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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said it would be a serious mistake for the city not to approve plans for a new Milwaukee Tool office downtown.
Barrett encouraged the Common Council in a letter Friday to move forward with Milwaukee Tool s proposal because of the message it would send to the business community. Pushing Milwaukee Tool away would be a serious mistake and a major disappointment, Barrett wrote in the letter.
Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool has plans to buy and renovate a five-story, 350,000-square-foot office building at 501 W. Michigan St. The company is seeking up to $20 million in city financing for the new office that would have up to 2,000 employees.
A plan to provide up to $20 million in city financing for Milwaukee Tool s new downtown office, which could have up to 2,000 employees, received its first public approval Thursday.
But that was only after a labor organization raised concerns about the lack of a community benefits agreement on wages, benefits and working conditions for janitors and other employees of outside vendors at the future office.
The Redevelopment Authority board unanimously recommended approval for the financing plan, which also needs Common Council approval.
But those same concerns likely will surface at the proposal s next public hearing. That could be at the council s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee on April 27.