Bay View Neighborhood Association

The BVNA operates within a series of committees, each of which holds a chairperson and a group of volunteers. Take a look at what each committee is responsible for as we work hard to make Bay View an even better place. We encourage you to volunteer on one or more committees. Feel free to contact us for more information about how you can participate and get involved.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications members help advertise BVNA events and projects and encourage community participation and support. They may be called on to interact with media outlets and publications (The Bay View Compass, Shepherd Express, WMSE, etc.), resident groups, other partnering community organizations, churches, and supporting businesses in promoting BVNA activities.

Opportunities include:

editing website content
writing press releases
posting tweets on www.twitter.com/bay_view
assist in promotions, announcements, marketing
designing ads, posters, etc.
updating Facebook content
photographing events and uploading to our Flickr site

Current Communications Committee Chair:

Jeff McAvoy

ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

Members of this committee researches and presents information about environmental issues that are of concern and interest to our residents, such as transit, traffic, freeways, bicycle access, rivers, parking, bus lines, traffic lights, cross walks, recycling, and sustainability.

Opportunities include:

Monthly meeting to discuss goals, strategies and proposed budget for environmental- and transportation-related projects
Annual resident survey of parking and transportation issues in Bay View business corridor and residential areas
Organizing Kinnickinnic River Clean-ups and Beach Clean-ups

Environmental & Transportation Committee Chair:

Robert Miller

PUBLIC SPACES

Led by the Public Spaces Chair, the committee members will research landscaping, ecological, cultural, historical, art, and recreational resources and development, including, but not limited to parks and lots, boulevards, road-sides, sidewalks, and the river and lakefronts. The goal is neighborhood improvement and beautification to enhance the physical environment for Bay View residents to enjoy.

Opportunities include:

- Meet a minimum of bi-monthly to discuss current and future beautification projects
- Organize and participate in community-wide clean-ups

Current Public Spaces Chair:

Nichole Williams

AT LARGE

The At Large Board members can assist in other committees' activities, or seek to actively involve their own neighborhoods in the association.

Current At Large Members: Jon Firle, Christa Marlowe, Luella Dooley-Menet

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Members of this committee will help to build relationships between BVNA, business owners and commercial property owners. Members will work to make business owners and property owners aware of technical and financial resources available to assist with business growth and attracting new business tenants.

Opportunities include:

Keep apprised of K.K. BID activities and assist where appropriate
Organize K.K. Block Clean Up
Develop a property inventory of all Bay View vacant commercial properties and the owners
Economic Development Survey results from 2011 can be found here: Economic Development Survey Results.pdf

Current Economic Committee Chair:

John Osario

MEMBERSHIP

This committee creates a welcoming environment to the BVNA, and brings value to membership.

Opportunities include:

Meet bi-monthly to discuss goals and strategies of the committee, including membership drives and events
Forsee membership renewal notifications
Maintain membership lists and directories on the website
Brainstorm on membership expansion goals

Current Membership Committee Chair: Sarah Dobogai

PUBLIC SAFETY

Members of the public safety committee will facilitate and support neighborhood efforts to eliminate crime and drugs, create neighborhood cleanliness, property maintenance, neighborly harmony and goodwill, and care and pride in homes.

Opportunities include:

- Organize Neighborhood Block Watches, encourage creation of new Block Watches.
- Act as liaison to Milwaukee Police Department District Six
- Attend crime analysis meetings and communicate crime trends to Bay View businesses and residents
- Organize a National Night Out event

Meetings are held at St. Luke's Hospital (2900 W. Oklahoma Ave in the Auditorium) on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. Free valet parking is available.

For more information contact Community Liaison Officers Carlos Felix or Cheryl Wolf at (414) 935-7198 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (414) 935-7198 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

DISTRICT CHAIRS

District Chairs often are the representatives of their districts and act as a liaison between their district and the BVNA.

Current District Chairs:

District 1: Mike Banta

District 2: Kate Fowdy (President)

District 3: Neil Albrecht (Treasurer)

District 4: Beth Moen

District 5: Christopher Miller

Attn: Bay View Neighborhood Association

PO Box 070184, Milwaukee, WI 53207

bayviewneighborhood@gmail.com