Wauwatosa enters high-speed rail station discussion

Czarnezki drops out of Milwaukee County executive race

Published: December 30, 2010
Tags: Czarnezki, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County executive

Milwaukee County Clerk Joe Czarnezki said he is withdrawing from the race for Milwaukee County executive. The decision, Czarnezki said, was based on millionaire philanthropist Chris Abele’s entry into the race and Republican Jeff Stone’s bid for the post. “You have one candidate (Abele) with $1 million to spend on his campaign and then you [...]

Train station suitors could turn to developers

Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: Brookfield, Czarnezki, high-speed rail, Metropolitan Development Inc., National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Norment, Oconomowoc, Ponto, Rail, Renlund, Richard Conley, Sun Prairie, Waterloo, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT

By Joe Lanane Communities along the proposed Milwaukee-to-Madison high speed rail route vying for train stations might need help from private developers to afford construction. Brookfield is among the cities considered by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a train depot, and city officials are considering collaborating with local developers to offset the estimated $30 [...]

Alderman joins call for high-speed rail station in Wauwatosa

Published: May 11, 2010
Tags: Czarnezki, high-speed rail, Rail, Robert Bauman, train, Wauwatosa

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman has joined the call to have a high-speed rail station built in Wauwatosa, rather than in Brookfield. The planned high-speed passenger rail route between Madison and Milwaukee has stations planned in Milwaukee, Brookfield, Oconomowoc, Watertown and Madison. Milwaukee County Clerk Joe Czarnezki is suggesting one or both of the proposed high-speed [...]