MKE County
Indigenous People’s Park Is Official
Renaming Columbus Park, created in 1956 on land original owned by the Potawatomi tribe.
Aug 1st, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Sup. Alexander Wants More Public Input
County board, less than excited, votes to have the ordinance undergo a review.
Jul 25th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Domes Proposal Requires Great Speed
Consultant's "Think Big" solution requires fast-paced applications for grants, tax credits.
Jul 24th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
County Proposal Replaces Youth Prison
Tells state it can renovate county Juvenile Justice Center to house children now in state prisons.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Corri Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Abele’s Power Over County Transit Targeted
Proposal gives county supervisors and employees more power over county bus system.
Jul 11th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
County May Have To Sell Parks
Report predicts county's growing structural deficit could mean selling parks to reduce costs.
Jul 2nd, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
The County’s Queen of Hemp
Why Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is pushing so hard for county to grow hemp.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
County Jail is Bleeding Safety Officers
Pay low, conditions bad. In 2018 county hired 103 corrections officers and lost 110.
Jun 17th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
County Seeks Allies in Call for State Aid
Unfunded state mandates and a decade of declining state aid driving county's huge deficit.
Jun 14th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Lake Park Bridge Funding Secured
State funds will help restore Ravine Road Bridge, with some left over for Brown Deer Park.
Jun 12th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Should Sheriff Provide Security on Buses?
It would cost more and issue divides bus drivers and riders. No action taken on idea.
Jun 6th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
County Looks to Add Electric Buses
County applies for federal grant for electric buses, though head of MCDOT not a fan.
Jun 3rd, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
