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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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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City attorneys in exile, waiting on renovations

June 13, 2013 2:30 pm Leave a comment

A sign posted in the doorway of the City of Milwaukee Office of the City Attorney redirects visitors next door to the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building.

Those are not busy city attorneys, pressured by deadlines and rushing around the hallways on the 8th floor of Milwaukee’s City Hall.

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Milwaukee roadwork takes edge in budget showdown

May 26, 2010 3:31 pm Leave a comment

Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Milwaukee’s dedication to street construction is putting city department leaders on a bumpy road toward office renovation approvals. The Milwaukee Department of Public Works’ proposed long-range budget dedicates $85.8 million to street projects between 2011 and 2016, ...

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