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Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

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  • Steering & Rules Committee October 27th, 2008 Meeting Notes

    Alderman Bauman lead the efforts to bring forward a resolution that would have the City of Milwaukee request that Milwaukee County withdraw from the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission ("SEWRPC"). This drastic change has been brewing for years as SEWRPC has been seen as being unresponsive to requests from Milwaukee. Alderman Bauman gave a long and passionate introduction explaining how, "it (SEWRPC) does not serve the city of Milwaukee and its citizens." He expounded on his feelings and expressed his view that SEWRPC has a suburban bias when he wrapping up with "where you work, where you office, and who you associate with informs your view."


  • Public Works Committee January 23rd, 2008 Meeting Notes

    Jeffrey Mantes the Commissioner of Public Works presented the progress of the City Hall Restoration Project. He pointed out that after two and a half years the project is meeting or exceeding the EBE, RPP and apprenticeship goals laid out for the project. Additionally he indicated that the project is targeted to be substantially complete [...]