It was perhaps no surprise that there was no love lost between Dennis McBride and Andrew Meindl, who have sparred since facing each other in the last mayoral election in April 2024.
Without state or federal aid, that cost would be born by city taxpayers, either through a one-time tax levy increase, use of a portion of the city's cash reserves or a combination of those two options.
The 2026 city budget, scheduled to be adopted Nov. 18 by the Common Council, includes $42,000 for consulting services related to redevelopment around the Department of Public Works facility.
A new council structure and district boundaries, endorsed in concept by voters in a 2022 referendum, will take effect with the next term, and it already suggests some interesting council races in the spring.
Construction could get underway as early as next year. Tosa Skateboarders United plans to kick off its new fundraising campaign to add the lights at a "flash mob" event at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the park.
The county has received federal funding for a new Lead Hazard Reduction Program, and county residents who suspect their houses might contain lead are encouraged to apply.
City leaders have a limited number of options for how to pay the cost of unreimbursed repairs, almost all of the options involving direct or indirect taxpayer support.
City leaders now think it may be possible to stage the fireworks program on Swan Boulevard where it crosses the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's retention ponds, just south of Hoyt Park.
Several communities in the region, including Wauwatosa, had been waiting for the update before proceeding with repairs to their flood-damaged publicly owned properties.
The council is set to shrink from 16 members to 12 after local elections in April 2026. If the budget for council's pay stays the same, that money will be divided among fewer members, effectively meaning a pay raise.
Under Wauwatosa's current policy, the department does not collect any payments directly from patients who live in Milwaukee County after seeking insurance reimbursement.
