City staff had been careful not to describe the request as a new "logo," and they affirmed that the city's decades-old shield would remain part of the city's branding. The cost, however, was a sticking point.
Voters in at least one of the new districts will have two incumbents on the ballot to choose from, and multiple incumbents could be on the ballots in up to three other districts.
A WISN-TV report noted that some of the suspects were in costumes — reportedly dressed as Care Bears — when they were led out of the former hotel in handcuffs.
The two cities, which have been in talks over a potential merger since January, have been moving swiftly toward a deal in recent months, though the upcoming votes would not yet finalize a merger.
BID supporters, after appealing directly to some of the opposing property owners, say they succeeded in persuading at least three of them to reverse their opposition.
Footage from a railcam shows the white SUV driving down Harwood Avenue just before midnight and slowing to turn left into the railroad right-of-way without stopping.
Wauwatosa property owners received new assessments in July that increased on average 54% from the old assessments, though individual increases have varied.
The iconic landmark in Tosa Village, the city's oldest commercial building, became an island surrounded by the floodwaters of the Menomonee River on Aug. 10
