The Wauwatosa Veterans Memorial was approved for construction on a city-owned triangle of vacant land on the southwest corner of Milwaukee and Harwood avenues, once home to the city's first public library.
Bublr has 22 stations for its bike-share program in Wauwatosa, and it is studying ridership trends for ways of improving the service's usefulness for Tosa residents, Executive Director Ted Chisholm said this week.
The more than 100 city leaders, elected officials, civic volunteers, business owners and engaged citizens who turned out May 14 to celebrate the city got a sneak peek at the new digital-friendly "design element" that the city is about to roll out to the public.
Four options for upgrading the City Hall and Wauwatosa Public Library complex were unveiled before the Common Council on May 12, and the council is considering a vote on one of the options by the end of July.
In recent years, the Parks & Forestry Division "has created a stronger leadership team with significantly more trained and experienced staff dedicated to the planning, management and implementation of park and urban forestry initiatives and design," according to a memo from two council members.
This push for Amtrak service in Tosa comes as the passenger rail already is considering whether to add stops in Wisconsin along the rail corridor that runs through the city.
The club's letter follows an April 22 article in which Tosa Forward News editor David Paulsen explained that since his launch of the site in August, the city has declined to respond to the kinds of inquiries it regularly accommodates for other news outlets.
At issue is whether a building that eventually would house tax-exempt functions could be taxed while under construction. Children’s Hospital says no. Wauwatosa says yes.
Phillips cited some of what he sees as the big issues expected to come before the council in the coming years, from renovations to the City Hall complex to a plan to address flooding and erosion of Schoonmaker Creek.
As the 12 newly elected members of the Common Council prepare to take their seats April 28, Tosa Forward News is reporting on Scott Small's experience to offer insight into the hurdles a candidate must clear to be elected.
Editor David Paulsen provides an explanation for why some of this news website's stories about City of Wauwatosa government may not be as complete as readers deserve, while city staff maintain an policy excluding the website from routine cooperation.
The city opened its newest park to great fanfare in 2025, offering the rare green space with recreational options for west-side residents. Now it is considering an agreement with MMSD to help improve how the southeast corner handles stormwater.
