MKE County

MKE County: Supervisors Propose Parks Youth Corps
MKE County

Supervisors Propose Parks Youth Corps

A program for high school students to learn, earn a stipend and help maintain the parks.

Transportation: County Must Decide On North-South BRT
Transportation

County Must Decide On North-South BRT

Project could be transformative, but $148 million price tag nearly twice that of East-West BRT.

New Public Museum Design Unveiled

New Public Museum Design Unveiled

New, five-story museum inspired by state's natural bluffs and waters.

MKE County: Milwaukee County Has High Level of COVID-19
MKE County

Milwaukee County Has High Level of COVID-19

CDC classifies county as having high level of disease. City reissues mask advisory

Transportation: Countywide Safe Streets Plan Coming?
Transportation

Countywide Safe Streets Plan Coming?

County board supports applying for federal funds to create plan in concert with all 19 municipalities.

MKE County: Crowley Signs McKinley Beach Funding
MKE County

Crowley Signs McKinley Beach Funding

Project will restore beach to original swimming depths to reduce dangerous riptides.

MKE County: Supervisors Debate Unpaid Jail Labor
MKE County

Supervisors Debate Unpaid Jail Labor

Current policy gives sentence reductions for labor performed; Clancy pushes resolution declaring unpaid labor is 'immoral.'

MKE County: November Ballot Could Have Gun Laws Referendum
MKE County

November Ballot Could Have Gun Laws Referendum

County proposal to measure support for state ban on semi-automatic weapons.

MKE County: Crowley Approves $19 Million For Affordable Housing
MKE County

Crowley Approves $19 Million For Affordable Housing

Signs task force plan using $19 million in federal ARPA funds, mostly for suburban housing.

MKE County: Supervisors Seek Marijuana Referendum
MKE County

Supervisors Seek Marijuana Referendum

Question to voters on legalizing pot would be identical to 2018 advisory referendum.

MKE County: County Could Sue PFAS Manufacturers
MKE County

County Could Sue PFAS Manufacturers

Lawsuit over "forever chemicals" could help finance remediation at Mitchell Airport.

MKE County: Daily New COVID-19 Cases Remain High
MKE County

Daily New COVID-19 Cases Remain High

There was one death due to COVID-19 this past week.