Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis accused Wauwatosa and West Allis of 'stolen credibility' for naming their merged department Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue. Tosa Mayor Dennis McBride says it's 'much ado about nothing.'
The unions' statement, issued a day after the two cities voted for a consolidated fire department, refers to the need to negotiate a new labor contract with the new department once it is up and running.
The business still may consider filing a new application for late-night hours in the future, but for now, it is focused on getting the North Avenue location ready for a spring opening.
The city incentive for the project on northeast corner of Mayfair Road and Wisconsin Avenue anticipates taxable value of the finished development will exceed $51 million.
The two cities' council votes on Feb. 24 commit both cities to move forward together with a joint department, though work still needs to be done before Metro Milwaukee Fire Rescue takes shape.
Five applicants are seeking conditional use permits, which are scheduled for approval on Feb. 24 when the Wauwatosa Common Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall and on Zoom.
The latest project to request city assistance through tax incremental financing is a 204-apartment development that Irgens hopes to build on a vacant 3.7-acre parcel on the northeast corner of Mayfair Road and Wisconsin Avenue.
The Wauwatosa Plan Commission voted Feb. 9 to recommend a conditional use permit for a laundromat planned on North Avenue in East Tosa, but the permit’s conditions would require
Tosa Forward News contacted and interviewed each of the eight candidates to learn more about their backgrounds and to provide an opportunity to share their reasons for running for the school board in the April 7 election.
