Recently added articles from Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI):
Whitefish Bay boils over referendum
Oct 30, 2009; ... The powers of persuasion are hitting a frenzied pitch inWhitefish Bay as the debate rages over a referendum to borrow $22.6million for school construction and maintenance work. "Residents and taxpayers are underinformed," said Jamie Kowalski,who is leading the charge against the ...
EPA warns against rail sprawl in Somers
Oct 30, 2009; ... The town of Somers had a plan: Commuter rail runs through town, atrain station gets built north of 12th Street and up pops 100 acresof apartments, shops and restaurants. But where Somers welcomes the promise of development, the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency spots the threat ...
Monroe County waits for justice center answers
Oct 30, 2009; ... Monroe County's new Board of Supervisors is dealing with an oldproblem after scrapping a $26.7 million justice center that wouldhave added space to a cramped county jail and courthouse. "I think something needs to be done," said Supervisor AndyKaftan. "But I also think we need to ...
Minnesota group claims momentum from Highway J ruling
Oct 29, 2009; ... A ruling against state and federal planners in a lawsuit over theHighway J reconstruction is energizing anti-highway groupschallenging the Stillwater Bridge project hundreds of miles away. But the decision is far from final in the federal lawsuit filedby the Highway J Citizens ...
Longer barriers pinch Wisconsin builders' budgets
Oct 29, 2009; ... Road and bridge builders must absorb the cost of replacing theirinventories of concrete barriers two years sooner than expected. The waist-high, precast concrete barrier segments are lined up tocreate a wall separating road builders from drivers. The WisconsinDepartment of ...