As Milwaukee County officials try to work their way out of a serious financial entanglement, they're considering turning to the state for money they contend is needed to make long-needed repairs at public parks, build a new justice center and meet other costly obligations.

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The Milwaukee Public Museum could be moving into Mitchell Park, sharing a site with Milwaukee County's well-known Domes structures under a plan the county board of supervisors on Thursday agreed to study.

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Milwaukee County officials are contending that a local public pool need not close just because of the rejection late last year of a proposal to double the local $30-a-year wheel tax.

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Before pushing ahead with repairs to the Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee County is trying to get a detailed account of the deteriorating structures’ condition. County officials now have various options for the three-domed horticultural complex on Milwaukee’s south side. The possibilities range from simple ...

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Milwaukee County Supervisor Michael Mayo will not seek re-election after spending 23 years in office. Mayo represents part of Milwaukee’s north side and heads up the county’s Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee. In a statement, Mayo said he plans to ...

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Oak Creek's growing pains threaten to become only worse following Milwaukee County officials' decision this week to not set aside money in the county's 2018 budget for various improvements to a busy commercial corridor.

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele wants to take advantage of commercial airlines’ new-found interest in General Mitchell International Airport by getting to work there on a new international terminal as soon as possible. To that end, he proposed on Thursday putting more than ...

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Otters, rejoice. After effectively putting on hold a $2.35 million project to build a new otter exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo, members of the County Board of Supervisors on Thursday decided they were comfortable enough with the expenditure to ...

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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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