(The Center Square) – Milwaukee Public School leaders are laying part of the responsibility for how they spend their new quarter-billion-dollar-per-year tax increase at the feet of the state legislature.
With the passage of Milwaukee Public Schools’ $252 million property tax referendum and with commercial properties comprising 40% of assessed real estate in the city of Milwaukee, the city s commercial real estate owners are bracing for the long term impact.
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With the passage of Milwaukee Public Schools’ $252 million property tax referendum, vocal opponents of the measure, including the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and the Greater Milwaukee Committee, are urging transparency and accountability as the school district serving 69,115 students embarks on plans to spend the influx of taxpayer dollars.