Milwaukee County leaders
project a $50 million deficit
next year, and a nearly
$170 million shortfall
in five years.
That's if measures to cut
costs aren't taken.
So I understand that
75% of the county's budget
is mandated state services
Some of which you just spoke to
including court operation
and highway patrols.
So what goes?
The quality of life things
like parks and pools?
Absolutely.
There are a number of
also discretionary challenges
that the county has.
The county also has its
transit program, which is
facing a big challenge in 2027
because it's finally exhausted
the federal pandemic aid
which stuck around a little bit
longer for transit operations
and other parts of government.
So that's a challenge.
It has a county courthouse that
it needs to replace.
That's nearly
a half a $1 billion project.
Then you talk about its parks
something like that amount
in deferred maintenance
to its park system.
So it has a lot of
generational challenges that
are still pressing it
pretty strongly.