Booming Could Get You Busted
July 20		Report: MPD Spends Millions On Underutilized Technology
July 20		Statement of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining to Police Use of Crime Data System
July 26		Statement of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining to Jude Verdict
July 30		First Sister Cities Pact With Tanzania To Be Signed This Week

June 2007
June 1		Alderman D'Amato Renews Call For TIF Policy To Help Direct City Development
June 1		State Dems On JFC Ignore City Transit Crisis
June 1		W-2 Recipients To Provide Unique Boost To Re-Energize Neighborhood Ambassador Program
June 4		Last-Minute Maneuver Could Kill Bay View Development, Alderman Zielinski Says
June 4		MEDIA ADVISORY: By Alderman Terry L. Witkowski Pertaining To Garden Care Presentation By Melinda Myers
June 13		STATEMENT: By Ald. Bob Donovan Pertaining To Surveillance Cameras
June 13		Budgetary Photoshop Hijinks?
June 19		Review Of 6th District Licenses Raises No Concerns, Common Council President Says
June 20		Fireworks Could Lead To An Explosion Of Trouble, Aldermen Say
June 22		Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Calls on Mayor to Veto "Anti-Loitering" Ordinance
June 22		Statement of Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr.: "Racial Tensions" Not To Blame For Juneteenth Melee
June 26		Tough Zielinski-Bohl Law Would Keep Sex Offenders Away From Milwaukee Children
June 26		Alderman Seeks To Block Surveillance Camera Funding
June 27		Fireworks Task Force To Release Report At City Hall Today
June 27		Council President Hines Says Review of 6th District MHD Applications, Development Plans and Financing Proposals Raise No Concerns
June 29		STATEMENT: By Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr., Pertaining To Anti-Loitering Law

May 2007
May 4		Statement of Ald. Mike McGee, Jr., Pertaining To Milwaukee Immediate Care Center
May 4		Announcement On Concessions Regarding Pay For Fired Police Officers
May 7		Statement of Ald. Joe Davis, Sr., Pertaining To Frank Moore II
May 7		Input On Student Behavior Code To Be Gathered During Forum At UWM Today
May 8		Milwaukee's Beautiful River Corridor Needs To Be Preserved, Alderman Says
May 8		Junk Collector Or Thief? Signs Will Now Help ID Vehicles
May 9		"Tom Do Something!"
May 9		MEDIA ADVISORY: Acclaimed Venezuelan American Author/Attorney To Appear At City Hall
May 10		Common Council President Hines Adds Alex Runner To Staff
May 11		MEDIA ADVISORY: Unique Partnership Will Support Gun Buy Back Program, Create Jobs & Offer Entrepreneurship Opportunities
May 15		Press Statement by Ald. Willie L. Hines, Jr., Tragedy on 29th
May 16		Business Group Offers $1,000 Reward For Info Leading To Jasmine's Killer
May 16		Alderman: Police Could Really Use Anti-Loitering Law This Summer
May 17		Emergency Town Hall Meeting Will Focus On MPD Summer Initiative
May 17		Council Committee Approves "Tripwire" Cameras To Help Fight Graffiti
May 17		Statement of Ald. Bob Donovan, Pertaining To Neighborhood Safety Initiative
May 17		Statement of Ald. Mike McGee, Jr., Urges Community To Withhold Judgment
May 18		MEDIA ADVISORY: Ald. Zielinski To Hold News Conference At Noon
May 18		Take Back Your Neighborhood
May 18		Bid To Attract Tenants Takes Midtown Center, Alderman To Major Trade Event
May 22		Surveillance Cameras Expanding To Stretches of W. Greenfield & W. Lincoln
May 23		STATEMENT: Willie Hines Speaks Out Against Transportation Gridlock
May 25		County Exec's Transit Plan Far From SMART
May 25		March Tomorrow Will Send Strong Anti-Violence Statement, Alderman Davis Says
May 25		Let Her Life - and Ours - Be Not in Vain by Willie L. Hines, Jr.
May 29		Statement of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining to Charges Against Michael McGee, Jr.
May 30		Statement of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. Pertaining to District Six

April 2007
April 13		Council Members Could Put Onus On Administration For 3rd MPD Class
April 13		Subsitute Resolution Relating To An Additional MPD Police Officer Recruit Class In 2007
April 13		Letter to Alderman Donovan Pertaining To MPD Positions In The 2007 Budget
April 13		Letter From Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. To Police Chief Haggerty
April 16		MEDIA ADVISORY: U-Verse, Wi-Fi, Police Recruits & A Smoking Ban Headline Tomorrow's Common Council Agenda
April 20		Ald. McGee Offers $1,000 Cash Reward For Info Leading To Hit & Run Driver
April 20		City Work Ban Proposed For State Street Bridge Contractor
April 20		Resolution Relating To Future Consideration Of Bids From Zenith Tech For City Public Works Construction And Service Contracts
April 25		Police Chief's Comp Days Moratorium Would Blister Morale, Add Untold Costs
April 27		Statement Of Ald. Mike McGee, Jr., Pertaining To Conditions At A Health Care Clinic
April 27		Statement Of Ald. Mike McGee, Jr., Pertaining To "Word Warrior Report"
April 30		Special Event Parking Program Will Ease Crunch On Residents, Businesses (Legislative File)

