Article: 2 mayors now satisfied with school referendums South Milwaukee's Kieck, Oak Creek's Richards had opposed earlier measures

In an unusual public show of support, two South Shore mayors have given their blessing to upcoming maintenance and renovation referendums in their city's school districts, after opposing similar measures in the past.

South Milwaukee Mayor David Kieck recently pointed to satisfaction with the South Milwaukee School Board's efforts to find a reasonable price for needs as opposed to wants, and Oak Creek Mayor Dale Richards cited personal comfort with the range of maintenance options researched by the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School Board.

Voters in South Milwaukee, after shooting down a $32 million referendum in October, will be asked Tuesday to approve a $3.9 million advisory referendum ...

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