Upcoming Events for the Week of September 20th, 2010

The Milwaukee County Committee on Economic & Community Development oversees the administration of federal, state and local housing programs in the county, including the Urban Community Development Block Grant Program. Matters pertaining to economic development of Milwaukee County, including the best disposition of county properties, are decided by this Committee. It also makes decisions on […]

The City Plan Commission (CPC) is the City’s official planning body established under State statute and is responsible for master planning activities. The CPC advises the Common Council on a variety of land development issues including zoning map changes, revisions in the zoning ordinance, subdivision approvals, business improvement districts, street and alley vacations, public land […]

The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) administers Milwaukee’s historic preservation ordinance, adopted in 1981, which provides certain kinds of legal protection for buildings or sites that have been declared historic by the Common Council. The HPC is responsible for designating historic landmarks and historic districts and for approving Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs) for permission to […]

Nabeel Hamdi, Emeritus Professor of Housing and Urban Development, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England

Nabeel Hamdi is one of the pioneers of participatory planning and his book Small Change has been highly influential in describing the role that informality plays in urban life. It sets out a way of thinking on cities that gives precedence […]

All matters concerning county parks and parkways are the responsibility of this Committee. Members set policy for the parks department, organized recreation, cultural activities, the University Extension program, the Environmental Services Division of the Department of Public Works and Zoo park services. Members have jurisdiction over matters concerning the conservation of all uses of energy […]

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Finance and Audit Committee has announced two public hearing sessions regarding the 2011 Milwaukee County Budget. The public is invited to attend these hearings to express their thoughts on funding for county programs and services, including transit service.

Location:
Kosciuszko Community Center
2201 S. 7th Street ▪ Milwaukee (Bus Routes: 53, […]

Message from His Honor, Tom Barrett, relative to the proposed executive budget for the year 2011 and to consider the following:

Communication from the Mayor transmitting the proposed budget for the year 2011.

City Hall
200 East Wells St.
Common Council Chambers
Milwaukee, WI 53202

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Clare Lyster, Principal, CLUAA, Chicago, and Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago

Architects are increasingly turning to infrastructure as a site of research and design practice. The lecture contemplates architecture’s agency in the “infrastructural project”, though research on the disciplines fall out with the networks of Post-Fordist Space, what Manuel Castells calls “the […]

Weber’s Greenhouses located at 4215 N. Green Bay Ave. is planning a 4 Season Harvest – Full Moon Festival on Friday September 24 and Saturday September 25. We would like you to participate. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Friday Night is from 6 – 11pm and will be a huge party to […]

Volunteers are needed for the Sept. 25

Bay View Beach cleanup, 9-11am. Meet at Bay View Park stairs. Sponsored by Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Environment & Transportation Committee.[…]