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Board gives owner a multi‑year trial for industrial wastewater work at 6500 W. Forest Ave; alder and neighborhood to monitor odor risks
Summary
After a contested hearing and targeted technical submissions on sewer capacity and odor controls, the BZA granted a multi‑year conditional approval for an industrial wastewater facility at 6500 W. Forest Ave. The board and alder advised a limited initial approval with monitoring and a path for enforcement if odor issues recur.
The Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 9 approved a conditional, limited‑term permit for an industrial wastewater treatment facility at 6500 West Forest Avenue following a contested hearing and supplemental technical material from the applicant and municipal sewer authority.
The site was adjourned previously so the applicant could meet with the alderwoman and neighborhood advisory council and provide documentation from Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) about the cause of odors at a prior site (5357 S. 9th St.) and about sewer capacity and connections at the proposed West Forest location. The applicant then submitted engineering and odor‑mitigation plans and a description…
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