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Workshops to focus on development of Milwaukee's near south side
Published February 22, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Near south side Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the Department of City Development announced two additional workshops for the public to brainstorm and plan for future development in the city's near south side neighborhoods.
The workshops are part of the Near South Side Comprehensive Area Plan, one of 13 area plans underway to cover all 99 square miles of the City of Milwaukee.
"Public input is critical to identifying future growth opportunities and development plans for our neighborhoods," said Mayor Tom Barrett. "Our comprehensive plans have guided much of the growth and renaissance that you're seeing in the Menomonee Valley, Fond Du Lac and North and Third Ward areas of Milwaukee.”
The Near South Side Comprehensive Area Plan will cover 6.3 square miles extending from the edge of the Menomonee Valley on the north, to the Union Pacific Railroad near Cleveland Avenue on the South, West Milwaukee's city limits on the west, and roughly the Kinnickinnic River on the east. The area includes the neighborhoods of Walker's Point, Clock Tower Acres, Historic Mitchell Street, Lincoln Village, Clarke Square, Forest Home Hills, Muskego Way, Silver City and Burnham Park.
The near south side, which is predominantly Hispanic (56 percent), is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods of Milwaukee, according to a market study. For more on the market study and all area plans for Milwaukee, visit www.mkedcd.org.
The south side workshops will take place: Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Comedy Sportz, 420 S. First St. (focusing on Walker's Point/Fifth Ward); and Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the United Community Center Auditorium, 1007 S. Eighth St.
