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Mayoral Candidates on Most Important Neighborhood Issues

Eight mayoral candidates were asked the following question: “What do you think is the most important issue facing our city neighborhoods, and how would you address that concern as mayor?” Here are the answers from Tom Barrett, Pedro Colon, Frank Cumberbatch, Sandy Folaron, Martin Matson, Tom Nardelli, and Marvin Pratt.

Posted inFurther Down Stream

March 2003

New Boathouse – Antler – Community Union – Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers 8th Annual River Clean Up – New Parish – COA Summer Programs – Element/Black Elephant – Demands and ‘plaints – Welfare Warriors/4th Annual Global Women’s Strike Against No Pay, Low Pay, And Overwork – Convicted Pedophile Evicted – Feast of St. Casimir – Matyas Rehab/Rental for Non-Profits – Humbolt and Kane Ward Yard to Become Restaurant

Posted inNeighborhood News

Public Officials Attend Reception at LGBT Community Center for National Coming Out Day: OutVote’s “Vote Naked” Campaign Encourages Voters to Apply for Absentee Ballots

For Riverwesters used to contentious public meetings with their elected officials, this meeting felt a bit kinder and gentler. On October 10, the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgendered (“LGBT”) Community Center hosted its annual Public Officials reception in honor of National Coming Out Day.