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MENOMONEE VALLEY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT A business improvement district is a geographic area in which property owners agree to a voluntary annual assessment (in addition to their regular property taxes) to provide funds for projects that improve the area. The Menomonee Valley Business Improvement District (BID #26) was created in 1999. Its initial operating plan provides for five years of special assessments based on property size. Operating plans and budgets for the BID are approved annually by the Board of Directors. To date, the BID has contributed its assessment to Menomonee Valley Partners to support redevelopment activities. Menomonee Valley Partners also provides administrative services for the BID. Current Operating Plan Contact: Tel: 414-274-4655 Email: corey@renewthevalley.org MENOMONEE VALLEY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION The MVBA was founded in 1988 by a group of Valley business leaders concerned with the overall appearance and maintenance of the Valley, as well as the possibility that new uses would result in the eventual pushing out of industries in the Valley. In 1991, the MVBA launched a campaign to form a business improvement district, but met with strong resistance. The organization spent the next several years developing a closer working relationship with City government, educating and informing Valley businesses, and building a stronger organizations. In 1997, the MVBA co-sponsored the Menomonee Valley Land Use Plan. In 1999, it was instrumental in the second, successful effort to create a business improvement district as well as the creation of Menomonee Valley Partners. MVBA is a membership organization with lunch meetings approximately five times per year, a quarterly newsletter, a membership directory and networking opportunities. Contact: CITY OF MILWAUKEE
Contact: MILWAUKEE COUNTY ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Contact: MILWAUKEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
In conjunction with local participating lenders, it provides low-cost financing to businesses seeking to expand, while mitigating the lenders credit risk. MEDC, working in partnership with the City of Milwaukee's Department of City Development, also administers brownfield and redevelopment grants as well as offers technical assistance for industrial and commercial land development. SIXTEENTH STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC
Contact: FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY
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The group was created in 2001 and is seeking members to support activities such as tree planting, river clean-up, winter and fall festivals, and the annual 5K Run/Walk. Contact: NEIGHBORS HISTORIC THIRD WARD ASSOCIATION The Historic Third Ward is a turn-of-the-century neighborhood boasting the city's highest concentration of art galleries and antique shops. The Association acts as a catalyst to develop the district as an innovative, livable and exciting mixed use neighborhood while preserving its historic and creative character. The Association's projects include streetscape improvements, two parking structures, a proposed public market, and historic walking tours of the district, as well as an annual jazz festival. Contact: WESTOWN ASSOCIATION The Valley's downtown neighbor to the north, the Westown Association is helping create a vibrant commercial area and neighborhood with great places to live, learn, work and play. Westown is actively involved in transportation planning, community-economic development, marketing and special events with the goal of creating a top-notch downtown neighborhood. Westown comes to life during the summer with many free, outdoor events. River Rhythms, Westown's free outdoor concert series, runs every Wednesday, June through August, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Père Marquette Park. An outdoor market with fruit, veggies, flowers, art and more in Zeidler Park runs Wednesdays, late June through October from 10:00 to 3:00. In August, River Flicks features four Fridays of free, outdoor movies in Pere Marquette Park beginning at dusk. And Westown's internet parking resource, ParkMilwaukee.com, lists 40 destinations and 14,000 nearby parking spaces. Contact: AVENUES WEST ASSOCIATION Operating immediately north of the Valley between I-43 and 27th Street, the Avenues West Association is a not-for-profit, neighborhood association that serves as an advocate for development and revitalization, aesthetic enhancements, cooperative marketing and planning, networking, and the promotion of safety throughout the neighborhood. The association and its partner the Avenues West Business Improvement District provide leadership in promoting community stability, balance of land uses and economic development. Avenues West hosts monthly meetings for the business operators and property owners on Wisconsin Avenue and on 27th Street, and coordinates the neighborhood's eight-year-old Landlord Compact. Contact: WEST END DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Operating just to the north of the Valley, the West End Development Corp. works with residents to enhance and maintain the integrity and stability of the west side. Programs include community organizing, minor home repair grants, neighborhood strategic planning and the Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP), which assists low-income home owners