Tag: Russell Stamper

You are! Do you know how many times I’ve been told that I am unusual because I contact my county supervisor? Do you know how many times I’ve been told we don’t need county government because the speaker never contacted their county supervisor? Do you know how many times I’ve…

In all of the public discussion about reforming Milwaukee County Government…well, let me rephrase that, declawing the Milwaukee County Board, the county board supervisors for the most part had remained on the sidelines until recently. That seemed a little odd since it is their jobs that are at stake. At…

Since the original proposal to blow up Milwaukee County Government was passed through State Representative Joe Sanfelippo’s office, it has been given unqualified support from County Executive Chris Abele. And on numerous occasions, Executive Abele has been quoted as saying, his desire to reform and rein in the county board…

I’ll probably have some more on these things a bit later but just to keep you up to date: Freshman County Supervisor Deanne Alexander would like to introduce a bill to have the state audit the workings of the Milwaukee County Board and County Executives office to look for inefficiencies…

There have been a number of blog posts and comments over the past month about ‘checks and balances’ in county government over the past month. In the column denying such considerations is a very elegant blog from our friend Dan Cody. But just because county government lacks the formal constructs…

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently ran a piece titled, ‘County government reform is Sheldon Lubar’s passion‘. Now the odd thing was the discussion about Mr. Lubar’s interest in reforming county government occurs pretty much in just 25% of the article…the remaining 75% apparently was needed to extol his bona fides…

Posted today on the Bay View Compass: An Open Letter to the Residents of Milwaukee County: A PROPOSAL TO DOWNSIZE COUNTY BOARD AND STAFF Dear Friends: There are some people who call politics a sport or even a game, and, just like in football, there are many Monday morning quarterbacks….

One of the things that has surprised me about Representative Sanfelippo’s and County Executive Abele’s attack on the status of the Milwaukee County Board, has been the almost total blackout on comments from current board members. Other than a few comments or memos from County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic, it’s…

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has been a very vocal critic of the current Milwaukee County Board. And if he’s not one of the major instigators of the movement to declaw the board he is certainly an ardent supporter. One of his recurring themes has been the fact that for…

Every time anyone from Wisconsin, whether from the left or right, wants to throw an orange to upset the apple cart that is Milwaukee County, they mention that Los Angeles County has only five county supervisors…but that’s as far as it goes. So, let’s see how Los Angeles County governance…