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April 13, 2018 • Milwaukee County Post • 15 of preparing area residents for successful homeowner- ship. Vicki Kelsall, chair- woman of the board of directors of GMAR, addressed the importance for the continuation of home ownership education and brought several youth on stage who were involved in a project on the history of Milwaukee's Fair Housing movement. "We all stand on the shoulders who came before us," Kelsall said. "Those of us here this morning stand on the shoulders of the NAACP and the Commandos from 50 years ago and these children our future homeowners will stand on our shoulders." Mayor Tom Barrett has a plan that the city of Milwaukee will build or improve 10,000 housing units over the next 10 years. The plan is not just about buildings, it's also about people and will also create construction jobs for resi- dents, Barrett said. "Growing affordable units will make it easier for workers to get to nearby jobs," Barrett said. Many of the speakers expressed concern about the fact that work still remains for fair housing in Milwaukee. Peggy Rozga, 1966 NAACP Youth Council member, Fred Reed, NAACP Commando, and Dr Eve Hall, president and CEO of the Milwaukee Urban League. Bill Tisdale, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, ended the event saying, "Each one of us has the opportunity to make a dif- ference whether in conver- sations or even business transactions. Every month is Fair Housing Month, every day is Fair Housing Day. What will we be com- memorating on the 51st anniversary?" Fair housing: Affordable units to make it easier to get to work, Barrett says continued from Page 1 Cell calls: New technology might result in consolidated services in metro area Although not directly related to next generation 911, Westrich said larger changes could be afoot across the county for dis- patch centers. Neighboring state law- makers in recent years have put in place statutes requiring consolidated dis- patch centers for munici- palities with smaller popu- lations, and Wisconsin could follow suit. In Illinois, for instance, municipalities with 25,000 or fewer residents must pool dispatch resources with other communities. At a minimum, Westrich suggested four possible con- solidated dispatch centers in the county — Milwaukee, the North Shore, the west- ern suburbs and south shore. In other business this week, the ICC: ■ Appointed Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz to serve as the group's repre- sentative on the City- County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force, which has been meeting the past few years in an effort to seek long-term solutions to the ongoing overdose epi- demic. Bukiewicz succeeds for- mer St. Francis Mayor CoryAnn St. Marie-Carls as the ICC representative. St. Marie-Carls was voted out of office last month in a recall election. ■ Heard a report from Bukiewicz on the status of IKEA, which is opening its first Wisconsin store at 7500 S. Ikea Way on May 16. In the next month, lead- ing up to the official open- ing, Bukiewicz said he plans to collaborate with law enforcement and other resources to assist with crowd control as residents and visitors come to experi- ence the Scandinavian- based retailer's products. "We anticipate a few peo- ple being there for it," Bukiewicz said, in jest, of the projection. ■ Received a report from Greendale Village President Jim Birmingham on several announcements related to Southridge Mall. The changes include con- verting portions of the for- mer Sears building, which shuttered last fall, into a Dick's Sporting Goods. Also in the works are several outlot parcels that are expected to break up the "sea of asphalt" appear- ance that once was a com- mon characteristic of malls. "We're really delighted," Birmingham said of the plans that have been pre- sented to the Village Board. "Southridge Mall is doing quite well." continued from Page 3 By CARA SPOTO Conley News Service WAUKESHA — The Waukesha Water Utility has selected a preferred route for a roughly 15-mile pipeline expected to bring Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee to Waukesha. In letters sent April 6, the utility infor med the mayors of Milwaukee, New Berlin, Greenfield and West Allis of the route choice. Should it become a real- ity the preferred pipeline would run from 60th Street and Howard Avenue in Milwaukee, up West Honey Creek Drive to West Oklahoma Avenue, contin- uing west along Coffee Road and Racine Avenue in New Berlin where it would connect with the Waukesha Water Utility's water dis- tribution system at Minooka Park. "Minooka Park is where we actually have our water storage and booster pump facility. Milwaukee will pump the water to that facility, and then we will take it from that facility, touch up any chemicals that need to be touched up, and pump it into our facili- ties," Waukesha Water Utility General Manager Daniel Duchniak said Monday. The route essentially takes the pipeline through three cities: Milwaukee, West Allis and New Berlin. "Greenfield won't be affected anymore, because we will be going through Milwaukee. We will be touching West Allis a little bit, but it is mainly Milwaukee and New Berlin that will be affected," Duchniak added. Field work Other route options had the pipeline dipping far- ther south to run along Beloit or Observatory roads. In addition to notifying the mayors of the pre- ferred route, the letters sent April 6 also informed them about field investiga- tions the utility will be doing in their communi- ties. "This isn't the final route. This is (the) pre- ferred route, so now we go ahead and do all of the sur- vey work that needs to be done. The route may change here and there. We may find there is some con- tamination that will cause problems, so we would need to adjust the route for that reason. However, we anticipate that it will be somewhere along this route." The hope is that the route will be finalized some time this year. After that the utility will begin the permitting process. Duchniak said the goal is to start construc- tion on the pipeline in early in 2020. Pump house Waukesha alder men voted in December to approve a 40-year contract for the purchase of Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee. The deal allows Waukesha to draw up to 8.2 million gallons of Lake Michigan water per day. As part of the water agreement Milwaukee will design, build, own and operate a water pumping station located somewhere between 60th and 76th streets, and West Howard and Oklahoma avenues, as well as two miles of new water main in the city that will branch off from an an existing underground main on 60th Street. The pump house itself would be 40 by 60 feet in size and likely be located on property that is for sale or owned by Milwaukee. Milwaukee is still deter- mining where the pump house will be located, Duchniak said, and its location could affect the final route for the pipeline. WAUWATOSA — International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 announced Friday a job fair for those interested in electrical or data work from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Milwaukee County Zoofari Conference Center, 9715 W. Bluemound Road. It is the sixth job fair put on by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494. Electrical and data con- tractors will be on hand, looking to hire and fill job openings. Interviews for positions will be conducted onsite. Candidates can lear n about open positions, along with career growth oppor- tunities and benefits. On- the-spot job offers may be made and candidates can walk out with a job from the interview. Resumes can be brought, but are not required. Information on apprenticeships will also be available. The job fair is put on by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 and National Electrical Contractors Association. More than 320 individu- als attended a similar job fair last year. Preferred route picked for Lake Michigan water Job fair for electrical and data work is scheduled for Thursday

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