This collection contains records from the City of Milwaukee’s 14th District
Alderwoman, Suzanne M. Breier. The original subject headings from aldermanic staff
have been kept intact as much as possible. This collection includes reports,
statistics, publications, correspondence, handwritten notes, drafts/copies of
ordinances, newspaper clippings and articles. Some of the largest subjects include
documents regarding construction proposals by Marquette University for their Avenue
Commons project and documents from the 1993 Milwaukee water crisis / cryptosporidium
outbreak. The crisis began in spring of 1993 when residents began getting sick and
cryptosporidium was discovered in the water supply. Other substantially represented
topics include materials related to graffiti, gangs, guns, light rail, health care,
domestic partnerships, Milwaukee Police Department and the Mayor’s Task Force on
Juvenile Justice.
