Conservation Plan On County Grounds Should Stay On Schedule
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Committee on Economic Development, meeting Monday, January 24th at 9:00 AM, may grant a delay for the County's receipt of payments for County Grounds property in Wauwatosa where a business innovation center is to be constructed.
The privately-financed center, to be developed by the UWM Real Estate Foundation, would be tied to a new UWM School of Engineering also planned for location on the County Grounds - - a controversial effort overall because it will separate a college from UWM's East side Milwaukee campus and eat up open space on a large tract of publicly-held land in the County.
Fund-raising for the center is underway but has gone slowly; regrettably, that jeopardizes a Habitat Restoration Plan on the County Grounds that has been incorporated into the plan to broaden its acceptability and on which considerable volunteer time and effort has been expended.
If Supervisors grant the payment delay they need to solidify the financing commitment and budget for the Habitat Protection Plan to keep faith with conservationists who promoted the plan in the public interest.
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