Alderman Kovac - 3rd District

Joel Van Haren of WUWM's Lake Effect produced this interview with Milwaukee 3rd district Alderman Nik Kovac on East Newberry Boulevard. The boulevard between Lake and Riverside parks was named one of the “10 Great Streets for 2009” by the American Planning Association.

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Spend Your Summer Working as an Intern with the Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP)

The SYIP provides youth with employment and life skills to meet educational and job readiness goals. High school juniors and seniors between the ages of 16 and 19 who live in the designated Community Development Block Grant area are eligible to apply for this opportunity to work for the city and gain valuable experience. The 2010 8-week program runs from June 21 to August 13. Participants must be able to work the entire time period. Click here for more information about the SYIP.

Complete the online application by March 12, then send your official school transcript showing number of school days missed and your grade point average to:
Summer Youth Internship Program
Attn: Judith Allen
809 N. Broadway, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Milwaukee ACLU Celebrates Banned Books
Ald. Kovac read from James Baldwin's "Go Tell It on the Mountain."
Click here to read more about the event.

City of Milwaukee Winter Parking Regulations Start Tuesday, December 1st
City of Milwaukee winter parking regulations are in effect from December 1, 2009 through March 1, 2010. Most residential streets have alternate side night parking during this period. However there are exceptions to this rule. Overnight parking is prohibited on major arterial streets and bus routes during this time period. These streets are not posted. In addition some streets on the east side and near south side that allow overnight parking on both sides of the street will only allow alternate side night parking during the December to March time period. These streets are also not posted. To find the winter parking regulations for a specific street, visit www.milwaukee.gov/mpw/ParkingRegulations.htm or call the Parking Information Desk at (414) 286-8350. Click here to read the DPW Winter Regulations Media Advisory. 

MPD Changes Affect All 3rd District Neighborhoods
The Milwaukee Police Department has made re-districting changes that affect the 3rd Aldermanic District. The changes, implemented in July, were announced by Police Chief Edward Flynn in June as a means of reducing the levels of crime, fear, and disorder through community-based, problem-oriented, and data-driven policing. To view the MPD’s re-drawn district borders, please click here.

Alderman Kovac said the re-districting affects the 3rd District in the following ways: Police District One will now serve areas east of the Milwaukee River and District Five will serve areas west of the Milwaukee River. The community liaison officers for each district will remain the same – Officer Mark Buetow for District One and Officer Ray Robakowski for District Five. The commanders for each district have changed – Capt. Patrick Mitchell is in command of District One and Capt. Edith Hudson is in command at District Five. (The chief has sole authority to implement the re-districting.)

Downer Ave. DPD & Streetscape Project Proposal
Van Buren Management is proposing a change to their Detailed Planned Development for N. Downer Ave. (between E. Park Pl. and E. Bradford Ave.). The original DPD, approved in 2008, called for the construction of a four story, 60-foot tall plastic surgery center on the SE corner of N. Downer Ave. and E. Park Pl.

The new proposal is a five story, 60-foot tall, 45-room boutique hotel with a restaurant and banquet center. The developer has also updated the plans for the Downer Ave. streetscape, and is seeking matching grant money from the city to complete the project.Both the zoning change for the hotel and the public financing for the streetscape will require Common Council approval. Before the formal public review process begins, my office wants to know what you and your neighbors think of the changes.

Click here to view the streetscape proposal (PPT file).           Click here to view the Downer Avenue Hotel development (PDF file).

Milwaukee River Greenway Corridor Interim Study Overlay Zone

In May of 2007, the City of Milwaukee created the Milwaukee River Greenway Corridor Interim Study Overlay Zone in order to permanently protect and preserve the natural areas along the river corridor between the former North Avenue Dam and the city limits at Silver Spring Drive and to improve public access to this natural resource. The official Milwaukee River Greenway Corridor Overlay District will be established this year, based on the interim study findings and extensive public input.

Please visit Milwaukee River Work Group's website to learn more about the group and its goals at www.protectmilwaukeeriver.org and visit www.mkedcd.org/planning/zoning/is/milwaukeeriver/index.html to see current draft overlay district guidelines. You can read about the legislative history of the Interim Study and Overlay District at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/Legislation (enter file numbers 070124 and 070127 in the search bar and make sure the Date is set to ALL).