Sorry taxpayers, money from fee can t be replaced by pandemic aid, federal rules say. By Jeramey Jannene - May 19th, 2021 11:53 am //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Street light at the corner of N. Marshall St. and E. Ogden Ave. Photo by Mariiana Tzotcheva.
Milwaukee property owners just received their first quarterly city service bill with the new street lighting fee included. Because of new federal guidance, it doesn’t look like it will be the last because of new federal guidance.
Backed by Mayor
Tom Barrett, a special Common Council meeting was held on April 1st to consider suspending the fee for two quarters in light of the pending receipt of approximately $400 million in federal funds via the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act.
Eight-story project on Prospect delayed. Developer requests 5 more years for a parking lot. By Jeramey Jannene - May 18th, 2021 05:00 pm //end headline wrapper ?>2135 N. Prospect Ave. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
There is still hope that the final piece of a 2005 redevelopment plan for the Kenilworth complex will happen.
The Common Council approved a zoning change that year that allowed a development group to redevelop the Kenilworth Building complex, 2185 N. Prospect Ave., into a student housing facility for UW-Milwaukee, the Kenilworth Square Apartments, a home for the Peck School of the Arts and first-floor retail space. A public pedestrian street between the two buildings that front N. Prospect Ave. and N. Farwell Ave. was created to provide access to the Oak Leaf Trail.
By Jeramey Jannene - May 11th, 2021 04:50 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
The 1540 office building and four townhomes form The 1500s development. Rendering by Design Manage Advise.
Internet marketing entrepreneur
Josh Delaney presented his plans to build an office building and four townhomes on Jefferson St. during a virtual community meeting hosted by area Alderman
Known as The 1500s, the proposal includes a three-story office building (The 1540) and four townhomes. Delaney would live in one of the townhomes with his family and rent out the remaining homes.
The 10,500-square-foot office building, 1540 N. Jefferson St., would include two full office floors and a partial half floor with rooftop deck.
According to a police report, the problems started with a violation of Governor
Tony Evers‘ Safer at Home order on April 18th, 2020. Police were called to check on the business and saw patrons drinking inside. Items were put away after the officers knocked.
“[Calloway] said he wasn’t aware of the Safer at Home order,” said Sergeant
Chad Raden, reading from a police report.
Zamarripa, first elected in April, said she wrote a letter to the business, then visited in October. “I wanted to do my due diligence and help the business,” she said.
But neighbors continued to complain. MPD reports 22 calls for service across the past year. A postcard survey revealed 22 neighbors opposed to the renewal, seven in favor.
One-sixth of city workforce projected for cuts by 2026, with added cuts in future years. By Jeramey Jannene - Apr 28th, 2021 01:16 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee City Hall. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
City of Milwaukee officials continue to stare down a 2023 fiscal cliff.
As that day of reckoning draws closer, the actual amount of a required pension fund contribution is coming into focus. The city will need to come up with an additional $76.6 million annually, a 105% increase, starting in 2023. But the city doesn’t have the ability to raise taxes to plug that gap.
The city must increase its annual contribution to offset declining pension fund returns and increasing costs. The size of the increase is expected to affect every city department, potentially causing a cascading series of layoffs and service reductions or eliminations.