Final adoption of the 2027 budget is scheduled at the Common Council's Nov. 17 meeting. Finance Director John Ruggini offered some preliminary details this week.
Bob Lemke, a retired MSOE architecture professor, hopes to protect the existing Civic Center, which has been targeted by the Common Council for redevelopment under a plan estimated to cost about $107 million.
Wauwatosa was among the communities hit Aug. 18 by heavy downpours and strong wind, which snapped branches, uprooted whole trees and temporarily knocked out power to parts of the city.
After months of deliberation over how to fill the District 6 seat, the Common Council voted last month to begin the process of making a temporary appointment. Applications are due by Aug. 21.
Wauwatosa gets its water from the Milwaukee Water Works. A previous fluoride supplier was unable to renew its contract, and Milwaukee received no bids from new potential suppliers.
Currently serving as community development director for Brown Deer, Nate Piotrowski will fill the position formerly held by Mark Hammond, who stepped down in May.
After Tosa Forward News reported on the looming decision, numerous District 6 voters contacted the 11 sitting members of the Common Council and Mayor Dennis McBride calling on them to appoint someone to fill Sean Lowe's former seat.
The plan approved by council was the costliest of four options considered and the only one involving building both a new City Hall and a new Wauwatosa Public Library. Construction could start in 2028, with many design details still to be worked out.
City officials have not said how many residents would benefit from waiving Tosa's overnight parking restrictions, but they indicate it is likely a small fraction of households.
The permits would be available to those living within a 16-block trial area of Tosa East Towne. If they demonstrate they don't have any place else to park, they could avoid the parking tickets that normally are issued for parking on Tosa streets from 3 to 6 a.m.
