inspections

Mar 5, 2026

Milwaukee waives sprinkler permit fees for older apartments

Owners of older apartment buildings in Milwaukee will have to spend a little less money to install fire sprinklers after the Common Council voted to waive all sprinkler permit fees.

Feb 13, 2024

Wisconsin lawmakers want parking structure inspections after collapse

If the new proposal is signed into law, owners who don't inspect their parking structure every five years could face fines.

Oct 20, 2023

Unions would be allowed at workplace inspections under OSHA proposal

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposed a rule to give third parties expanded access to walkaround inspections. If the rule passes, these representatives wouldn't be required to be employees of the company site in question.

May 30, 2018

Jury convicts 19-year-old in Milwaukee inspector’s death

A jury has convicted a 19-year-old man in the shotgun slaying of a Milwaukee city inspector during a failed carjacking.

Aug 23, 2017

Memorial dedicated in honor of slain Milwaukee inspector

A memorial has been dedicated in honor of a Milwaukee city inspector who was killed during an attempted carjacking while on duty.

Mar 27, 2012

Business owners fed up with city inspections

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

Jul 8, 2011

Milwaukee parking garages deemed safe

By James Briggs One year after a panel collapsed from the Milwaukee County-owned O’Donnell Park parking garage, killing a teenager, Milwaukee’s city-owned parking structures pose no threat to the public, […]

Oct 11, 2010

Speed of state building inspections prompts concern

By James Briggs Wisconsin’s staff of commercial building inspectors has dwindled during the past decade from more than 20 to 11, causing concern over whether the state can process inspections […]

Sep 21, 2010

Building owners face facade fixes (UPDATE)

By Marie Rohde Milwaukee‘s facade-inspection ordinance rose from the limestone chunks that littered the intersection of North Ninth Street and Wisconsin Avenue one late afternoon 10 years ago. “It was […]

Aug 9, 2010

Milwaukee County commits to quick fix at transit center (UPDATE)

By Marie Rohde Work began Monday on a $60,000 temporary fix of the Milwaukee County Transit Center, one of two county-owned buildings found to have structural problems during emergency inspections. […]

Jul 16, 2010

Milwaukee County facade inspections scheduled to wrap up in August (VIDEO)

By Joe Yovino An engineering firm hired by Milwaukee County has checked nearly 40 structures in the wake of the June 24 partial collapse of the O’Donnell Park parking structure […]

May 14, 2009

OSHA vows strong stimulus presence

Sean Ryan [email protected] An Occupational Safety and Health Administration promise to intensify enforcement on stimulus construction projects is drawing mixed reactions from contractors. Robert Gonzalez, a board member of the […]