Under the new configuration of Bluemound and 99th Street, the intersection will get a four-way traffic signal to improve the flow of traffic while making the intersection safer for pedestrians.
Residents closely examined the information boards and peppered MMSD with questions about its sewer project, yet it was clear that a parallel but entirely different project was on the mind many of the residents: Schoonmaker Creek.
Though cars won't be able to get through, the county is turning the half-mile middle segment into a dedicated bike and pedestrian path, an extension of the Oak Leaf Trail.
The Mandel Group, which is planning to build 157 market-rate apartments on the site of the city's Blanchard Street parking lots, will close those lots soon in preparation for construction to begin.
Menomonee River flooding from the storm overnight Aug. 9 has taken over most of Hart Park, turning most of its recreational facilities into water features.
