The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to provide financing for a $240 million replacement of the county's Milwaukee Public Museum building.
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Read More »March 15, 2022 1:35 pm Leave a comment
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to provide financing for a $240 million replacement of the county's Milwaukee Public Museum building.
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Milwaukee County officials voted on Tuesday to advance a plan that would provide the Milwaukee Public Museum with $45 million to help build a new building to replace its 70-year-old current home.
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The Milwaukee Public Museum is asking Milwaukee County to contribute $45 million for the construction of a new, $240 million public museum, a request that could strain the county's already tight finances.
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Milwaukee County's shrinking collections of property taxes are forcing it to rely more on fees and other revenue — a mix that's inadequate to deal with the county's backlog of deferred construction projects at public parks and other properties.
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Wisconsin municipalities are due to receive about $20 billion in federal aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a sum that's more than twice the amount of federal aid cities and counties got following the 2008 Great Recession.
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The presidential recount in Wisconsin's Milwaukee County came in slightly under budget, at nearly $1.7 million, according to data released Wednesday.
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed an annual budget on Thursday that calls for spending about $11 million less next year on construction projects than this year.
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Milwaukee officials pitched state lawmakers on Thursday on a plan seeking a 1% increase in the county sales tax to prevent projected budget cuts, even though the attempt is unlikely to move ahead in this year's waning legislative session.
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As the race to lead Milwaukee County heats up, those running to replace outgoing executive Chris Abele are staring down a persistent cause of concern: a backlog of infrastructure projects that most likely can't be broken without a new influx of revenue.
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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in April.
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