Published: February 2, 2011
Tags: Gerry Broderick, Jerome Heer, Kellner, land, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, sale, Sanfelippo, Theo Lipscomb, university, UWM
By Marie Rohde Some of the more than 900 buildings owned by Milwaukee County are in such disrepair they soon will have to be mothballed or demolished, according to several county supervisors. “Without a reasonable capital budget, what are we supposed to do?” said Gerry Broderick, a supervisor who represents the east side of Milwaukee. [...]
Published: January 27, 2011
Tags: Doug Seymour, Energy and Environment Committee, Esch Honadel Woods, Falk Park, Gerry Broderick, Kevin Haley, land swap, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Parks Department, Northwestern Mutual, Oak Creek, Sanfelippo
By Joe Lanane Milwaukee County is selling itself short in a three-way land swap with Oak Creek and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, according to Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo. “From a purely financial standpoint there is no way what we’re getting is going to be close in value to what we’re giving up,” he said. “Once [...]
Published: November 4, 2010
Tags: Behavioral Health Division, BHD, Dimitrijevic, Jim Schmitt, Jursik, Lee Holloway, Mental Health Community Advisory Board, Milwaukee County Audit Department, Sanfelippo, Scott Walker, Wauwatosa
By Joe Lanane The Milwaukee County Board is forging ahead with plans to build a new mental health hospital despite the objections of some supervisors. Twelve Milwaukee County supervisors and County Executive Scott Walker recently endorsed constructing a new hospital to replace the Behavioral Health Division building on the County Grounds in Wauwatosa. The county [...]
Published: September 2, 2010
Tags: Conover, Craig Thompson, Gottlieb, Holperin, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Port Washington; Jon Dyck, Sanfelippo, Senate Committee on Transportation, Transportation Development Association
By Joe Lanane There is no certainty lawmakers will listen even if Wisconsin counties overwhelmingly approve advisory referendums to protect the state’s transportation budget from raids. So far, 51 counties are committed to running the referendum either during the primary election in September or the general election Nov. 2. The question varies from county to [...]
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: Broderick, Bultman, Innovation Park, Milwaukee County Grounds, parks maintenance building, Sanfelippo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wauwatosa
By Joe Lanane A Milwaukee County supervisor says the county needs a new parks maintenance building and should help pay for it by selling the existing facility and the land it’s on. But others aren’t sold on the idea. Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo said the county can build a more modern and spacious structure on the [...]
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Behavioral Health Division, code violations, Department of Audit, Dimitrijevic, Jerry Heer, Jursik, mental health building, Mental Health Care Center, Mental Health Community Advisory Board, Milwaukee, Sanfelippo
By Joe Lanane Milwaukee County should pause in its pursuit of a new mental health building, according to at least two supervisors who argue the project design depends on a review of services. “It sounds like they want to build another hospital and do the same thing they’re doing right now, and I’m not sure [...]
Published: June 9, 2010
Tags: City Campus, Department of Aging, Heer, Henry Reuss Federal Plaza, mental health hospital, Milwaukee County, request for proposals, Sanfelippo
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan Milwaukee County is turning to developers to unload underused buildings that are eating up public money. County staff members this month are working on a request for proposals from developers to gauge interest in buying county buildings, such as the large City Campus building at 27th and Wells streets in Milwaukee. The [...]
Published: December 9, 2009
Tags: Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, bike lanes, development, lanes, Marcoux, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee Public Works, Milwaukee Public Works Committee, reconstruction, retail, Sanfelippo, Second Street, Shafer, Walkers Point Plaza, Witkowiak, Wontach
Comments: 3
By Sean Ryan Business owners on Second Street in Milwaukee disagree over the balance of driving lanes and sidewalks that will best lure customers. A city plan supported by most of the business owners would reduce the number of traffic lanes from four to two to make room for wider sidewalks, more trees, planters and [...]
