Marriott debate raises questions about Preservation Commission

Milwaukee could tighten smoke alarm regulations

Published: October 9, 2012
Tags: smoke alarms, Terry Witkowski, Willie Hines

All Milwaukee residences would be required to have tamper-proof smoke alarms with 10-year batteries if a proposal passes a city committee and the Common Council.

Zoning makes churches a tough sell

Published: August 9, 2012
Tags: Gerald Katz, Kevin Carroll, Phillip Martin, Robert Bauman, Shorewest Realtors, Terry Witkowski, The National Association of Church Business Administration

In the first 45 years of his career, Wauwatosa real estate agent Gerald Katz listed four churches.

Business owners fed up with city inspections

Published: March 27, 2012
Tags: Art Dahlberg, Bob Donovan, Gregg Lindner, inspections, Nabil Salous, Public Safety Committee, Salous Construction Management, Terry Witkowski

The owner of a Milwaukee construction company insists he could double his business if city inspectors returned his phone calls.

Lustron house loses historic tag

Published: November 8, 2011
Tags: Carlen Hatala, demolition, Historic Preservation Commission, Lustron, Ronica Pozdol, Steve Hyland, Terry Witkowski

For about 22 hours, Steve Hyland was determined to never again do business with the city of Milwaukee.

Stripped house spurs search for answers

Published: September 7, 2011
Tags: Historic Preservation Commission, HPC, Lustron, Lustron Corp., Michael Demski, Robert Bauman, Ronica Pozdol, Steve Hyland, Terry Witkowski, Zander House

How did Milwaukee’s historic Zander House transition from “a remarkable state of preservation” in July, as a city report states, to being ravished and left to rot?