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Planning Director Steve Sheram told the council the site is zoned light industrial, covers about 2.5 acres and includes a roughly 19,000-square-foot building; the applicant seeks indoor repair bays, indoor truck storage and outdoor vehicle staging. \"This is not going to be a salvage yard,\" Sheram said, adding that longer-term vehicle storage currently used by the company would remain at a separate Greenfield location on Layton Avenue.

The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal at its prior meeting and recommended approval subject to conditions that staff said both the property owner and NNS Towing accept. Those conditions include pavement repairs and showing a designated on-site staging area for after-hours drops to reduce curbside staging, placement of refuse locations on the site plan, perimeter landscaping and a six- to eight-foot fence to screen outdoor storage.

Why this matters: the property borders a residential area to the east, and prior tenants at nearby National Avenue corridors generated complaints about on-street parking and vehicle staging. Council members questioned staff about fence height and enforcement of off-street parking requirements; Alderman Haas asked about the \"rule for maximum fence height,\" and Sheram said six feet is standard but planning commission approval commonly allows eight-foot fences in industrial areas.

Council members also raised enforcement questions about tow companies that stage vehicles on public streets despite municipal conditions. Sheram said enforcement tools include ticketing and, in extreme cases, revocation or termination of a conditional use permit after formal proceedings: \"It certainly could be enforced... termination of the conditional use permit. That would be an extreme,\" he said.

Alderman Weigel, who visited the site with colleagues, said the eight-foot screened fence \"makes sense\" for the location. Weigel added a colloquial remark that drew assent from other members: \"Good fences make good neighbors.\"

The public hearing was closed during the meeting and no final council vote on the conditional use permit was taken that evening. The Planning Commission recommendation and the conditions outlined by staff will be part of whatever formal action the council takes on a subsequent agenda item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Common Council and Committee Meetings 6/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The West Allis Common Council held a public hearing June 10 on a conditional use permit application from NNS Towing to operate a light motor-vehicle service and towing base at 11139 West Beecher Street.","taxTitle","West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",5509,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203643,"Public Safety committee approves bartender renewal, issues notice of intent not to renew one liquor license and postpones two items",400,2389000,2789000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376&start=2389&end=2789","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376/thumbnail_2389000.jpg","/articles/6203643/West-Allis/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Public-Safety-committee-approves-bartender-renewal-issues-notice-of-intent-not-to-renew-one-liquor-license-and-postpones-two-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203643-07fe0168b27ff36ae4d5ed5a031bb901/orig.mp4?Expires=1773595807&Signature=UxHwacpPJkiqlHaIvMtpKDXUUjT07yaBlCLlNNXfkG8WsKCbrvd5phzuMf~P3aV5Wt9RIbaqLMAuiQ6s0PWtdpcpkAttEPAx1-3MMZ3YjrZoPI2V51tJ8ooQAxCN4xFWvBIJl1zUvRfqSVLrwCEj26sWv8Fjvh879JD9qMm0MV9Lmiwk5HvVE7q-oN5HtgNYSliFsZb29c5T~h4uAzMsT8T68Bxtave15mAr3JWt61qIzTBc0xTB8Wrzig~MhqNlsQn-2KvNZuwQMgaf1cYQCWNMH5poEZiklL5dM7MVYqDHDVMSSB2cAiei-zWcgiJ07f5Gy9Tdy-ejCVlB5DpFDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Allis Public Safety Committee met during the council's recess on June 10 and took several licensing actions and procedural steps.

The committee considered an operator (bartender) license renewal for Michael Stempel. Stempel acknowledged a 2024 operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) conviction and said he completed the court-ordered alcohol assessment and counseling and was subject to a zero‑alcohol requirement under probation. \"I haven't drank since the incident,\" Stempel told the committee, adding that he is on track with his probation obligations and that his employer, Polly's Pub, enforces a zero-alcohol policy for staff. The committee moved to approve Stempel's license renewal and the motion carried.

On another agenda item, staff presented a request to issue a notice of intent not to renew the retail alcohol license for Class B licensee Edwin Ordonez, doing business as Makoko at 7420 West Greenfield, because of delinquent indebtedness to a wholesaler under Wisconsin law. Committee staff explained that state statutes require the clerk be notified when a retailer is indebted to a wholesaler; the committee authorized sending the notice, which gives the licensee an opportunity to pay the indebtedness or request a hearing before renewal is denied. The clerk's office drafted a letter to give the licensee approximately 20 days to contest or resolve the matter.

The committee also handled two agenda items (items 3 and 7) related to a recent state law change affecting certain retail alcohol licenses. Committee members agreed to hold those items until the July 15 meeting to develop written procedures for notifying licensees and to consider amendments that would delay enforcement or provide a warning period so retailers have time to comply with a new licensing requirement. Committee members and staff emphasized that the goal is to avoid surprise citations for retailers who have not yet adjusted to the new state law.

