Murray Hill Neighborhood Association MURRAY HILL NEWS / Volume 13 / Issue 1 — Meeting Information — Volume 13 About MHNA Issue 1 Meetings held at the Urban Ecology Center y Hill N Fall 1500 E. Park Place at 7:00 pm on ra e urray Hill Neighborhood Association is a group of diverse r w the 4th Tuesday of the month u residents working together to keep Murray Hill a great place to s 2014 414-964-8505 • urbanecologycenter.com M live, work and study. Murray Hill is the 58 block area bounded Topics and presenters will be released via e-mail. Mby Hartford Avenue to the North, Bradford Avenue to the south, Downer NEIGHBORHOOD REMINDER: MHNA is on the Web and Facebook! ––– Don’t miss our up-to-date news posts and event calendar! Dates are subject to change at any time, ASSOCIATION Bookmark us at www.murrayhillna.org and Like Us on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/14mBwoT so watch the web site for detailed Avenue to the East and Oakland Avenue to the West. Our goals are to We love feedback – send to [email protected]. information on upcoming meetings. develop an atmosphere of respect for the rights and lives of all residents in www.murrayhillna.org the neighborhood, build a safe and clean community that improves the President’s Message – Quality of Life www.murrayhillna.org East Library quality of life for all residents, and maintain open communications with Officers by Steve Klebar President: Steve Klebar Coming Soon! September 23 – Capt. Thiele – First District Captain UWM students and representatives to effectively find positive solutions to 964-2492 Meet our new Captain! problems. Benefits to the neighbors include information on safety and [email protected] s the distractions of summer ebb and the fresh start of the by Cynthia Sommer Vice-President: J. Gerard Capell Fall season is upon us, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect October 28 – Jerry Patzwald crime, regular updates from elected officials, business owners and UWM 414-962-4638 [email protected] on the good and the challenges in our neighborhood. The Business Side of Alcohol Sales, Distribution and representatives on neighborhood issues, providing monthly speakers he completion Consumption – Also MHNA Elections! Treasurer: Gary Halvorsen AMurray Hill is interesting because it has neighbors from diverse on relevant topics, provide quarterly newsletter, maintaining a cleaner 414-305-2853 of the new East [email protected] backgrounds and ages, architecturally distinctive homes along November 25 – Amy Heart, Solar Program Manager neighborhood through adopt-a- block program and neighborhood-student Library is targeted Milwaukee Shines: Going Solar and Secretary: Open Position with desirable rental apartments and duplexes. Murray Hill is Tfor late November, so keep clean-up events, and welcoming and informing neighbors of the workings How WE Energies is Shading its Growth highly rated as a walkable community, full of vibrant businesses an eye out for the “Grand of the city. Residents of the area, including students renting property off- with a comfortable variety of retail options to meet one’s everyday Opening” notices. As a January 27 – David Russick, MAM Exhibitor Designer campus in this area, property owners, landlords and owners of businesses Board Members documentation of the old East Challenges of Making Great Art needs. There are restaurants that range from ethnic and gourmet within the area are encouraged to be members. Cate Deicher Library, a “Time Capsule” Accessible and Understandable 414-988-2516 to fast food and everything in between. The neighborhood is [email protected] was placed this summer surrounded by a beautiful environment with Lake and Riverside Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is about John Bleidorn into the interior walls of the 414-455-5287 Parks, Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River, Urban Ecology building during construction. making a wonderful neighborhood even better. [email protected] Center, Downer Woods and the Oak Leaf Trail. The physical Future generations can get an Gregory James 414-962-5158 environment and amenities are important, but they are not the interesting glimpse of 2014 if [email protected] only components that are essential for a good quality of life in a the building is repurposed at Tory Kress some later date. The empty Murray Hill Membership Application 414-630-4707 neighborhood. metal paint can that became NOW is the time to join! [email protected] Murray Hill Neighborhood Association recognizes in its the time capsule was filled with Clip and mail with your payment to: Cynthia Sommer 414-962-7076 stated goals that a good quality of life requires “an atmosphere various items including a library MHNA / PO Box 71133 / Milwaukee, WI 53211 [email protected] of respect for the rights and lives of all residents”. The social card, a Milwaukee visitor guide, Membership Chair, Gregory James: 414-962-5158 or [email protected] norms that have been codified in city regulations guide respectful a computer mouse, a jump drive Name: _______________________________________________________ Block Liaison Coordinator: behavior among neighbors. What is normal conduct usually containing pictures of the old Position Open becomes clear and evident to a person showing disruptive East library and much more. Company: ____________________________________________________ continued on next page behavior, such as noise nuisance or vandalism, when asked Address: ______________________________________________________ Editor: Cynthia Sommer Position Open “Would you do it in your own Phone: _______________________________________________________ Layout/Design: Jennifer Rzepka home, your parent’s home or 414-559-6810 E-mail: _______________________________________________________ [email protected] want it done to you?”