State of the County: Crowley touches on COVID-19, racial equity
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David Crowley presents his State of the County address for Milwaukee County.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday, Feb. 24 delivered his 2021 State of the County address.
Crowley made a point to address racial and ethnic equity in his 2021 remarks, highlighting celebrations of Black History Month as it comes to a close but also Milwaukee County s Native communities. We all have a stake in Milwaukee County’s future, Crowley said. When we lift-up our most vulnerable neighbors and prioritize communities who have been historically marginalized, we all benefit.
Marvin Pratt is a former Milwaukee alderman and Common Council president.
He was the first Black person to serve as acting mayor of Milwaukee when he was sworn in on Jan. 2, 2004, following the sudden resignation of Mayor
John Norquist. He served until shortly after the election in April of that year, when
Pratt also served as interim Milwaukee County Executive from Feb. 4 to April 25, 2011, after being appointed by County Board President
Lee Holloway. He’s the only person to have served in both roles.
Harambee: “To pull together”
The neighborhood of Harambee, located between North Avenue and Keefe Avenue (or Capital Drive, depending on whom you ask) and Holton Street to Seventh Street was named after the Swahili word meaning “to pull together” or “to come together and pull.”
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$11.6 million awarded to Milwaukee County small businesses
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Milwaukee County awarded $11.6 million in grants to 1,534 small businesses in Milwaukee County, the office of the Milwaukee County Executive announced today.
Grant funding will be used to cover personal protective equipment, restocking inventory, physical space modifications to follow COVID-19 guidelines, rent or mortgage payments, payroll and utilities.
A total of 2,100 applications were submitted, Milwaukee County executive David Crowley said in a statement.
“Recognizing the urgency of the financial challenges businesses are facing, the Milwaukee County Board has been working closely with county executive Crowley to provide relief as quickly as possible,” Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson said in a statement. “Our businesses are being asked to function under dire circumstances, and it is a priority for Milwaukee County to alleviate that burden as much as we can with the resources we have