Tom Barrett

The Reservoir, located between North and Meinecke Avenues and Bremen and Booth Streets, is no longer needed for water storage by Milwaukee Water Works. Water Works Commissioner Carrie Lewis approached residents of Riverwest in November 2001 to ask for advice and direction on what Water Works might do with the property once it is fully decommissioned. She stated that the City had funds to restore the park and wanted to hear from neighbors about the shape it should take. Neighbors were involved in a series of brainstorming and planning sessions, including modeling what the reshaped park area might look like…