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10 • Milwaukee County Post • June 13, 2014 By DAVE FIDLIN Special to The Post MILWAUKEE – With a number of initia- tives on the table – including developers' incentives and zoning decisions – a local group says Milwaukee County has done a commendable job of upholding fair hous- ing laws. Organizers with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council came before members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County Monday and discussed the issue. The ICC is comprised of mayors and village presi- dents across the county, as well as County Executive Chris Abele. While the affirmative housing laws that were first enacted in 1968 are common knowledge, Rock Pledl, an attorney repre- senting the council, asserted there are gov- erning agencies that have not done enough to do what he described as "affirmatively furthering fair housing." "Milwaukee County has done a rather good job of taking some of the guess work out," said Kori Schneider-Peragine, a sen- ior administrator with the council. But the organization has taken aim at other governing agencies – particularly in Waukesha County, where the group alleges some municipalities are not doing enough to ensure fair housing is enforced. In the past, Pledl said Waukesha County officials did have a proper system of checks and balances in place to ensure municipal- ities were overseeing what was taking place in each community. The council is attempting to work with the county to ensure proper protocol is being followed. Federal dollars, funneled to communi- ties through counties' housing and urban development departments, go toward upholding laws. But there is reason to believe how those dollars are spent could be subject to greater scrutiny in years ahead. Pledl pointed to an April case in Westchester County, New York, where offi- cials were given a two-week deadline by the federal government to come into compli- ance with a 2009 fair-housing settlement. In the end, county officials forfeited $5.2 mil- lion in grants. Pledl and Schneider-Peragine lauded Milwaukee County leaders for tweaking policies aimed at ensuring federal HUD dol- lars were being used properly. In other recent business, the ICC: ■ Officially designated August as an amnesty month for most county residents interested in having a dog or cat licensed. The amnesty means any penalty fees would be waived. The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission will be overseeing the initiative, and most of the municipalities are expected to participate. ■ Adopted a resolution paying tribute to former Franklin Mayor Tom Taylor. He chaired the ICC during a seven-year period – 2007 to 2014. Taylor chose not to seek re- election as Franklin's top elected official when his seat was up this spring. ■ Heard a report from state Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, who represents a portion of the southern end of the commu- nities within Milwaukee County. Lazich discussed the state budgeting process. A number of issues – including funding to ensure local, county and state roadways are in good condition – was discussed with Lazich during her discussion with the ICC. Plans call for a number of state legisla- tors to visit the ICC meetings in the months ahead. County working to uphold fair housing laws, group says Post Staff MILWAUKEE – The Medical College of Wisconsin is recruiting participants for a study that focuses on auditory attention and hearing. The study will investigate age-relat- ed differences in attention, with the goal of learning more about how specific neural mechanisms are compromised during focused tasks or divided attention. Merav Sabri, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology at MCW, is the investigator con- ducting the research. The study is open to healthy adults, ages 18 to 40 and 60 to 80, who are native English speakers with intact speech perception, and without known hearing loss, cognitive impairment, attention deficit, or neurologi- cal-psychiatric disorders. The studies are conducted at the Medical College during the day and evenings. Participants will need to come to the Medical College for two sessions, each lasting one to three hours. They will be compensated for their time. For more details, contact Sabri at msabri@mcw.edu or 414-955-4482. To enroll in the study, go to https://fmri.mcw.edu/ and select "enrollment." To select this specific study, type Aging-Attention under "other." Medical College of Wisconsin seeks participants for study on auditory attention and aging Family Owned and Proudly Serving Our Community Since 1990! 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