Public records indicate Sean Lowe and his wife finalized a mortgage on a home in District 12. He says in intends to serve out his new term in District 6 on the council.
All 12 seats on the council were up for election under a new structure that is reducing the council's size, but only three of the 12 elections were contested.
State + Local Election Alliance's spending in District 11 is more than triple what any individual candidate has reported spending in the elections for the Wauwatosa Common Council's 12 nonpartisan seats.
The Wauwatosa Civic Celebration Commission voted March 26 to pursue a partnership with Wisconsin Lutheran College to host the Independence Day celebration at the college's sports complex atop a hill just off Swan Boulevard.
Residents who still have leaves left from last year should make sure they are to the curb by April 12. "Soft plant material" is also accepted, but branches and other "woody yard material" are not.
Cardinal Capital Management has spent years working to bring a housing project for residents 55 and older to the corner of 74th and Wright streets. It now says it is ready to move forward.
After two years without a July 4 fireworks display in Wauwatosa, city leaders were facing pressure to bring the show back in 2026. Then on Jan. 30, their latest plans hit a new roadblock.
The project, led by Cream City Real Estate Investments, would entail 92 market-rate apartments on a property just north of Mayfair Mall where the city previously had rejected a plan to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
Current city ordinances prohibit items on the city's recyclable list from being disposed of with ordinary garbage. A first offense could cost the resident $1,000.
All 12 council seats are up for election on April 7 as the city moves to a new district configuration, but only three of those districts have contested elections. Tosa Forward News contacted each candidate in those three races to learn more about their backgrounds and their reasons for running.
The city has a $25,000 contract for fireworks in celebration of the country’s 250th birthday, according to the Civic Celebration Commission, but it remains uncertain whether fireworks will be feasible in 2026.
