A County Opinion on City Legal Dispute?
Dispute between council and City Attorney gets ever stranger, as committee requests county corp counsel s opinion. By Jeramey Jannene - May 10th, 2021 04:57 pm //end headline wrapper ?>The Couture Rendering. Rendering by RINKA.
Construction on the 44-story The Couture apartment tower is getting started, but the fight that emerged on a last-minute adjustment isn’t over.
When developer Barrett Lo Visionary Development needed a liability shield added to the $19.5 million city financing agreement to satisfy investors, the Department of City Development was poised to grant it in exchange for a $1.41 million personal guarantee for a portion of a federal streetcar grant that funds a line that will run through the base of the building.
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Street light at the corner of N. Marshall St. and E. Ogden Ave. Photo by Mariiana Tzotcheva.
The $1.9 trillion stimulus plan championed by Democrats and President
Joe Biden could reduce at least one bill for Milwaukee property owners.
The City of Milwaukee is considering suspending its new street lighting fee for two quarters, saving the average homeowner $20.
But property owners will have to pay the new fee at least once on their quarterly water bills.
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Morales successfully sued the city for reinstatement, with City Attorney
Tearman Spencer admitting in a court filing that the chief’s due process rights were violated. Morales is widely expected to secure a settlement with the city that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Wilson, 73, has served on the commission since 2013. Her term expired in 2018, during a period when she lived outside of the city, but she continued to serve. Mayor
Tom Barrett moved to reappoint her in December.
After multiple meetings, the Public Safety & Health Committee voted to reject her reappointment in January.
Common Council President
Cavalier Johnson requested a report from the Inspector General on a conflict between Wilson’s testimony and that of the City Attorney on when and if guidance on the Morales vote was issued. The report sided with the City Attorney.