The council later adopted the Public Safety Committee report at the full meeting.","The Public Safety Committee approved a bartender license renewal for Michael Stempel June 10, authorized the clerk to send a notice of intent not to renew a retail alcohol license for Makoko (7420 West Greenfield) over wholesaler indebtedness, and postponed two items tied to a recent state law until July 15.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203648,"Public Works committee switches low bidder for South 90th water-main work after bid form issue; council approves City Water LLC agreement",2554,2120000,4674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376&start=2120&end=4674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376/thumbnail_2120000.jpg","/articles/6203648/West-Allis/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Public-Works-committee-switches-low-bidder-for-South-90th-water-main-work-after-bid-form-issue-council-approves-City-Water-LLC-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203648-3e9c7e844d130c49b0f261af6daf85d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773595807&Signature=ffqn2I61gVi2-SniVu9iMoWNTxheRAsHRmSYuPR5s68c5Rx1ccbXHXP63rYWFLCqpprAF-SwIVbeLZceBggZXZ0Np3JUJZotjBWyPS~E~MxvS0a8KBgYyIBBoXd2BFGm9GJYX4e0y4DdtdvUp3H7YrkjpF-zoaciAeo9GOvgI5ahppU1hL9qT23-kEThjQd77HyVidPXJ6GhrhsFiiotf3oZHv2mCSLzBxV~7KlyFdK-FBqZiFqNZw33WUa5kpZ3yqkDDlrfORgJn8XkjmEBus3bNGu9thdMoigebOmH7kWRt~PkWVxQ6k3YUMTvvMH2vgCwfyDwhoFam2-~1ztQOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its committee meeting during the council's June 10 recess, the Public Works Committee discussed two water‑utility procurement items and a temporary management agreement.

Committee members reviewed Resolution 2025-2389, a bid to UPI Construction LLC for water-main relays on South 90th from Lincoln Avenue to West Beecher Street in the amount of $347,468.70, and a second bid for the same work where a lower bidder submitted a packet missing a signed form. Committee staff said the specific form had previously been required but \"it turns out that the form itself was not a needed form anymore,\" a staff member explained, because of a change in state law. Staff recommended receiving and placing on file the higher numbered bid (item 35) and approving the lower bidder (item 36) because the missing document was no longer mandatory.

The committee voted to receive and place item 35 on file and to approve item 36 (the lower bidder). A committee motion carried in committee and the City Council subsequently adopted the committee report by roll call vote, 9–0.

The council also approved Resolution 2025-2394, an agreement with City Water LLC for management and maintenance services for the city's water utility not to exceed $45,000. Staff said the temporary agreement will provide coverage at a pumping station while a regular employee is on long-term medical leave and during the lead-up to a retirement; the vendor's employees would fill in on a temporary basis through December to support alarm response and routine operations.

The procurement discussion included procedural clarifications intended to avoid rejecting a bid on a technicality when a state law change removed the form's requirement. Committee members indicated the office would adjust future bid processes to reflect the current law and avoid similar confusion.","The West Allis Public Works Committee recommended, and the council later adopted, placing one bid on file and approving a different low bidder after staff determined a formerly-required signed form was no longer required. The council also approved an agreement with City Water LLC for up to $45,000 in temporary water‑utility management services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203653,"West Allis business owner tells council she faces repeated harassment from neighbor",258,1116000,1374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376&start=1116&end=1374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3782094-730dc02c794b76756cd7519284732376/thumbnail_1116000.jpg","/articles/6203653/West-Allis/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/West-Allis-business-owner-tells-council-she-faces-repeated-harassment-from-neighbor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203653-98163fc434ab275422b476b4109ec8be/orig.mp4?Expires=1773595807&Signature=He38i30noeh4TLsklrJYplVlezUCiVT1OtJ~aMbmYUZavOaxpNvB1G7UeFVFEVnZo8YG0nw2t00wc4guCFX4TUatu8FFRxgeMkO3Ssso~uRRhR9TRn34WbOGE3Kbhw~PlQpzbNtssbw3xEyZxBgHMzrmU4xQMHcY15Y5SUIcI7X-KCzexTnsXSwNgdbFryu9nPmjoDcwNSP5qCaDuapVl1GxTXJJsGTycQsatVdWDahRK-udIOBhWzCKEhfE5FkLJHc5BO5DudO3wenkDnL79Y3TLuLS6o-JeJZtwnUrvph~xwpmjhVWRZvHAgvBObRjHEc8RCaTDn1Qn6uWXFCqcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Melissa Shruby, a West Allis business owner who said she owns GM's Dog House and Vainglory's Land Lounge, told the council during the meeting's public participation period that a neighbor has repeatedly harassed her, staff and patrons since she opened a new location.

Shruby said she and her husband bought the property at 70 Fifth and Beloit about three years ago, and that their new location has been open for a little more than six months. She told the council the neighborhood initially raised concerns based on the prior operator's reputation, and that she worked with city staff and planning to address those concerns.

\"We simply wanna run our business, contribute to our community, and feel safe in our own home and neighborhood,\" Shruby said, describing repeated complaints to code enforcement and police and behavior she characterized as focused, personal and escalating. She told the council she has obtained an order of protection and that the pattern of complaints and alleged harassment has affected staff morale and patron comfort.

Shruby asked the council for continued support in addressing what she described as \"ongoing and unacceptable behavior from nuisance callers that are just completely unvalidated.\" She said officers were called to her business multiple times in the past, and that those responses have harmed her business reputation even when complaints were found to be unfounded.

The council listened during the allotted public participation period but took no formal action during the meeting. Shruby's remarks were recorded in the public record; any follow‑up from city staff or enforcement agencies would be separate from the council's meeting proceedings.","During public participation at the June 10 meeting, business owner Melissa Shruby described ongoing harassment and nuisance complaints from a neighbor that she says have targeted her business and personal safety since she opened a new location in West Allis. She asked the council for continued support to stop the behavior.","actionData","errors"]

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