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Supervisors Jursik & Haas to hold community meetings on mass transit

On September 12, 2011 By

From my email inbox comes news of two community meetings to be held in Cudahy by Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Jason Haas to discuss the Milwaukee County Transit System.

Here’s the details.

SOUTH SIDE/SOUTH SUBURBAN SUPERVISORS TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON MASS TRANSIT

State cuts mean difficult decisions are ahead for [...]

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Abele vetoes decorative panels for O’Donnell Park, refuses to sign redistricting plan

On April 28, 2011 By

Yesterday Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele vetoed a measure passed by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors that would include a $1.2 million glass and metal facade as part of the O’Donnell Park garage renovation. Last week Abele had given clear signals he would veto the measure, saying at the time that spending $1.2 [...]

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Political grandstanding and the Hoan Bridge

On July 8, 2010 By

In a press release issued yesterday, State Sen. Jeff Plale and State Rep. Chris Sinicki announced they are sending a letter to federal representatives asking for funding to stabilize safety issues on the Hoan Bridge portion of I-794. Due to a crumbling roadway, it was recently announced netting would be installed to catch dangerous [...]

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Milwaukee County Board votes against cutting pensions for elected officials

On March 19, 2010 By

I smell a few recalls coming:

A proposal to cut pensions of elected Milwaukee County officials to match the same trim approved for other county workers was defeated Thursday by the County Board on a 7-7 vote.

The measure came up only after a substitute calling for a study of the county joining the [...]

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Walker “Believes in Wisconsin” yet outsources county housekeeping jobs

On December 11, 2009 By

Scott Walker wants everyone to “Believe in Wisconsin Again.”

Really, he does.

In fact, Scott Walker believes in Wisconsin so much that after eliminating 90 county housekeeping jobs right before Thanksgiving, he outsourced cleaning services for the Milwaukee County Courthouse to Mid-American Cleaning Contractors, a company based out of Columbus, Ohio. Walker’s no [...]

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Holloway shakes up personnel board

On December 10, 2009 By

In advance of upcoming contract talks with Milwaukee County’s employee unions, Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway shook up the membership of the board’s Personnel Committee yesterday, removing Supervisors Paul Cesarz, John Weishan, Marina Dimitrijevic, and Johnny Thomas. Replacing them on the personnel committee will be Supervisors Joseph Rice, Jim “Luigi” Schmitt and Joe [...]

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Let the conspiracy theories begin!

On December 1, 2009 By

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik and State Rep. Chris Sinicki, both supporters of redecking the Hoan Bridge no matter if there’s a cheaper alternative, today accused City of Milwaukee officials of attempting to delay the re-decking of the Hoan Bridge. Jursik and Sinicki based their allegations on a copy of a letter to Wisconsin [...]

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Is promising to give back salary tantamount to vote buying?

On November 28, 2009 By

Last week I wrote about the passage of Milwaukee County’s 2010 budget, and at the time I couldn’t help but wonder if Supervisor Pat Jursik, who voted in favor of giving County employees an extra four furlough days next year – bringing the total number of furlough days for county employees to 12 – [...]

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County budget done – what does it mean for Jursik?

On November 20, 2009 By

The Milwaukee County budget process for 2010 is officially finished, as the County Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday to override 21 of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s 34 vetoes of the 2010 budget. The board’s veto overrides will increase the property tax levy by $5.6 million, which equates to an increase of 18 [...]

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An update on the Milwaukee-area recall groups

On November 13, 2009 By

I’ve written a little about the news that two groups have formed to recall Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Theo Lipscomb, and in the interest of transparency, here’s copies of the registration documents filed by each group:

The “Glendale Residents for Honest Representation” group was registered by Toni Hill [...]

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