Board approves amended resolution seeking state help for $800M-plus courthouse project

Oct 1, 2026

The County Board approved an amended resolution authorizing capital funding and urging additional state support for the Investing in Justice Courthouse complex; the amendment passed unanimously and the final vote was 16–1 in favor.

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted on Oct. 1 to approve an amended resolution authorizing capital funding actions tied to the Investing in Justice Courthouse complex (IJCC). The clerk read an action report requesting authorization for capital borrowing "up to $857,948,000," and Chairwoman Marcilia Nicholson Bovell introduced an amendment asking the state to contribute additional support to lower the local cost.

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