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| Community Sculpture Garden | Wayne Adamczyk and Patricia Klitgaard are working with the Idling Company to create a community sculpture garden on a vacant lot owned by the Idling Company. The location of the property is under the 35th Street viaduct at 3424 W. Pierce Street. The project is only in its preliminary planning stage. The creation of a garden would improve and brighten the blighted lot. | ||||||||||
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Reconfiguration of |
Wayne Adamczyk and residents in the area is working with LBWN’s Housing/Project Coordinator to get the city to reconfigure the intersection of S. Shea Avenue and W. Pierce Street. They are currently working with the city to figure out the cost of the project and seeking funds to implement the project. | ||||||||||
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Children Present Signs |
Dawn Krueger is working with LBWN to create children signs to caution drivers as they drive through her neighborhood. The signs will be posted on the front lawn of properties along Lapham Street between 29th and 32nd Streets. | ||||||||||
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Scouts |
On May 17, 2003, Milwaukee’s Boy Scouts troops from different Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) beautified the Arlington Heights Park under the 35th Street viaduct by removing vines and weeds along a fence and planted flowers at the entrance into the park. Wayne Adamczsyk, captain of the Arlington Heights Block Watch Association and Boy Scouts leader, Patricia Klitgaard, along with the Housing Coordinator planned the clean up activity. Both Pat and Wayne supervised the scouts on the day of the clean. The partnership would to thank Wal-Mart for a $500 contribution to purchase the refreshments, flowers, and tools to make this event a success. | ||||||||||
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Reducing Crime with
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Block watches
are one of the best ways to reduce crime, increase safety and tackle
issues in the neighborhood. Block groups set their own goals to
improve the neighborhood. During meetings, city officials such as
your alderman, or the police community liaison can be invited to discuss
issues such as a problem property, or the need to install a stop sign at
a dangerous intersection.
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 Traffic Light Layton Blvd. & Evergreen |
Ruth Slate, Carol Christenson, and Denis Thomas used the legislative process with the support of Alderman Donovan to get a traffic light install at the intersection of Evergreen Lane and Layton Blvd. to improve public safely for neighborhood residents. LBWN and Patricia Torres at UWM-Center for Urban Initiative and Research cultivated and guided the leaders through the process. The leaders, LBWN and Patricia held resident meetings and went in front of the Public Safety Community to get the traffic light resolution passed in February 2002. The traffic light was installed in April 2002. | ||||||||||
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 Traffic Light: Lapham & Layton Blvd. |
Esther
Hussy and residents of the Boulevard Apartments established a block watch
group with the assistance of Social Development Commission (SDC), Southside
Organizing Committee (SOC), and Layton Blvd. West Neighbors (LBWN).
Using the Legislative process Esther and her group of residents,
known as the Senior Warriors, used the legislative process to
get the Public Safety Committee to pass a traffic light resolution in
October 2002. On May 19, 2003, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the installation of the traffic light at the intersection of Lapham and Layton Boulevard. Leaders from the Boulevard Apartment were given hats by Alderman Donovan to identify them as Senior Warriors. The Senior Warriors will continue to plan and work to improve public safety for the elderly living in the Boulevard Apartments and the residents in the surrounding neighborhood. |
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Dawn Krueger, a resident leader, walked the streets with LBWN’s Housing/Project Coordinator to get a petition signed to make the corner of Lapham and 29th Street a four way stop. With the support of Alderman Donovan and Dawn’s leadership and motivation, the Public Safety Committee passed the resolution and the stop signs were installed in October 2002. Dawn is still an active block contact, delivering LBWN newsletters, and she participates in LBWN meetings and block watch meetings. | ||||||||||
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