Less garbage pickup, more recyling offered as a money-saver, and concerns about traffic prompt alderman to suggest adding a few bumps in the road.
The fourth in a series of aldermanic district meetings being held through June was the most sparsely attended so far but may have been the most productive in ideas13 . Mayor Kathy Ehley and aldermen of the 3rd District hosted a Town Hall gathering Wednesday night at Underwood Elementary School that drew only 13 residents, but a couple of suggestions came out of it to improve conditions there and to save some money across town. With costs on the rise, residents are looking for places to save some of their tax dollars, and garbage collection was suggested as a place were money might be saved. One citizen felt people’s willingness to recycle should provoke a re-evaluation of the city’s garbage collection services. Chris Weber, a landscaper by…
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Citizens of each aldermanic district, beginning with No. 2, will get a chance to talk to their elected officials about issues in their neighborhoods.
Wauwatosa Mayor Kathy Ehley and the Common Council members representing each of Tosa's eight aldermanic districts will begin this week a series of informal Town Hall-style meetings to hear and discuss issues of interest or concern to citizens. The first meeting will be for District 2, where Ehley will be joined by Alds. Kathleen Causier and John Dubinski. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Wauwatosa Woman's Club, 1626 Wauwatosa Ave. Among the issues on the agenda for discussion are: Citizens of the 2nd District are welcome to bring up other items for discussion. District 2 encompasses most of the Village east to North 68th Street; Hart Park and a few homes south of the Menomonee River; the northeast quadrant of the County …
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Jim Price
9:02 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013
Tru nuf, Irish Guy. I have one grocery bag worth of trash a week, but I'm hard-pressed to get two weeks worth of recycling in that bin. more ›