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2008 News Releases

The following news releases have been issued by the Common Council.
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August 2008
 Aug. 19 MEDIA ADVISORY: Teutonia Gardens to Celebrate Grand Opening
 Aug. 19 MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines To Tap Former Justice Louis Butler As Chair of New Alcohol Beverage Licensing Panel
 Aug. 15 STATEMENT: Ald. Witkowski On Sending Police Officers To Assist In St. Paul, Minnesota
 Aug. 14 MEDIA ADVISORY: City To Reaffirm Irish Ties That Bind
 Aug. 13 Merrill Park Courts Channel Positive Energy
 Aug. 12 STATEMENT: President Hines Asks "What Is Water Worth?"
 Aug. 11 MEDIA ADVISORY: Banner Ceremony To Welcome Henry Winkler And "Bronze The Fonz" Event
 Aug. 6 MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Must Exert Pressure To End Hmong Gang Shootings
 
July 2008
 July 31  Council Action Creates Initiative With Antwone Fisher In Mind
July 30 MEDIA ADVISORY: Unity Caucus Members To Host FEMA Flood Damage Information Session
 July 30  Council Approves Vehicle Registration Fee Initiative & Assessment Adjustments
July 30 STATEMENT: Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs About Closure of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
July 29 CORRECTED VERSION: Alderman Witkowiak Wants Cap On Vehicle Registration Fee
July 29 Alderman Witkowiak Wants Cap On Vehicle Registration Fee
July 29 Witkowski To Host Public Meeting On Recent Commercial and Residential Flooding
July 29 Alderwoman Coggs To Attend MFD Recruitment Push This Week At Urban League Office
July 28 President Hines Addresses Fire Fatality
July 25 Witkowski To Host Public Meeting On Recent Commercial and Residential Flooding
July 25 President Hines Responds to Tragic Death of Seiaires McHenry Jr.
July 24 Mayor Joins Ald. Joe Davis In Applauding House Passage Of Foreclosure Prevention Bill
July 23 Alderman Asks For Citizen Court Monitoring
July 17 Inaugural Frank P. Zeidler Award Winners Announced
July 16 STATEMENT: “Pothole Fee” Eliminates Street Assessments, Far Better than Increasing Property Taxes
July 15 STATEMENT: Ald. Bob Donovan On July 4 Homicide Suspects
July 14 Media Reports Err On Council License File
Legislative File Number 080452
July 9 It’s The Law: Citizens Can Help Stamp Out Street Noise
July 9 MEDIA ADVISORY: Unity Caucus Members To Canvass Near Quadruple Homicide Location Today
July 7 STATEMENT: Common Council President Hines Decries Murders, Calls For Genuine Collaboration With Residents
July 7 MEDIA ADVISORY: Elected Officials To Hold City Hall News Conference On Quadruple Homicide
July 3     Boat Safety A Priority During Fireworks Event
 
June 2008
June 27 Common Council Pres. Hines Announces New Task Force To Analyze Licensing Procedures
June 27 WARNING: Fireworks Penalties & Fines Have Exploded Sky High
June 27 MATC Mirrors City's Sweat-Free Ordinance
June 25 New Harbor Speed Restrictions Promote Safety
June 25 President Hines’ Statement on Yesterday’s Guilty Verdict
June 23 MEDIA ADVISORY: Council President Hines Pushes for Increased Food Donations
June 23 Operation Impact Beat Cops Hit Streets Today
June 20 Alderman Willie Wade To Host Job Event For New Restaurant
June 19 Ald. Coggs Challenges Students To Put Freedom In Writing
June 16 Juneteenth Day: A Solemn Celebration
June 13 It’s Frozen Custard To The Rescue
June 13 Operation Impact Camera Helps Nab Suspect 36 Hours After Being Installed
June 13 Common Council President Hines Announces Grand Opening Of Foundation Park
June 11 Council Votes For Solar Energy - Milwaukee One Of 12 Grant-Eligible Cities
June 4 Public-Private Partnership To Target Crime And Aims For Sudden Impact, Alderman Says
Operation Impact Report
June 3 Generous Grant Keeps Balls Bouncing & Youngsters Busy At West Side Parish
June 2 MEDIA ADVISORY: Riversplash Violence To Be Addressed During City Hall News Conference

 
May 2008
May 30 Asset Forfeiture Money To Help Expedite New MPD Task Force HQ At Former Station
May 28 MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Votes Non-Renewal For Troubled 132-Unit Mobile Home Park
May 28 Billions For Milwaukee Freeways; Vending Machines For The Renovated Amtrak Depot
May 22 March4Freedom To Bring Positive, Anti-Violence Message
May 20 Common Council Amends Noise Ordinance, Stargazers Loses License
 May 16  Sculpting A Park Out Of A Landfill; Hartung Park Phase One Groundbreaking Ceremony Sunday
 May 9  MEDIA ADVISORY: Fair Trade Coalition To Celebrate
 May 8   MEDIA ADVISORY: Milwaukee Takes World Coffee Break
 May 7   Aldermen & Cops Declare War On Street Noise
 May 7 President Hines Calls For Action In Evaluating Milwaukee's Racial Disparities
 May 2 Cops & Kids Team Up For Cleanup
 May 1  Ald. Davis Honors Sister City Agreement With Council Resolution
 
 
 
