Milwaukee Post
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RA FOREGEE! 1st Month ST with 6 month contract S DREXEL SELF STORAGE 500 W. Drexel • Oak Creek OCTOBER 18, 2013 MARK BELLING MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Way beyond mistakes CANDIDATE ENTERS AG RACE – PAGE 12 414-617-2109 414-587-0517 234999003 Remaking an industrial corridor City officials discuss redevelopment plans for Century City site By DAVE FIDLIN Special to The Post Page 9 Time to charge parents in co-sleeping deaths STEVE "THE HOMER" TRUE Johnny Jolly having MVP season with Pack Page 11 Defense rose against Ravens despite loss of Matthews MILWAUKEE – Growing up near North 40th Street and West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett vividly remembers the hustle and bustle of the A.O. Smith factory that was situated just a little east of his childhood home. "I recall seeing row after row of car frames," Barrett said. "To me, it was like seeing Tonka trucks and Lincoln logs." The A.O. Smith plant, once a pivotal part of the city's north side 30th Street industrial corridor, was eventually sold to Tower Automotive. In 2006, after years of layoffs and downsized operations, Tower Automotive left the site. Barrett and Rocky Marcoux, Milwaukee's city development commissioner, discussed their plans for the 30th Street corridor – more commonly referred to as Century City – on Monday at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County The 19 mayors and vil. lage presidents across the county sit on the ICC. Monthly ICC meetings are hosted at venues throughout the county Fittingly, the . October meeting was held at Milwaukee Department of Public Works' new field headquarters within the Century City development. Marcoux said the city is hoping to give Century City the same kind of makeover that has been a success in the Menomonee Valley region and is underway at the Port of Milwaukee site. "These are areas going through a renaissance," Marcoux said. In the case of Century City, Milwaukee officials have taken an active role in redevel- oping the former Tower Automotive property Most of the buildings are being razed, . and the city is footing the bill to handle environmental cleanup costs. Marcoux said more than 100 acres of land in and near the former Tower Automotive site have fallen into the category of a brownfield site – a term coined to describe the severity and necessity of environmental cleanup. Contaminated soil and other remnants are properly removed and disposed. The city's efforts have not gone without controversy – particularly since public funds have been used – but Marcoux defended the city's actions as he discussed plans with the ICC. "If we don't do the environmental clean up and turn this into a buildable site, the private sector won't be able to do it because See INDUSTRIAL on Page 6 DID YOU KNOW? • In 1932, when a shortage of cash occurred in Tenino, Wash., notes * Hablamos en Español *See Store For Details 5040 S. 27th St. Milwaukee 414-282-9911 or 414-282-9909 EW 2ND LOCATION N729 South 84 St. WestOPEN Allis Local news at your fingertips th 414-257-9822 Open MON-SAT 10am-7pm REMOTE STARTERS were made out of wood for a brief period. The wood notes came in $1, $5 and $10 values. • The world's largest coins, in size and standard value, were copper plates used in Alaska around 1850. They were about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, weighed 40 pounds and were worth $2,500. – For more facts, visit www.didyouknow.org. Visit www.gmtoday.com CAR AUDIO & VIDEO WHEELS & TIRES www.stereo1one.com GLASS TINTING