March 2007
Mar. 2		Serb Hall Rally Tomorrow Against Proposed Statewide Smoking Ban
Mar. 2		Canal Street Project Audit Finds Misrepresentation, Lack Of Oversight Helped Fuel Cost Increase; Recommended Changes Urged To Avoid Reoccurrence
Mar. 5		County Exec Should Act Quickly To Acquire West Samaria Facility
Mar. 13		Alderman Says "Deafening Silence" In Wake Of Canal Street Audit
Mar. 13		MEDIA ADVISORY: Case For Additional MPD Background Investigators To Be Made
Mar. 13		Danceworks' Wilbur, MIAD Prof Yi Chosen For Artist Of The Year Award
Mar. 13		Statement Of Alderman Mike McGee, Jr.: Absentee Ballots
Mar. 13		Trash-Strewn Alleys & Gutters, Recyclables Not Getting Picked Up: What's Going On?
Mar. 14		Summer Letter From Ald. Donovan
Mar. 14		Mayor Asked To Seek National Guard MPs To Bolster Public Safety This Summer
Mar. 14		Aldermen Call For Internal Investigation, Discipline For DPW Canal St. Conduct
Mar. 14		Letter Pertaining To Canal Street Paving Project
Mar. 15		Statement Of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr.
Mar. 20		New Contract Promises To Increase City Revenue, Reduces Fees
Mar. 21		MEDIA ADVISORY: "Good To Be Home" Charity Raffle
Mar. 22		MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoking Ban On Hold, Payment Sought From Municipal Court Scofflaws
Mar. 22		MEDIA ADVISORY: South African Diplomats, Business Leaders To Tour Milwaukee Friday
Mar. 23		Order On West Samaria Facility Preserves Status Quo, Enables County To Continue Shirking Its Responsibility
Mar. 23		Ald. Bauman Statement RE: State St. Bridge Project Delays, Cost Overrun
Mar. 26		Parole Hearing For Convicted Cop Killer Topic Of 2 P.M. News Conference
Mar. 27		Summer On The Brink
Mar. 27		Milwaukee's Greenest Building Coming To Riverwest
Mar. 28		MEDIA ADVISORY: Much Anticipated Anti-Crime Plan For Milwaukee Issued By Alderman Donovan
Mar. 28		Enough Is Enough! A Plan To Restore Order To The Streets Of Milwaukee
Mar. 29		MEDIA ADVISORY: Yield To Pedestrian Signs Will Boost Safety Along KK & Howell Aves. In Bay View

February 2007
Feb. 1		No water? No Problem For Proposed New Berlin Water Park
Feb. 1		MEDIA ADVISORY: Proposal For Security At MPS Basketball Games
Feb. 5		School Violence Brings Call For Additional Police Recruit Class This Year
Feb. 5		Soon To Be In Bloom: Vacant Lots Eyed For Community Gardens
Feb. 5		MEDIA ADVISORY: Council Members To Join Forces With County Board On RTA Action
Feb. 8		Support For Election Commission Changes
Feb. 13		MEDIA ADVISORY: Alderman Says City Agency "Negligent" In Police Recruit Shortage
Feb. 13		Letter From Alderman Donovan To Mayor Barrett: Recent Developments Put Into Perspective
Feb. 20		Ald. McGee Claims Irregularities At Polling Locations
Feb. 23		Planning Boulevards Of The Future
Feb. 26		The Secret Is Out: Scott Walker Opposes The Downtown Streetcar Circulator Because It Might Be Successful
Feb. 27		MEDIA ADVISORY: Rally Coming To Renounce Proposed Smoking Ban
Feb. 28		Letter To Mayor From Ald. Davis Airs Concerns About Workforce Development Initiative

January 2007
Jan. 5		Statement of Ald. Donovan, January 5, 2007
Jan. 5		Letter From Alderman Donovan: Search For New Police Chief
Jan. 5		Public Safety Chair Announces Community Listening Sessions On Search For New Police Chief
Jan. 8		Letter From Alderman Donovan To Mayor Barrett: Selection Of New Police Chief
Jan. 8		Mayor Should Tap Panel Of Police Chiefs To Help Select City's Next Top Cop
Jan. 10		Hispanic Chamber Honors Alderman With Government Advocate Of The Year Award
Jan. 16		Dedicated Funding Source Essential For Public Transit Service
Jan. 17		MEDIA ADVISORY: MPS Board & Superintendent Asked To Discuss School Security At Feb. 1 Public Safety Committee Meeting
Jan. 17		Letter From Ald. Donovan To MPS Superintendent Andrekopoulos
Jan. 17		Ald. Davis Assumes Important National Post
Jan. 18		Statement Of Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr., Pertaining to Recall Election
Jan. 24		Statement Of Ald. Michael S. D'Amato Pertaining To Smoking Ban
Jan. 26		Statement Of Alderman Bob Donovan Pertaining To Smoking Ban
Jan. 30		Local Transit Users Left Out In The Cold By RTA
Jan. 31		MEDIA ADVISORY: MPS Superintendent To Discuss School Security At Public Safety Committee Meeting Tomorrow

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