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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson shared his 2024 city budget with the Milwaukee Common Council on September 19. The spending plan included provisions to increase public safety, infrastructure improvements, and neighborhood quality-of-life investments. Presentation of the 2024 Milwaukee City Budget to the Common Council on September 19, 2023 Fulfilling my responsibility as Mayor of the City of Milwaukee, I present to you my 2024 municipal budget. The Proposed Plan and Budget Summary calls 2024 a pivot year. The previous trend of service cuts and draws on our reserves is behind us. Our new direction takes us on a path toward...

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity broke ground on June 6 for an ambitious new goal to help twice as many families become first-time homebuyers by 2028. Last year, the nonprofit homeownership organization built 20 new homes, in addition to providing affordable home repairs for existing homeowners. Over the next five years, their goal is to expand to consistently build or rehab more than 30 homes per year on their way to 40 per year by 2028. “Right now, mortgages in Milwaukee are hovering near 20-year highs,” said Brian Sonderman, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity’s Executive Director. “As housing prices continue to...

Center for Veterans Issues (CVI) and The Alexander Company have partnered to rehabilitate and expand Vets Place Central, a longstanding, supportive, veterans housing facility in Milwaukee. Located at 3330 W. Wells Street in Milwaukee, the project aims to enhance the living conditions and services provided to veterans in need, addressing the challenges of homelessness. To help move development forward, Vets Place Central was recently awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. “We are beyond excited about the opportunity to improve Vets Place Central for our Veterans and community,” said Eduardo Garza, Jr., President...

Milwaukee will host the grandson of Nelson Mandela today, May 15, as part of his tour in the United States promoting awareness of the Nakba and support for the Palestinian people. May 15 marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, or the 1948 expulsion of Palestinian people from their homeland. Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela, is an elected member of the South African National Assembly, tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, and grandson of the late Nelson Mandela. Milwaukee is one of the six cities Chief Mandela will visit from May 15 to May 20, to speak in solidarity with...

In 2022, more than $1.5 million in grant funding was awarded to 50 local businesses for property renovations and improvements in Milwaukee. The Department of City Development (DCD) continued supporting local businesses in 2022 through the Commercial Revitalization Grant Program that provides financial assistance for building renovations and improvements in Milwaukee. DCD’s Commercial Revitalization Grant Program helps eliminate blight, enhance building aesthetics, and activate the public realm in Milwaukee by assisting businesses in creating higher quality storefronts that attract customers and support neighborhood development. “Our commercial corridors play a significant role in boosting economic activity and enhancing neighborhood development...