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2 • Milwaukee Post • September 27, 2013 - Thick Juicy Steaks - Thick Juicy Steaks - Ray's Butcher Shoppe an old fashioned Service & Quality Meat Market Ray's Fresh Homemade • $ 49 3 $ 99 Chicken Breast 2 Bread Stuffed Pork Chops $299 $ 39 Ground Chuck 3 $ 99 4 Chicken Kiev $ 99 4 Pork Tenderloins $ 49 Pork & Beef Summer Sausage 3 Bratwurst Regular, Cheddar, Taco, Beer & Onion, Jalapeño Fresh Grade A Boneless lb. lb. Extra Lean lb. Ray's Extra Lean 5lb or more bulk package Ray's Homemade 9/30 – 10/06/13 Door County Hallowine $8.99 Ray's Homemade $ 4.99 lb. 3.99 lb. Italian Pasta Salad Ray's Homemade Tuna Salad Carry Out Friday Fish Frys 750ml $ NON TRANS FAT 9.95 3 piece Dinner includes: Fries, Coleslaw, Soup and Roll. 6 & 12 Piece Buckets also available. Sunday Special Hot Baked Ham $ 6.99lb. Includes 6 Free Rolls with purchase of 1# Ham. Limit 1 doz. Rolls. lb. ••• Custom Cut ••• Meat Package Specials lb. In-Store Catering Available Stuffed or Unstuffed Ray's Homemade lb. Hind Quarters, Sides and More! Ray's Homemade Deli Party Trays, Cheese, Cheese & Sausage, Shrimp, Fruit Trays, Hearty Meat Trays. Please Order Ahead. Beef & Gravy, Turkey & Gravy, Hickory & cherry Wood Smoked Hams, Honey Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham. We Cater Chicken & Pig Roasts. Mon.-Thurs. 7:30-7:00p.m.; Fri. 7:30-7:30; Sat. 7:30-5:30; Sun. 7:30-4:00 4640 W. Loomis Road, Greenfield See our ad weekly online at www.raysbutchershoppe.com! – All Natural, Non-Injected, Beef, Pork & Chicken – Church Directory Bay View St. Lukes Episcopal Church 3200 S. Herman St. 414-744-3736 Sunday Worship: 9 am New Berlin First Church of the Nazarene 13535 W. Beloit Road Sunday Worship: 10 am www.Firstnazinfo.org 414-425-6430 To advertise in this section, contact Joan at 800-762-6219 ext. 5022 THIS SATURDAY AT THE 6th & Howard Document includes 1.6% increase in tax levy By DAVE FIDLIN Special to The Post $ 234058234 414.423.1322 Barrett unveils proposed 2014 budget SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28 MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett this week unveiled his proposed 2014 budget. If enacted, it would increase spending for public safety, economic development and neighborhood stabilization efforts. The plan also means city residents would have to contribute more in property taxes. Barrett has proposed increasing the levy by 1.6 percent. City officials estimate the average property owner would pay an additional $4.85 on the municipal portion of the tax bill. Barrett's budget totals nearly $1.44 billion and includes a number of changes that will impact city residents. For example, he is proposing an end to the practice of sanitation crews picking up trash curbside during the winter – a maneuver designed to trim labor costs for public works staff. Residents with more than one garbage cart also could be assessed an additional fee. The budget proposal does not call for any staff layoffs, but most employees could be asked to take three unpaid furlough 6th & Howard Fall Family Fun This Week at the Garden District Farmers' Market Yoga has concluded for the season Chillier temps bring our yoga season to a close. We thank all the instructors who taught and all the participants who enjoyed the workout. We look forward to next season and hope you will make plans to join us! BRATS & DOGS: Boy Scout Troop 213 returns with a fundraising brat fry! Farm of the Week – Ly and Seng Vang Ly and Seng Vang have been farming for 14 years currently on over 20 acres in Racine County. Using organic practices they till by machine and do everything else by hand from planting to harvesting. They came to Milwaukee through northeast Georgia where twp of their four sons (aged 35-22) reside. If you love Pang Vang, you'll love Ly & Seng Vang! Keeping it in the family they are neighbors in stalls 14-15 in the west aisle. Music at the Market -1:30 to 3:30PM - Brian Drow If you've attended the Greenfield Market on Sunday, you may have had the pleasure of hearing Milwaukee singer and songwriter Brian Drow. A guitarist and singer, Brian says our market takes him back to his days busking on the streets and markets throughout Europe. Grab a Milwaukee Smoked BBQ sandwich, and enjoy Brian Drow this Saturday at your Garden District Farmers' Market. On Deck: October 5th – St. Aemilian Lakeside returns. Vendors Welcome: Space for vendors is available at season-long rates or the daily stall rate of $25. Call 414-430-4711 for more information. See us at www.gardendistrictfarmermarket.com and like us on Facebook. The Market is presented by the Garden District Neighborhood Association and sponsored by: MILWAUKEE POST volume 19, issue number 39 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414.744.6370 news display and advertising FAX: 414.744.6884 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 Daryl Skaradzinski: General Manager - ext. 13 dskaradzinski@conleynet.com Dwayne Butler: Editor - 262-513-2626 dbutler@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. days in the year ahead. The only department exempt from this scenario, in Barrett's budget, is firefighters. As with many municipalities, Milwaukee has historically allocated the largest portion of its budget toward public safety In 2014, this will . Barrett likely continue as Barrett proposes increasing the Milwaukee Police Department's budget by $6.2 million, to a total of $243.7 million. As he delivered his budget address to the Common Council on Tuesday, Barrett said the 1.6 percent levy increase would help keep 50 police officers on the force who initially were hired with federal stimulus dollars. Barrett also is asking the council to increase police staffing in 2014 by hiring 100 new officers into the existing force. Barrett's proposal comes after a violent summer that frequently grabbed headlines. "The last six months have generated increased concerns about robbery, which has seen a 20 percent spike since mid2012," Barrett said. "In July and August (of 2013), the city experienced a total of 115 non-fatal shootings and 29 homicides – a big increase over 2012." Alarming figures aside, Barrett said he is pleased with the data-driven direction Police Chief Edward Flynn has taken in recent years. "The department's strategy to combat gun violence includes deploying resources to hot spots, increasing neighborhood presence, expanding the group violence reduction initiative and engaging with the community," Barrett said. In recent months, as budget talks have picked up steam, Barrett and other city leaders have trumpeted Milwaukee's fiscal health with a self-funding pension system and other mechanisms in place that are in stark contrast to other cities, such as Detroit. But the city is grappling with other issues, including a large inventory of foreclosed properties. To counteract the issue, Barrett said he would like to continue investing in an initiative known as Strong Neighborhoods. The proposed budget allocates $14 million toward a number of efforts, including blight elimination, repairing city-owned properties and allocating funds toward vacant lot renewal and beautification. In the coming weeks, the Common Council will conduct a line item-by-line item review of Barrett's budget. Public hearings also will be held before a final vote is taken in November.

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