Lots to Plots by Sura, October 22

Milwaukee needs more community gardens, urban agriculture and a vital food policy. We can do what many other cities in the U.S. started doing years ago to build community, create jobs, strengthen community health and empower youth. See what Seattle is doing here.

22 Oct 2007 | 10:00 pm | Green Spaces | No comments yet - Add your comments

Area of improvement: Milwaukee has the 2nd worst jobless rate by Sura, October 22

From a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on Oct. 16:

“Among the 50 largest U.S. cities, only Detroit had a higher unemployment rate than Milwaukee in August, according to a new study at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.”

“Compared with other large cities, Milwaukee has a low rate of college-educated residents and a high degree of segregation, which places central-city job-seekers away from suburban job growth, Levine said.”

We are fortunate that we have a very high rate of education in the 3rd District, but we need strong leadership to work on creating more jobs, particularly in the central city. Kudos to those businesses that employ people with criminal records and help them become participating citizens.

22 Oct 2007 | 7:54 pm | Economic Development | Read 1 comment - Add your comments

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