Number
260064
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution to facilitate renovation of Milwaukee Public Schools' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Playground by authorizing conveyance of two Redevelopment Authority of the City Milwaukee-owned vacant lots to the City of Milwaukee In Trust for the Board of School Directors, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
Body
Whereas, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee has received a request from the Board of School Directors for the Milwaukee Public Schools ("MPS") to convey the following Redevelopment Authority-owned vacant lots:
3250 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Tax Key No. 282-1602-100)
3284 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Tax Key No. 282-1597-110)
; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority acquired the lots in 1980 and 1981, respectively, to be part of the MPS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Schoolyard following adoption of the West Concordia Avenue - West Ring Street Redevelopment Project Area; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority lots have not been conveyed to MPS but have been part of the MPS' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Schoolyard since that time; and
Whereas, MPS has identified the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Schoolyard as one of five to be part of the next cohort of schools to undergo design, construction, and renovation of their schoolyard combining environmental education, water management, and child’s play to create a greener and healthier playground; and
Whereas, This resolution will permit the Redevelopment Authority to convey said lots according to the conditions outlined in the attached Land Disposition Report; and
Whereas, On April 16, 2026, the Redevelopment Authority held a Public Hearing on the proposed conveyance as required by Wisconsin Statutes; now therefore, be it
Resolved, Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes and as a condition precedent to the sale, lease or transfer of land, the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Autho...
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