By Marie Rohde Some of the more than 900 buildings owned by Milwaukee County are in such disrepair they soon will have to be mothballed or demolished, according to several county supervisors. “Without a reasonable capital budget, what are we ...

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By Joe Lanane Milwaukee County is selling itself short in a three-way land swap with Oak Creek and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, according to Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo. “From a purely financial standpoint there is no way what we’re getting ...

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By Joe Lanane The Milwaukee County Board is forging ahead with plans to build a new mental health hospital despite the objections of some supervisors. Twelve Milwaukee County supervisors and County Executive Scott Walker recently endorsed constructing a new hospital ...

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By Joe Lanane There is no certainty lawmakers will listen even if Wisconsin counties overwhelmingly approve advisory referendums to protect the state’s transportation budget from raids. So far, 51 counties are committed to running the referendum either during the primary ...

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By Joe Lanane A Milwaukee County supervisor says the county needs a new parks maintenance building and should help pay for it by selling the existing facility and the land it’s on. But others aren’t sold on the idea. Supervisor ...

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By Joe Lanane Milwaukee County should pause in its pursuit of a new mental health building, according to at least two supervisors who argue the project design depends on a review of services. “It sounds like they want to build ...

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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee County is turning to developers to unload underused buildings that are eating up public money. County staff members this month are working on a request for proposals from developers to gauge interest in buying county buildings, ...

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By Sean Ryan Business owners on Second Street in Milwaukee disagree over the balance of driving lanes and sidewalks that will best lure customers. A city plan supported by most of the business owners would reduce the number of traffic ...

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