Overcoming resistance from a handful of local officials, the Milwaukee County Board on Thursday approved the terms of a proposed sale of a landfill site in Franklin to the developer of a large residential and commercial project called the Ballpark Commons.

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As Milwaukee County supervisors grapple over planning details for a proposed $184 million Courthouse Complex project, county staff are preparing to move the project to its next phase.

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Milwaukee County supervisors are warning that a supposedly pain-free plan to use long-uncollected debts to help pay for a new Bucks arena will end up harming local residents far more than advertised.

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Milwaukee County residents will not be asked to vote Nov. 4 on whether to spend tax money on a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Supervisor John Weishan Jr. shared the enthusiasm Wednesday over Milwaukee County closing in on selling its City Campus but warned his colleagues not to succumb to a fire sale fever.

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Milwaukee County officials want their government offices out of the crumbling City Campus complex by the end of the year no matter what happens to the property afterward.

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A Milwaukee County supervisor is calling for a referendum to gauge voter support of the use of a sales tax to pay for the renovation of the existing BMO Harris Bradley Center or the construction of a new arena.

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Milwaukee County supervisors are considering suing County Executive Chris Abele to force him to cut the salaries of several department directors.

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Despite Milwaukee County’s efforts to improve its contractor residency requirement, the provision might be illegal.

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Milwaukee County could spend as much as $700,000 to determine how it should use a $450,000 study of its properties.

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