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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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Read More »$160M QUESTION: Lawmakers discuss Milwaukee County tax proposal that’s likely to go nowhere
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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Read More »Milwaukee County exec debate raises questions about building backlog
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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Read More »Milwaukee County Executive Abele won’t seek re-election in 2020
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in April.
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Read More »Report: Windfalls won’t do much for Milwaukee County’s infrastructure backlog
Because of unexpected savings and one-time windfalls, Milwaukee County’s 2020 budget will avoid the big cuts that some officials had predicted for next year.
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Read More »County task force signs off on $66M plan to overhaul Milwaukee domes
A Milwaukee County task force on Tuesday signed off on a $66 million plan to overhaul the crumbling Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, keeping its well-known domes intact and adding a host of new attractions.
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Read More »Consultant recommends $66M for Mitchell Park Domes but warns plan is ‘challenging’
Milwaukee County officials on Tuesday will consider using a public-private partnership to overhaul the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, a plan that would preserve the park's well-known domes and add new features such as a food-truck park and a hub for research.
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Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Henken helps guide decisions on ‘seemingly insurmountable’ backlog of infrastructure projects
When Rob Henken and his fellow researchers at the Wisconsin Policy Forum set out a few years ago to study Milwaukee city and county’s backlog of need infrastructure repairs and replacements, they knew they were likely to come up with a long to-do list. What they discovered still came as a bit of a shock.
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Read More »Report: Milwaukee County needs to sell properties to catch up on repairs to-do list
To break up a logjam of infrastructure repairs that could cost as much as $400 million in the next four years, Milwaukee County needs to part ways with some of the properties it owns and find a new source of revenue to pay for needed work, according to a recent report.
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Read More »INCARCERATION INFLATION: Cost of replacing Lincoln Hills likely to exceed estimates (UPDATE)
The actual cost of building new county-run juvenile centers to replace Wisconsin's scandal-plagued prison in Irma is expected to far outstrip previous estimates, giving Milwaukee County officials fodder for criticism at a meeting held on Monday in Madison.
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