with code compliance repairs. West End has worked to empower residents, helping people to help themselves. The group also sponsors the Landlord Compact, a monthly meeting of forward thinking rental property owners seeking to improve the west end neighborhoods. Contact: MERRILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION The Merrill Park Neighborhood Association is a resident empowerment effort that organizes block clubs, cleanups, building code enforcement and crime reduction. It also runs a homebuyer's clinic, a Parole Watch and a neighborhood Safe Haven. In 1990, the neighborhood had less than 20% homeownership; with the dedicated work of MPNA, it has now reached over 60%. Merrill Park is directly north of the former Milwaukee Road Shops area. Contact: STORY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Story Hill is located on the bluff above Miller Park Stadium and surrounded by freeways to the east and south. Story Hill Neighborhood Association was formed in 1995 by a group of neighbors who recognized the need for a community organization that could address threats and opportunities for the community. The group's achievements include blocking a plan to expand I-94 through their neighborhood, as well as organizing block clubs, neighborhood directories, and newsletters. Contact: MILLER PARK After more than a decade of planning and four and a half years of construction, Milwaukee's new state-of-the-art baseball stadium and home of the Milwaukee Brewers opened on April 6, 2001. The signature fan-shaped convertible roof combine with the brick facade and structural elegance to create a modern reincarnation of baseball's romantic past. Manual scoreboards, intimate proximity to the players, natural grass, and a unique configuration separates this ballpark from any in the world. LAYTON BOULEVARD WEST NEIGHBORS With an eastern boundary of Layton Boulevard (27th Street), Layton Boulevard West Neighbors is an association of residents whose mission is to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood. Layton Boulevard West Neighbors has organized block communication networks, has partnered with local businesses and has established a City of Milwaukee Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN). The organization invites all neighbors to join together to create a place where neighbors are proud to live, work, and raise a family. Contact: |
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The Department of City Development (DCD) is the City of Milwaukee agency responsible for business development, real estate development, planning, permitting, and public housing. It is an umbrella for all staff from the Milwaukee Economic Development, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, the City Planner and associated planning staff and the Permit Center. In the Menomonee Valley, DCD is leading the City's eminent domain action against property owner CMC Heartland Partners to redevelop Wisconsin's largest brownfield. DCD has also been actively involved in Valley projects ranging from the Sustainable Design Guidelines to the Landscape Competition.
The Economic and Community Development Division works with partner organizations to develop businesses and the economy of Milwaukee County. ECD accomplishes this through the sale and leasing of real estate assets, various development grants, and housing programs. ECD works diligently to support the community driven development taking place through out Milwaukee County municipalities, recognizing the economic interdependence of the region.
Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is a non-profit corporation offering financial and technical resources primarily to businesses located in the City of Milwaukee.
The mission of the SSCHC for the past 30 years has been to provide quality, cost-effective health care and social services to clients who have no other access to services due to the economic, cultural and linguistic barriers that they face. The SSCHC serves the near south side of Milwaukee's central city and operates with a holistic view of the relationship between the health of the neighborhood and the health of its residents. The center's role in the redevelopment effort is to engage the community in restoring blighted lands in its neighborhood and tackling other environmental hazards while bringing good jobs and prosperity to the families it serves.
As one of the biggest investors in the Valley, the Potawatomi have a big stake in the redevelopment effort. The tribe is represented on the MVP Board, and has made significant contributions to the organization for the last two years through its community foundation. 
We Energies values its relationship with customers and recognizes that the Menomonee Valley provides a special opportunity to grow good jobs in Milwaukee. We Energies has made a commitment to the Menomonee Valley that stems from the company's mission to find solutions that provide incentives for continual economic and environmental improvement in our own business and with the greater community.
The mission of the Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail is to enhance the continued development of the Hank Aaron State Trail in cooperation with the DNR and other stakeholders and to foster stewardship of the Trail corridor. The vision is to: Renew, protect and enhance the Trail corridor; Provide opportunities for recreation and education; Connect neighbors and neighborhoods; and Celebrate the history and natural environment of the Valley