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Neighborhood Improvement District No. 13 (Metcalfe Park)

Description

A resident-designed NID assessing about $50 per occupied household and $100 per vacant home, with caps of $500 (occupied) and $1,000 (vacant) for multi-unit and commercial properties, raising $40,000-$90,000 a year for neighborhood beautification and blight prevention. Recommended for adoption.

Impact summary

Residents fund and run their own neighborhood improvement fund; vacant-property owners pay double to encourage occupancy and repair.

Applicant

Name
Metcalfe Park residents / Metcalfe Park Community Bridges
Address
27th Street to 38th Street, North Avenue to Center Street, Milwaukee, WI

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
5
Total mentions
1

Last vote · Community & Economic Development Committee

Recommended approval4–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 10, 2026.

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