. Don’t let alcohol abuse, or binge drinking The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association serves a 58-block area from Hartford Ave. to Bradford Ad Coordinator: Jack Alves Ave., and Oakland Ave. to Downer Ave. Membership is open to all residents, property owners and 414-335-1718 undo your normal self to express businesses. General membership meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Urban [email protected] disruptive behaviors. Ecology Center (1500 E. Park Pl.) from 7-8:30 pm. To find out more about the association, or to Distribution: contact info above share your interests and concerns, please attend one of our upcoming meetings, or contact us. Newberry-North: More productive interactions Cynthia Sommer and greater respect can be Newberry-South: Family ........................q $25 Please mark all that apply: Gary Halvorsen nurtured as you get to know your Individual ..................q $15 Homeowner ............q neighbor. If you are new in the Business .....................q $30 Renter .....................q Newsletter printing by area, make a point of introducing Senior q q Clark Graphics (age 65+) ......... $5 Landlord.................. yourself to your surrounding Student .......................q $5 (414) 962-4633 Time capsule was placed Newsletter Only .........q $ continued on next page into the walls of the new East Library. 10 Meeting Information – Now on Back Page! Murray Hill Neighborhood Association MURRAY HILL NEWS / Volume 13 / Issue 1 MURRAY HILL NEWS / Volume 13 / Issue 1 Murray Hill Neighborhood Association Celebrate and Support Eastside Senior Services Downer Woods Continued from page 5 by Cynthia Sommer Downer Woods is, of course, a place to see the beauty and astside Senior Services (ESS), an wonder of nature but it is also a place to tell us of the status of our Interfaith Older Adult Program, environment. Enjoy and appreciate what this small forested area recently celebrated 40 years of serving gives back to us, the neighborhood and the global community. Eour Eastside community. ESS is an ecumenical association I express my thanks to Alison Donnelly from the UWM Continued from previous page of ten area congregations serving with no religious or income Geography Department for an informative and enjoyable field requirements those neighbors age 60 or better. The program trip with her The East Library will continue to serve as a tries to insure that our older adults, the foundation and geography treasure trove of old and new information but with the upcoming East library we will be in a very attractive sages of our community, are not overlooked. Eastside Senior class and and exciting space and building. Services can make the claim of being the original program of her shared A hint of the exciting interior of the new library was this type and has become a model for groups nationwide. expertise and evident during a recent tour on July 15, 2014 for city This neighborhood outreach office is staffed with photos. officials, neighborhood and business district leaders a Director and a part-time volunteer and the program and the media. The defined activity areas with an is implemented with the time and commitment of overall open feel were welcoming with the oval-shaped community room, laptop bar, as well as the planned many generous volunteers. Their mission statement is children, teen and adult book and comfortable reading/ “Connecting Older Adults to a Caring Community”. The activity areas. Several community focused artworks types of services provided include transportation to and will add to the aesthetics of the interior, and the walls from medical appointments, telephone and in person visits, of glass windows will further interconnect with the shopping with and for our elders, social support through Location of neighborhood. Sustainability was an important part greeting cards and gifts and much more. The director Downer of the design as will be visible in one of the works of Woods art that used a recycled tree from the property, and the would refer an individual to other agencies and services and its reuse of the old East Library stained glass panels that when they are unable to answer a question or address a Entrancess will now grace the southwest wall. The East Library request. Their staff advocates for individuals on an “as adds to the big changes on North Avenue and an An oval shaped community room will be the centerpiece of the new East Library.