Milwaukee budget could mean payday for contractors

September 27, 2016 1:41 pm Leave a comment

It's not just contracts to replace lead pipes that might have contractors looking forward to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s 2017 budget.

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Milwaukee allots $13 million for City Hall foundation work

November 6, 2015 12:47 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee, in its 2016 budget, has included $13 million for shoring up City Hall's foundation. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

City of Milwaukee officials say they have all the contractors they need to begin work on shoring up City Hall's foundation next year.

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Milwaukee City Hall 8th floor project faces new threat

April 28, 2014 4:01 pm Leave a comment

Standing among boxes of filed paperwork, Bob Jorin, of the City Attorney’s office, talks about space and storage problems in the law library on the eighth floor of Milwaukee City Hall. The attorney’s office has been temporarily moved next door at the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building. City lawyers must make the trek to City Hall to access the files. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

Problems at the bottom of City Hall could further delay Milwaukee city attorneys’ return to the top.

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Law library at center of Milwaukee City Hall renovation debate

April 4, 2014 4:32 pm Leave a comment

The Office of the City Attorney’s former law library (above) on the eighth floor of Milwaukee City Hall is empty Friday except for books and old files, and a note (left) indicates which bookshelves are to be saved. The office’s 2015 capital improvements request to continue renovating the eighth floor so attorneys can move back in has rekindled a disagreement among aldermen about the use of the former library. (Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)

The clocks have stopped inside the former offices of Milwaukee’s city attorney, but flakes of plaster that have drifted from the ceiling generally mark the passage of time.

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Dispute could stall Milwaukee City Hall renovation

April 3, 2014 3:36 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee’s city attorney had to try five times to win Common Council approval to move his office back into City Hall. Now that construction is poised to start, some aldermen are rethinking that decision.

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Council approves Milwaukee City Hall facade settlement

January 22, 2014 2:48 pm Leave a comment

A chain link fence stands around a portion of Milwaukee City Hall Thursday after a five pieces of terra cotta fell from the structure last week. Northbound Water Street is closed to traffic at Wells Street in Milwaukee. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A settlement proposal that would end Milwaukee’s litigation over its crumbling City Hall facade is awaiting the mayor’s signature.

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Milwaukee proposes settlement in facade case

January 13, 2014 4:51 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee took a step Monday toward settling its dispute with the five remaining parties in its lawsuit over City Hall’s crumbling facade.

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Milwaukee to push for City Hall facade settlements

January 9, 2014 4:01 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee could try again to reach settlements with the remaining parties in its City Hall facade lawsuit.

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Cross-claim adds wrinkle to City Hall facade lawsuit

December 13, 2013 3:11 pm Leave a comment

An engineering firm named in Milwaukee’s lawsuit over City Hall’s crumbling terra cotta facade filed a cross-claim against one of its co-defendants.

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5th time might be charm for City Hall renovations

October 24, 2013 3:52 pm Leave a comment

Standing among boxes of filed paperwork, Bob Jorin, of the City Attorney’s office, talks June 11 about space and storage problems in the law library on the eighth floor of Milwaukee City Hall. The attorney’s office has been temporarily moved next door at the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building. City lawyers must make the trek to City Hall to access the files. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

After four failed attempts by the Office of the City Attorney to get money to renovate its former City Hall offices, some Milwaukee aldermen are optimistic the 2014 budget will include enough to start work on the eighth floor.

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