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SUMMARY OF GENERAL CAPITAL RESPONSE TO RFP

Riverwest Johnson Controls Property A 24-unit Traditional Neighborhood Development Milwaukee, Wisconsin The following is an excerpt from General Capital’s response to the City’s RFP. Submitted by General Capital Group c/o Sigurd Strautmanis 10532 North Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 (414) 240-4605 GENERAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLP CONTENTS PROJECT OVERVIEW TND WITH A TWIST TRADITIONAL DESIGN […]

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Mayor’s Budget Matches Needs with Means

On September 22, the day before he presented his proposed 2005 Budget to the Common Council, Mayor Tom Barrett offered a briefing session highlighting areas of the proposal he believed be of measurable concern to Milwaukee neighborhoods…

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The Plant That Ate Bradford Beach

It was a warm, muggy September morning. Summer, which had been missing in action, arrived for a while to welcome students back to school. So I decided to check out Bradford beach. I drove down to the parking lot on the lake with my windows up and the air conditioner on. I wasn’t prepared for what happened next, but when I opened the door it hit me, or more correctly, assaulted my nose. The unmistakable smell of rotting organic matter…