Dane County proposal targets potential flooding
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Critics are attacking a proposed Dane County ordinance that would limit development on land at risk of flooding because, they say, it’s an attempt to solve an...
View ArticleJobs group wants MORE for Talgo project
By Sean Ryan The lack of construction hiring and contracting requirements for work at the former Tower Automotive site in Milwaukee is raising red flags from policy watchdogs. The Redevelopment...
View ArticleZoning code updates worry Madison officials
By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder Madison planners’ attempt to update city zoning without weakening requirements for historic properties has generated confusion and concern. “This seems to be kind of a big...
View ArticleBuilding owners face facade fixes (UPDATE)
By Marie Rohde Milwaukee’s facade-inspection ordinance rose from the limestone chunks that littered the intersection of North Ninth Street and Wisconsin Avenue one late afternoon 10 years ago. “It was...
View ArticleOak Creek project hits costly roadblock
By Joe Lanane Economics will decide whether Oak Creek relocates residents or cleans the contaminated site of a proposed city flood plain in order to make way for a road expansion. A $6 million...
View ArticleLocal preference law faces fresh challengers
By Marie Rohde A Milwaukee law favoring city-based contractors is among the targets of state and national construction associations trying to ban local preference ordinances. “If the idea catches on...
View ArticleDane County proposal targets potential flooding
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Critics are attacking a proposed Dane County ordinance that would limit development on land at risk of flooding because, they say, it’s an attempt to solve an...
View ArticleJobs group wants MORE for Talgo project
By Sean Ryan The lack of construction hiring and contracting requirements for work at the former Tower Automotive site in Milwaukee is raising red flags from policy watchdogs. The Redevelopment...
View ArticleZoning code updates worry Madison officials
By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder Madison planners’ attempt to update city zoning without weakening requirements for historic properties has generated confusion and concern. “This seems to be kind of a big...
View ArticleBuilding owners face facade fixes (UPDATE)
By Marie Rohde Milwaukee’s facade-inspection ordinance rose from the limestone chunks that littered the intersection of North Ninth Street and Wisconsin Avenue one late afternoon 10 years ago. “It was...
View ArticleOak Creek project hits costly roadblock
By Joe Lanane Economics will decide whether Oak Creek relocates residents or cleans the contaminated site of a proposed city flood plain in order to make way for a road expansion. A $6 million...
View ArticleLocal preference law faces fresh challengers
By Marie Rohde A Milwaukee law favoring city-based contractors is among the targets of state and national construction associations trying to ban local preference ordinances. “If the idea catches on...
View ArticleMadison, ABC of Wisconsin begin arguments on bird glass ordinance before...
Attorneys for ABC of Wisconsin and Madison spoke in front of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in a case over a bird-safe glass ordinance for the city's glass building surfaces.
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