News & Issues

HWTN Streetlights

2021-22 Progress & Current Resources

The HWTN streetlight effort Phase 1 starting Oct 2021 has identified 92 outages, with 86 (93%) being fixed as of Nov 10, 2022.  Progress made is thanks to collaboration between the City Of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Water Works, Milwaukee County & HWTN trustees/members.  Progress has occurred despite significant funding and staffing constraints on Milwaukee’s citywide street lighting infrastructure and maintenance efforts (see jsonline reporting). The HWTN “light level” can only be maintained via a Phase 2 – the timely and accurate reporting of outages by all HWTN members and residents.  To this end, a flow chart and 3 streetlight reporting guidelines have been developed to help communicate where and how to report outages in a quick, clear, consistent and trackable manner.  As of 01-NOV-2022, all HWTN members/residents are requested to directly report found outages on their own as described below.

HWTN streetlights are divided into primarily 2 groups described below with associated reporting methods.

Group A:  Streetlights on BOTH SIDES of streets within and bordering HWTN – except for those streetlights along both sides of Lincoln Memorial Drive or actually within the confines of Lake Park.

Streetlight outages in Group A are to be reported directly by residents to the City Of Milwaukee, either online via www.city.milwaukee.gov  OR via the MKE Mobile Action phone app (see links to guidelines below).

Group B:  Streetlights along both sides of Lincoln Memorial Drive or within the confines of Lake Park.

Streetlight outages in Group B are to be reported directly by residents to Milwaukee County via www.countyparks.com (see links to guidelines below).

Note:  There are additionally some “pole lights” (about 14) between and behind some commercial or multi-unit residential buildings that are “off street”.  These pole lights are maintained by WE Energies and can be found at www.we-energies.com/slo/.  Although WE-Energies calls them “streetlights”, they’re different than the hundreds in Groups A & B in that they’re not right on city named streets.  Any of these WE Energies maintained “off-street” pole outages can be reported directly via www.we-energies.com/services/streetlight.

Sources for this write-up and the guides include the 4 websites referenced above and communications with employees of the City Of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Water Works, Milwaukee County, WE-Energies and other HWTN trustees/members.

Reporting Guidelines

HWTN Streetlight Outage Reporting Flowchart
HWTN Streetlight Outage Reporting City Of Mke Online
HWTN Streetlight Outage Reporting MKE Mobile Action
HWTN Streetlight Outage Reporting Mke County Online


Bradford Beach Bathhouse


April 2021 Update: Officials Concerned About Public Access at Bradford Beach Bathhouse Under Plan For High-end Restaurant
An opinion by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and a final report by the Lakefront Development Advisory Commission(LDAC) call on Milwaukee County to require full public access to the Bradford Beach Bathhouse before allowing a high-end restaurant on the upper level. LDAC’s report lists a number of conditions it says should be met before Milwaukee County approves the proposal. The Shepherd Express covered the DNR opinion (“DNR: No ‘Destination Restaurant’ on Bradford Beach”) and recently wrote about the issue of public space.


January 2021 – From the HWTN Buildings and Institution Committee:

We’re writing to inform you about major changes being proposed to the historic Bradford Beach Bathhouse. Concerns have been raised by HWTN members about the proposal and are summarized in our committee’s letter the that was sent to county, city and state officials. The Shepherd Express also has a detailed article on the issue

It appears that the Milwaukee County Parks Department has sole authority to approve, modify or reject the proposal, and that a decision could be coming soon. We believe that our opinions will matter to the department as well as our supervisor, Sheldon Wasserman, who heads the County Board’s parks committee. 

If you would like to express your opinion, we encourage you to act now via either or both of the following options.

