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Department of City Development
The City of Milwaukee’s Department of City of Development (DCD) is kicking off a neighborhood plan for Bay View to involve residents, business owners, and other stakeholders around a variety of important issues, including development and land use trends, housing affordability, historic preservation, neighborhood beautification, and local business support. The goal is to ensure Bay View continues to be a unique and desirable place to live, work, and play in Milwaukee.
Through this year-long process DCD will engage the community in a variety of important topics to:
There will be several opportunities to get involved and share your thoughts. Please visit the main project website to make sure you hear about upcoming meetings and other engagement activities, review past meeting presentations and materials. Click on the QR code or visit the project website to sign up for updates and learn more:
EngageMKE.com/BayView
If you weren’t able to attend the Third Community Meeting on July 25th in person, we still want your feedback! The meeting materials are now available on the project website (engageMKE.com/BayView) to view, in addition to survey questions to provide feedback on the draft planning recommendations. We appreciate your assistance as we continue to develop and refine the recommendations to maintain and strengthen Bay View as a great place to live, work, and play within the city of Milwaukee.
DCD staff will also be hosting booths at Jazz on the Vine on July 28th and Chill on the Hill on August 2nd.
The survey will be open through August 14, 2022.
The City of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development (DCD) is hosting a second public meeting to collaborate with Bay View residents, business owners, and stakeholders on land use and public investment in their neighborhood. At this meeting, you will:
Watch Recording of Presentation
DCD kicked off the study with a community-wide, virtual meeting on Thursday, September 23rd. Residents learned about the study goals and important milestones, and shared thoughts about the strengths and opportunities facing Bay View. This was the first of several community meetings. If you missed the meeting, you can watch a video of the introductory presentation. You can also provide input around the same set of questions that were asked at the community meeting by visiting the primary project website: EngageMKE.com/BayView
This study will be approximately a year-long, concluding by the end of 2022.
Monica Wauck Smith, Senior Planner 414.758.0048
Tanya Fonseca, Long Range Planning Manager 414.286.5716
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