District 5 — Lamont Westmoreland

Paving/road construction work scheduled for 5th District streets

The below is a Department of Public Works list of repaving and road construction projects scheduled to take place in the 5th District this year (unless otherwise specified, work planned includes repaving and enhancements).

• N. 84th St. - W. Congress St. to W. Hampton Ave. (2 concrete speed tables) - Sponsored by the Hmong American Peace Academy
• N. 88th St. - W. Olive St. to W. Ruby Ave.
• W. Calumet Rd. - N. 91st St. to N. Granville Rd.(adding paved pedestrian lane)
• W. Florist Av. - W. Appleton Av. to N. 115th St./N. Lovers Lane Rd.
• W. Glendale Av. - N. 84th St. to N. 87th St.
• W. Green Tree Rd. - N. 107th St. to N. 114th St.
  *Please note that this list does not include all traffic calming, and does not include speed humps, Safe Routes to School programs, nor rapid implementation programs

The Process Behind Road Construction

Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works strives to maintain nearly 1,400 miles of city streets, about 4,000 alleys, and approximately 2,500 miles of sidewalk through paving projects and routine maintenance.

There are multiple ways in which a street, alley or sidewalk gets flagged for improvement:

• Field observation by City employees
• Aldermanic/Citizen request or complaint (call center data)
• Road Matrix Pavement Management System Pavement Quality Index (PQI) Ratings (roadways only)
• Pavement Core Samples (roadways only)

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Water Quality Task Force Recommendations

The City of Milwaukee Water Quality Task Force has been meeting regularly since September 2016, investigating ways to make sure the city's drinking water is safe from lead in old water line pipes and lateral service lines. A final Report and Recommendations document has been approved, and highlights steps and methods that will ensure the long-term health and safety of Milwaukee's drinking water.  The next step will be for Common Council members to review it and take action on specific areas that may need it.  More news to come as it happens. Learn more using the links below.

LeadSafeMKE

Health Department - Lead Poisoning Prevention

Milwaukee Water Works - Lead Safe Water

Fighting Foreclosure - Rights, Strategies & Resources

Though foreclosure rates are now at the lowest levels in more than a decade, millions of homeownders still struggle to pay the mortgage every month. Whether the culprit is a job loss, temporary disability or another unexpected reason, falling behind on the mortgage is stressful.

Check out this MoneyGeek site for more info on what you can do to stay out of foreclosure.