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County executive recommends sale of former UW–Milwaukee Washington County campus; executive committee directs negotiations with Ozaukee Christian School
Summary
After a year-long search for uses and tenants, Washington County executives recommended selling the vacant UW–Milwaukee Washington County campus to Ozaukee Christian School with related land set aside for conservation; the executive committee voted to recommend the county board authorize county staff to negotiate terms.
The Washington County Executive told an Aug. 18 joint meeting of local and county leaders that after more than a year of outreach, two paths have emerged for the vacant University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Washington County campus: a lease large enough to cover operating costs from a national charter operator, or a purchase proposal led by Ozaukee Christian School together with conservation interests for surrounding acreage. County leaders directed staff to negotiate a sale and bring a finalized proposal to the County Board for approval.
County Executive (name given in the meeting) told the committee the building has been largely unused since UW vacated the site June 30, 2024, and the county has been covering annual operating and maintenance costs that he estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. He said an appraisal produced a total property value of about $5 million and that the State of…
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