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.
Tax increment financing, or TIF, is a tool municipalities can use to help spur new developments within the TIF district. The latest proposal would provide $880,000 to a developer interested in building 14 housing units on a small parcel just north of the Harmonee Avenue bridge.
Hammond's exit puts the city back in recruitment mode less than two years after filling the development director role previously held for 12 years by Paulette Enders, until her retirement in 2024.
Melissa Dolan had received scrutiny before the election for missing a March 30 filing deadline. City records showed she submitted her campaign finance disclosure eight days late, on Election Day.
Flooding thwarted plans to install the Veterans Memorial at Hart Park. Instead, planners now are hoping to begin construction soon on the grassy triangle at Milwaukee and Harwood avenues.
Sean Lowe, in his April 10 announcement, acknowledged for the first time that he and his wife had recently purchased a house outside of his district, as Tosa Forward News had first reported on April 8.
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.
