The Wauwatosa Common Council has scheduled a final approval vote Oct. 28, after seven property owners reversed course at the last minute and withdrew their signatures from an opposition petition.
Heat Haven has begun setting up its mobile saunas and cold plunges at pop-up installations in the region and has proposed a semi-permanent winter sauna park at Wauwatosa's Hart Park.
If the petition prevails, it will be the second time in 11 years that proponents of an East Tosa BID have failed to rally the necessary support from the property owners who would pay for its operations.
The Local Makery has been open since March at 2289 Ludington Ave. Owners Khaula Kai and Tim Walsh have applied for a permit to add a wine bar to the business.
Owner Natasha Meyer's June grand opening brought lines of customers, and East Tosa was the scene of an even bigger extravaganza last weekend when Meyer and 21 other locations hosted a large book crawl.