April 2008
 Apr. 29     Council Members To Mark 40th Anniversary of Passage of Fair Housing
 Apr. 29     City Hall Ceremony To Mark Signing of Sister City Agreement With South African City
 Apr. 25 Ald. Davis Honored For Advocating Minority Business Growth In Wisconsin
 Apr. 24     Hines Draws On Members' Strengths, Experience & Leadership In Making Council Committe Appointments
2008-2012 Common Council Committee Appointments By Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr.
 Apr. 22 Council Members See Relevance In Play About City's Open Housing Protests
 Apr. 15 MEDIA ADVISORY: Vandals To Begin Community Service Wednesday As Part Of "Operation Payback"
 Apr. 15  Facts For Tuesday’s Charter Meeting & Public Inauguration Ceremonies at City Hall, Pabst Theater
 Apr. 9       Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council Annouce Public Inauguration Ceremonies
 Apr. 7       STATEMENT: Council President Hines Commends Milwaukee Journal Sentinel For Winning Pulitzer Prize
 
 
 
March 2008
 Mar. 31 National League Of Cities' Top Issues Mirror Milwaukee's Plans
 Mar. 31 MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference At 3P.M. To Address Hmong Protest Of MPD Case
 Mar. 31 CORRECTION: Police Officer's Name In Earlier Statement Incorrect
 Mar. 31 STATEMENT: Ald. Donovan Comments On Hmong Protest
 Mar. 27 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chief Edward Flynn To Appear At Bay View High School April 15
 Mar. 25 Intermodal Station Role Earns Ald. Bauman Downtown Award
 Mar. 20 Economic Development Summit Yields Strong Interest, Collaborative Efforts
 Mar. 20 Street Maintenance Audit Results Expected In Time For 2009 Budget
 Mar. 19 Aldermen Call On State Legislature To Pass Property Tax Inflation Relief
 Mar. 19 STATEMENT: President Hines Applauds Gov. Doyle, Milwaukee Delegation For Passing SB 176, Calls For Further Reform
 Mar. 17 MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference Today; Aldermen To Discuss Escort Service Licensing
 Mar. 13 STATEMENT: President Hines Welcomes Circus Parade Back To Milwaukee, Wants Public Transit To Return Too
 Mar. 13 MEDIA ADVISORY: Mitchell International Airport Area Focus Of Economic Development Summit
 Mar. 10 Ald. Joe Davis Leads Live Congressional City Conference Foreclosure Panel On CSPAN
 Mar. 7 Airport Area Economic Development Summit To Be Held
 Mar. 7 Police Division Will Move To Former District Three Station
 Mar. 7 State Senate Unanimously Approves Housing Trust Fund Bill
 Mar. 6 Committee Passes Explosive Penalties For Fireworks Code Violations
 Mar. 6 Chief Flynn To Meet With South Side Neighborhood, Business Associations
 Mar. 4 City Neighborhoods Face Crisis As Anti-Graffiti Funding Dries Up, Aldermen Say
 Mar. 4 Aldermen Seek Answers On Transit Funding Debacle
 Mar. 3 Panel To Look At Snow Removal, Pothole Repair Policies
 
 
 
February 2008
 Feb. 27 Alderman Calls On Mayor & Governor To Champion "Common Sense" Election Changes
 Feb. 26 Council Approves Noise Restrictions For Private Waste Haulers
 Feb. 26 Ald. Davis To Guide National League Of Cities Workshops On Foreclosure Crisis
 Feb. 19 Snow Removal & Other City Services Taking Back Seat To Staffing Polls, Alderman Says
 Feb. 15 Council Resolution Seeks Boost For Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative
 Feb. 14 Mayor Continues To Duck Real Issues Strangling Milwaukee, Alderman Says
 Feb. 12 Irked Council Member Says Potholes Not Being Addressed Quickly Enough
 Feb. 12 City Panel To Look At Snow Emergency, Pothole Repair Policies
 Feb. 11 An Open Letter From Council President Hines Regarding Weekend Violence
 Feb. 7 City Plows Haven't Touched Parts Of Northwest Side
 Feb. 7 MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor To Sign Resolution Naming District 13 "The Garden District"
 Feb. 5 Aldermen Ask DOT For Major S. 27th St. Improvements To Mitigate I-94 Rebuild
 Feb. 5 New Ordinance Allows Homeowners "Paver" Options For Driveways
 Feb. 5 Common Council Approves First Round Of Housing Trust Fund Grants, Funding For More Officers In MPS Schools
 Feb. 5 Council Approves Garden District Designation For District 13
 
 
January 2008
 Jan. 31 Northwest Side Area Comprehensive Plan Passes Committee
 Jan. 29 Foster Care Issues To Be Examined During City Hall Event Tuesday
 Jan. 28 MEDIA ADVISORY UPDATE: Community Meeting To Host Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Police Chief Flynn
 Jan. 28 MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Meeting To Discuss Recent Crime, Development Parking And More
 Jan. 28

STATEMENT: Ald. Hines On Walker's Point Shooting
 Jan. 25 City Gets Restraining Order In Action Against Gang-Controlled House
 Jan. 23 MEDIA ADVISORY: Low Speed Vehicles And Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Showcased As Ordinance Heads To Committee
 Jan. 18 Downtown Club Shuttered After Two Shootings In 17 Days
 Jan. 18 Alderman Helps Make Electric Car Possible In Milwaukee
 Jan. 16 Ald. Bauman Extremely Pleased As MPD Focuses On Historic Concordia Area In The 4th District
 Jan. 15 Council Loosens 24-Hour Parking Restrictions In Areas Of District 4
 Jan. 14 Committee Favors Five Projects For First Round Of Housing Trust Fund Grants
 Jan. 14 Club Escape Revocation, Alarm Companies & Changeable Message Signs Headline Tomorrow's Common Council Agenda
 Jan. 9 Businesses To Be Honored For Landscaping & Garden Efforts
 Jan. 7 Hartung Park Wins Stewardship Grant Award
 

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