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Judiciary & Legislation Committee updates legislative package; backs sprinkler retrofit lobbying, crypto education and other items
Summary
The Judiciary & Legislation Committee approved multiple legislative actions, including lobbying for a sprinkler retrofit grant program for older multifamily buildings and supporting a cryptocurrency-education measure.
The Milwaukee Common Council Judiciary & