Milwaukee Central Park

Please check our websites for updates and meetings on Milwaukee River Central Park.

Contact City of Milwaukee Officials
The City of Milwaukee, through the Department of City Development, is asking residents of the northeast side to participate in a planning process for future development. The heart of this area is the Milwaukee River valley.
Additionally, at the request of the Milwaukee River Work Group, there is a proposal for a interim study district before the City Common Council that focuses on the Milwaukee River Valley. The purpose of the study district is to consider design criteria for new development in or near the valley on the city’s northeast side. The adoption of the guide lines proposed in the study district would provide protection for the river valley as outlined in this vision paper. Please consider contacting the Mayor and the three alderman listed below whose districts include the river valley. You may also contact Janet Grau of the Department of City Development, who is coordinating the Northeast Side Area plan and is compiling stakeholder input.
Tell them you support the idea of a Milwaukee River Central Park, and the adoption of guidelines to protect this valuable public resource.

Mayor Tom Barrett
Office of the Mayor, 200 E. Wells Street
City Hall Rm.201, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone (414) 286.2200, FAX: (414) 286.3191
mayor@milwaukee.gov

Northeast Side Area Plan
Contact Janet Grau,
Dept. of City Development
414- 286-5724
Email Janet.Grau@mkedcd.org

Phone contact information for all Aldermen:
Phone: (Office) 414 286-2221, (TDD) 414 286-2025, (After hours) 414 286-2150, FAX: (O) 414 286-3456

Alderman Michael D’Amato
3rd Aldermanic District
City Hall, Room 205, 200 East Wells St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
E-Mail: mdamat@milwaukee.gov

Alderman Ashanti Hamilton
1st Aldermanic District
City Hall, Room 205, 200 East Wells St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
E-Mail: ahamil@milwaukee.gov

Alderman Michael McGee, Jr.
6th Aldermanic District
City Hall, Room 205, 200 East Wells St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
E-Mail: mmcgee@milwaukee.gov

This is not a task for the City of Milwaukee alone. All the communities that border our rivers in Milwaukee County should be addressing river edge development and conservation measures. Shorewood has adopted a shoreland ordinance and other communities are considering action as well. The work done here can be a model of how to be good stewards of our river lands and waters.

Thank you to all who participated in the preparation of this vision paper.
In particular:
• The staff of the Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers, River Revitalization Foundation, and the Urban Ecology Center.
• The volunteers who coordinated and participated in the process to develop a vision and who will continue to work to implement the goals.
• Our editor.
• And the donor who made the publication of this paper possible.
We purposely tried not to associate most of the content with any one group or individual. The goal was to present a unified vision.
We thank you for any support you may be able to provide.