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"Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Tuesday the city's future lies in its neighborhoods.Barrett announced his 2014 budget at City Hall Tuesday with plans to add new police officers and sell off city-owned foreclosed properties.Barrett proposed $2.7 million for new police hires in 2014. The plan calls for 100 new officers, 50 of which would be deployed to neighborhoods by summer.\"In light of what happened this summer with the violence that we had, I want to send a strong message that we are going to keep a very strong police presence in the neighborhoods,\" Barrett said.The budget would also call for new crime analysts, which Police Chief Ed Flynn said would free up sworn officers for duty on the streets.\"I think the addition of crime analysts will be very helpful,\" Flynn said. \"I think the addition of these 100 officers will be helpful and we'll continue to keep working closely with the community to reduce the violence.\"The city of Milwaukee saw 145 shootings and 29 homicides in the months of July and August alone.Barrett said he also wants to put $11 million toward selling off city-owned homes in foreclosure to responsible homeowners, as well as leveling homes that are beyond repair. Barrett said cleaner neighborhoods lend themselves to lower instances of crime.As proposed, the 2014 budget would create an $18 jump in taxes and fees for the average city resident."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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