Our County Parks are in Trouble
Morgan Park
Milwaukee County Parks are on life support. We are six years away from the parks receiving no taxpayer support. County Executive David Crowley predicts that in 2027, every dollar of current revenue will need to be dedicated to services mandated by the State of Wisconsin. In 1989, 23% of the countyâs tax levy went to our parks. By 2019 that number had dropped to 5%. Without new revenue sources, there will be nothing left over for our parks.
Milwaukee County Parks are defined by the State of Wisconsin as a ânon-mandated service.â State government mandates that Milwaukee County provide a variety of services to support courts, the jail and certain social services. Parks and other cultural amenities are not included.
Updated: 6:35 PM CDT Apr 1, 2021 Several Milwaukee County supervisors are exploring a countywide face mask mandate.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinIt comes a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers emergency health order requiring masks across the state. Right now, there s a patchwork of mask regulations in the county.Currently, face masks are required in Milwaukee, Brown Deer, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Wauwatosa and Glendale. But not in the rest of the county. A countywide mandate would make health orders less confusing for residents but enacting the order is not as simple as it sounds.The debate on wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 evolved into a political divide. That s just politics, Milwaukee County Supervisor Dr. Sheldon Wasserman said Thursday. But people are still dying, people are still getting sick, they re still becoming long-haulers, they re still getting damage to their bodies. He said he supports the cou