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Civic Center & Promotion Committee Approves Tourism Project

A new effort is underway to provide more options for those commuting from Milwaukee to the surrounding suburbs by the spring of 2022.  The Regional Transit Leadership Council, a local group looking to address transportation challenges in southeastern Wisconsin, is developing a plan to bring "last mile" service to Brookfield, New Berlin, Franklin and Oak Creek.  "Currently about half the jobs in southeastern Wisconsin are outside of the reach of public transportation systems, and that presents challenges for people accessing those jobs," said Dave Steele, the council's executive director....

Photo: Google Earth JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Public Works Committee discussed 12th Avenue SE improvements from the City’s STIP List and funding through NDDOT to be constructed in 2022. City Engineer Travis Dillman reports last month they were surprised when they were awarded funds for the mill and overlay project on Highway 20. Dillman says the proposal is about a $1.4 million project with 81% being covered by the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the rest covered in city-share. Dillman says they might be able to use COVID-19 funding the city received t...

Councilmember Dan Buchanan made the motion to extend the policy through October, adding the language that limited the policy to those who could not receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The committee unanimously approved. Councilmember David Schloegel was not present. Later, Councilmember Steele informed the committee of the need for State of ND CARES Act reimbursement to be used toward infrastructure and building repairs and improvements at the Frontier Village. The amount of $25,000 was considered to be paid from the Frontier Village Fund to begin some of those repairs, which Steele says isn’...

Dave Steele Dave Steele is Director of School Partnerships for PAVE, a Milwaukee non-profit whose mission is to build excellent education options for families in Milwaukee. An urban planner by training, Dave works with school leaders and their boards of directors to set ambitious goals and to align resources to fulfill them. A bicyclist and advocate for urban living, Dave lives in Sherman Park with his wife and two sons.