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And she wants to keep it that way.
So, when her neighborhood association heard about a program that would provide funding for Ring doorbell cameras and enhanced porch and street lighting, they applied. Now the Halyard Park Neighborhood Association is among 15 Milwaukee community groups selected to participate in the Alert Neighbor Program.
“We don’t want to see anything bad happen here,” said Mosley, president of the group. “We must keep ourselves safe, and with this neighborhood alert program, I think it is going to really help and make the neighborhood more secure.”
The yearlong pilot provides funding for security cameras, street and alley lighting, crime watch signage and other crime prevention improvements. The program’s aim is to promote collaboration between residents, police and city officials to address crime and safety issues.
Lennie Mosley, president of the Halyard Park Neighborhood Association, first moved to the area with her husband in 1980.
Back then, she said, few people wanted to live there. Now, the neighborhood s location within walking distance of Fiserv Forum and related projects has put its housing in high demand and led to a sharp rise in property taxes.
In recent decades, the adjacent Brewers Hill neighborhood experienced gentrification, with longtime residents pushed out as property values skyrocketed due to demand from wealthier buyers who moved in, resulting in higher tax bills for all.
Now Halyard Park residents worry the same factors have jumped across King Drive to their neighborhood.