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.
Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis accused Wauwatosa and West Allis of 'stolen credibility' for naming their merged department Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue. Tosa Mayor Dennis McBride says it's 'much ado about nothing.'
The unions' statement, issued a day after the two cities voted for a consolidated fire department, refers to the need to negotiate a new labor contract with the new department once it is up and running.
The city incentive for the project on northeast corner of Mayfair Road and Wisconsin Avenue anticipates taxable value of the finished development will exceed $51 million.
The two cities' council votes on Feb. 24 commit both cities to move forward together with a joint department, though work still needs to be done before Metro Milwaukee Fire Rescue takes shape.
The latest project to request city assistance through tax incremental financing is a 204-apartment development that Irgens hopes to build on a vacant 3.7-acre parcel on the northeast corner of Mayfair Road and Wisconsin Avenue.
