Badger Blogger (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Operation Impact, the privately funded crime fighting program started by Alderman Bob Donovan. Part of the strategy includes having police officers that volunteer to “take ownership” of their beat patrol area. These officers work closely with the residents, businesses, church groups and other services like the District Attorneys, Community Prosecution Unit to regain control of [...]
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... Council President Willie Hines Jr., Aldermen Robert Bauman, Jim Bohl, Milele Coggs, Joe Davis Sr., Bob Donovan, Ashanti Hamilton, Nik Kovac, Bob Puente and Jim Witkowiak.No (4): Aldermen Joe Dudzik, Michael Murphy, Terry Witkowski and Tony Zielinski.Absent (1): Ald. Willie Wade.Sick leave referendum:Yes (12): Hines, Bauman, Bohl, Coggs, Davis, Dudzik, Hamilton, Kovac, Murphy, Puente, Witkowiak...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Ald. Bob Donovan stood up in front of the cameras at Milwaukee City Hall the other day and touted the creation of a new...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Council committee asks Milwaukee police to employ retired cops By LARRY SANDLERPosted: July 17, 2008A Milwaukee Common Council committee called Thursday for police to study whether retired officers could be brought back to work part time.Advertisement Like several other recent initiatives, the resolution is aimed at freeing active officers to focus on fighting crime, said Ald. Bob Donovan, the...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... without a sticker.Officials were trying to clear the streets of unregistered vehicles, said Ald. Bob Donovan, chairman of the council’s Public Safety Committee. But residents complained that some properly registered vehicles were getting hit with the hefty fines, Donovan and Floyd said.Last year, city parking checkers issued nearly 26,000 tickets for vehicles without stickers and...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
... $1 fuel surcharge or a 25-cent increase in the charge per one-eighth of a mile.Committee Chairman Bob Donovan said the measure to boost the initial fare charge would be temporary relief for drivers. He advocated that the council create a permanent taxicab review board to regulate fees on a more regular basis.The waiting charges, for example, have not been increased since the 1980s.Several...
Badger Blogger (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
... Sr. The measure was recommended for approval by the Public Safety Committee, chaired by Ald. Bob Donovan. There, that ought to stop people from having a little fun. 4 Comments At 6/27/2008 , Matt Muelver wrote: Just for clarification... Do sparklers count as fireworks? At 6/27/2008 , Patrick wrote: No, it has always been like firecrackers and things that shoot like roman candles & bottle...
