Central Park Meetings at City Hall

Milwaukee Riverkeeper and our partners on the Milwaukee River Work Group have been continuing to work hard on passing the Milwaukee River Greenway Overlay District legislation, which will protect over 8 miles of river, floodplain, and riverfront habitat from the former North Avenue Dam to Silver Spring Road.

This legislation will create a special zoning overlay district, which will protect the primary environmental corridor or sensitive lands along the river from future development and vegetation removal activities. 

We need friends and members to come to several City meetings coming up in the next few months to support creation of this Overlay District.  They are at the following times/days:

• City Planning Commission (overlay file): Monday, May 3rd at 1:30 at the DCD building (809 N. Broadway Ave)
  
   
• Public Works (storm water and forestry files): Wednesday, May 12th at 9 AM at 301B, Milwaukee City Hall.
  
   
• Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development (overlay file): Tuesday, May 18th, 9 AM at 301B, Milwaukee City Hall.
  
   
• Common Council (final approval of all files): Tuesday, May 25th, 9 AM at 3rd Floor Common Council Chambers, Milwaukee City Hall.

Once approved by the Common Council, files are submitted to the Mayor for signature and are "official" one day after passage and publication by the City Clerk.

A draft version of this Master Plan will be available soon for additional comment. Look for updates on Riverkeeper News and on our website.