1. Comment briefly to the Lakefront Development Advisory Council (LDAC) by email or public testimony. LDAC is meeting at 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday to discuss the proposal. The meeting will be livestreamed at https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To give comments, you can either:

  • Email comments. Written testimony may be provided in advance of the meeting by sending remarks or documentation to billlynch@me.com, with copy to: kelsey.evans@milwaukeecountywi.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Written testimony will be accepted up to 24 hours after meeting adjournment, if LDAC does not adopt a recommendation at its meeting.
  • Speak virtually at the meeting. Request a Teams invitation to join the meeting by e-mailing kelsey.evans@milwaukeecountywi.gov no later than when the Chairman announces the closing of the public comment period, and indicate which e-mail address the invitation should be sent to. (The invitation will only be sent once LDAC reaches the comment phase of the meeting. LDAC will stand informal while members of the public join, and may impose a two-minute time limit per speaker.)
2. Send a short email the following officials:
We will have an update on the issue at the HWTN meeting Feb. 3.

You can download the materials LDAC provided for the meeting and other related information below . Feel free to contact me if you have questions or would like to discuss the issue.

Sincerely,

Dawn McCarthy
Chair, HWTN Buildings and Institutions Committee

Materials Distributed by LDAC

John Budzinski DNR letter to William Lynch LDAC_03.03.2021
Final Dock Bradford LDAC Report 02.17.2021
LDAC Agenda 1.27.21
HRA21-25 Shepherd Express – Bradford Beach
HRA21-25 MKE BizTime – Roundhouse
HRA21-25 Joint Letter Re Public Trust Doctrine(103120)
HRA21-25 1996 Correspondence 1987 Informal AG Opinon DNR Internal Documents Public Trust Doctrine
HRA21-24 The Dock – LDAC Request for Review (011521)
HRA21-24 The Dock – Drawing Set (011521)
HRA21-24 DPRC County Staff Review and HPC Report (011521)

Additional Information
FY20_Community_VAR_OffSite_ENG_With_INS
oldmilwaukee.net-1941 Bradford Beach
wisconsinhistory.org-2400 BLOCK OF N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DRIVE – BRADFOR BEACH – LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY N
milwaukeehistory.net-Milwaukee County Historical Society
LDAC Criteria undated
21TMP-001367 STRUCTURAL-MEMORANDUM
21-98 REPORT
21-98 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS CONCEPTS AND DIAGRAM
19-343 REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT (041919)
19-343 COUNTY BOARD RESOLUTION
Society of Architectural Historians



UWM 2020 Campus Updates

Join neighbors and participate in a phone call  to hear about updates from UW-Milwaukee:

Wednesday, July 1st at 4pm
Phone Meeting
414-253-8850 / Conference ID: 939 667 851#

This is a discussion relevant to neighbors of the University. Hear from campus speakers on topics including UWM’s fall reopening, campus building projects, ways to support UWM students during the pandemic. You will have a chance to ask questions at the end of the meeting.  

Join the meeting via phone by dialing 414-253-8850 and use Conference ID: 939 667 851#.

Ravine Road Bridge Info Session

Milwaukee County Parks Department will be hosting a Public Information Session on

June 17 at 4:30 p.m.

Project team members will present an ONLINE meeting, sharing information about the Ravine Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project.

Topics to be discussed include the project scope, work to date, historical considerations, and schedule for final design and construction of the bridge. Project work has been funded through a $2M Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

To view the meeting agenda, view the project description and to register to attend the meeting, visit https://county.milwaukee.gov/…/What-W…/Planning–Development.

 

REGISTER TODAY – INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR WORK ON HISTORIC HOUSES IN WISCONSIN

Do you own an old home in Wisconsin? Have you thought about repairing it or perhaps restoring it, but you are uncertain of the costs? If so, we encourage you to attend Income Tax Credits for Work on Historic Houses, a webinar co-hosted with the Wisconsin Historical Society.

June 18th | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Webinar via Zoom

REGISTER HERE

 

Join Jen Davel from the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) as we delve into topics relating to historic preservation in Superior and the 25% tax credit available to all eligible repair and restoration projects on certified historic residential properties in Wisconsin. Jen will explain what makes a project and property eligible for the program and will guide us step-by-step through the online application process.  

Jen Davel currently serves as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer at the Wisconsin Historical Society; she has previously served as a preservation architect here for the past 10 years. During this time, she was responsible for certifying commercial and residential tax credit projects for conformance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. After studying architecture at the University of Minnesota, she went on to receive her Master’s in Architecture degree with a Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2001.  

REGISTER HERE