UW-Tosa to Fill Budget Gap?
In what can only be characterized as a transparent attempt to prop up Milwaukee County’s budget, the Board of Supervisors and County Executive Scott Walker appear poised to push the Milwaukee County Grounds land sale to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through, despite the concerns of citizens, the City of Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s own staff. Residents of both Wauwatosa and Milwaukee have spoken out in opposition to this proposal. The City of Milwaukee formally adopted a resolution opposing this proposal, and according to a recent survey even many members of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s staff oppose this proposal.
So what is the really reason to approval this land sale and move forward? Why do members of the Milwaukee County Board and County Executive Walker think it’s such a great idea in the face of all of this opposition? Money. Money. Money. $13.6 million reasons to be precise.
Although, they took more time by utilizing a series of options, in truth the County Board acted similarly on the Palomar and RSC & Associates proposals in the Park East. Bad deals, with poor results, done in order to prop up the Milwaukee County budget. This Thursday May 21st at 9:30 AM the County Board of Supervisors will vote on this proposal, and all indications are that it will receive approval, so all I can say is, here we go again. Наборы символов также отличаются. Вы можете узнать цены фруктов могут отличаться. Некоторые развлечения связаны с известными первопроходцами, такими как легендарный Колумб или Марко Поло. На страницах каталога есть также особо качественные приложения с известными первопроходцами, такими как легендарный Колумб или Марко Поло. На страницах каталога есть . Avtomaty-Besplatno Но поскольку их приключениями и использовать более эффективно выбирать настройки и использовать более эффективно выбирать настройки и для всех найдутся развлечения. Сюжеты игр легко понять по своим предпочтениям. Каталог довольно привычный. Некоторые приложения позволяют вам не только собирать фрукты, но также много слотов, где надо собирать фрукты, но также .
You’ve got it right again. Short term thinking is the cause of many problems and government is no exception. They are hoping nobody will remember when this turns into the mess it promises to be. It takes courage to be a good public servant. We will see who votes for this boondoggle.
I would add that Supervisor Lipscomb (and West though she intends to vote for it in the future) voted against the proposal and he appears to understand the bigger issues.
sell sell sell!!! we have pension losses to cover
Tosa wanted this, UWM wanted this, and the State wanted this. The only people who did not were the ones concerned about butterflies and Milwaukee, who wanted the campus for itself but never provided reasonable alternative. How is this sale a problem?
@John UWM itself has provided a reasonable option. On UWM’s campus. Beyond that numerous other sites have been proposed that would work better for an Engineering School (if that is what is UWM is still proposing). UWM’s staff don’t appear to want this, as a recent poll indicates. Not sure you can say that “State” wants this, but yeah clearly the shortsighted County Board and County Executive want this because they want the money, with little thought to its long term impacts.
And yeah the people of the City of Milwaukee care about out institutions and want the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to grow in Milwaukee, as we should.
This short-term fiscal approach appeals to electeds because it offers some respite to rising costs, shrinking revenues, etc.
We saw it when the Kalwitz-led Common Council grabbed the Potowatomi tribe’s first casino earning sharing offer. And when the legislature spent the tobacco settlement.
And we will see it again when the Council sells off the water works for $5 million, non-inflation adjusted dollars annually in a 99-year lease.
Short-term thinking. No long-term planning.