Alderman Witkowski - 13th District

City Hall, Room 205, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 | (414) 286-8537
E-mail twitko@milwaukee.gov

13th District Newsletters

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Public Information Meeting for the Southwest Side Plan
November 17, 2009 4-7 p.m. at TL Galleria - Alverno College, 3400 S. 43rd St., Rotunda entrance
There will be short presentations at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.mkedcd.org/planning/plans/Southwest or download the invitation.

Information on Swine Flu
The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is closely monitoring the ongoing swine flu outbreak and investigation. Please visit the City of Milwaukee Health Department website for more information and updates.

2009 Landscape & Garden Awards
The Garden District's 2009 Landscape & Garden Award recipients have been selected. Click here to see this year's winners.

Rain Garden Training Opportunities
Ald. Witkowski is pleased to announce that during the month of September, a number of training sessions to learn more about rain gardens will be sponsored by the Garden District Neighborhood Association, the Holler Park Neighborhood Association and the City of Milwaukee. Two classes, Rain Garden Basics and Rain Gardens in Depth will be featured, along with tours of the Holler Park rain garden. Training attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about rain barrels.

Rain Garden Basics will be offered Monday, September 14, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, September 19, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Rain Gardens in Depth will be offered Monday, September 21, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, September 26, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Environmental coordinator for the Holler Park rain garden project David Ciepluch will lead the presentations and each session will take place, rain or shine.
Please call Chris Kuester at 414-769-1815 to reserve space in any of the classes.

Holler Park Rain Garden Dedication a Success
Alderman Terry Witkowski, along with the Airport Gateway Business Association, the Garden District Neighborhood Association and the Holler Park Neighborhood Association hosted a rain garden dedication in Holler Park Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

Many dedicated residents, students and neighborhood leaders worked very hard on the plantings and park improvements in Holler Park and the rain garden dedication marked a celebration of this community effort. The city’s Garden District (the 13th Aldermanic District) began hosting some new volunteer initiatives to restore and retain the city of Milwaukee’s outdoor landscape, and one of this year’s first projects began Saturday, May 9. Volunteers participated in planting 10,000 native plants around the Holler Park lodge and the work continued through May 17. Students from five neighborhood grade schools participated in the planting activities, as well.

In addition to planting, 15-20 volunteers were trained in the installation of rain barrels and one cistern at the Holler Park lodge. The rain gardens will help to improve storm water quality by catching scrubbing and evaporating storm water from the lodge roof and Easter Seals parking lot and driveways before it enters the pond that empties into the Holmes Creek, Wilson Creek and the Kinnickinnic River watershed.

The project and training is supported with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant through the City of Milwaukee and the Garden District. If you are interested in participating in these volunteer initiatives, please contact the plan coordinator for both projects, David Ciepluch, at 414-483-9551 or dciepluch@att.net for more details.

I-94 Project Website Has New Content
The www.plan94.org web site is in its second phase and provides trip planning resources to aid travel during construction, including:

• Driving directions around construction for travel today or on future dates
• Current traffic conditions, such as speeds, travel times and alerts
• Current and upcoming road closure information, and ability to search for planned future closures
• Ability to subscribe to receive customized travel alerts delivered via e-mail or right to your desktop

 If you are affected by the I-94 project it makes sense to check out www.plan94.org soon.

Urban Coyotes
Learn more about coexisting safely and humanely with these fascinating, adaptable creatures at www.wihumane.org/wildlife/coyotes.aspx.

Garden District is Carved in Stone!
The Garden District is recognized for its plentiful array of outstanding landscaping, numerous gardens and its residents' care and concern for the area. This boulder naming the district is on display in front of the new Sleep Inn in the 4600 block of S. 6th St.

Southeast Side Area Plan
The Southeast Side Area Plan was adopted by the Common Council on October 29, 2008. Read the plan.
More info. can also be found on DCD's website at www.mkedcd.org/planning/plans/Southeast/index.html.

The Gateway to Milwaukee
The Gateway To Milwaukee is a community of businesses, commercial property owners and resources supporting the area around the airport and the people who live, work, relax and play there. It offers broad choices for visitors and customers to benefit from the many products, services, employment and growth opportunities that its businesses provide. Alderman Witkowski helped form the organization and serves on its board. Click here for more details.