Useful Phone Numbers and Websites:
Graffiti Hotline.........286-8715
TABS - Truant Students: Office: 385-3100 Mobile Unit:559-2669
Police Non-emergency....933-4444
Fire, non-emergency......286-8999
Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault.....286-2997
Community Liason Officer...935-7268
Dept. of Neighborhood Services...286-3441
Public Works............286-2489 Includes: Damaged or Broken Traffic Signs and Signals, Street or Alley Lighting Outages, Icy Streets, Missed Garbage Collection or Special Pick-Up
Holes in Street or Alley......286-3431
Abandoned Cars.......286-8350
Parking....286-8350 Overnight......286-8300
Crime Prevention & Block Watch...935-7505
Public Health.......289-6816
Digger's Hotline........800-242-8511
Housing Code Violations.......286-2268
Property Inspections.......286-3441
Vacant Buildings (open, vandalized)......286-5759
A wealth of information, Bay View statistics, lists of local governments services and Ordinances can be found at:
http://city.milwaukee.gov and http://county.milwaukee.gov
Click on: Departments
Complaints about code violations and nuisance properties should be directed to the Department of Neighborhood Services and are confidential.
What is the Nuisance Ordinance?
The Nuisance Ordinance was enacted 2000 by the Common Council and enables the Milwaukee Police department to impose service fees on landlords who themselves, or their tenants, put an excessive burden on the resources of our police department and our tax payers.
It states that when the police department observes 3 or more validated nuisance calls in one month for any property, the police can notify the owner and request a plan to halt the activity at their property. If the property owner does not respond or follow through, all costs for nuisance calls will be placed on the property owner's tax bill.
Nuisance activities include, but are not limited to:
-Loud music
-Loitering
-Drug activity
-Disorderly Conduct
-Battery and domestic violence
-Prostitution
-Litter
-Barking or aggressive dogs
-Discharging a firearm
-Overgrown, unmowed yards
-Unshovelled sidewalks
-Building code violations, neglect, and disrepair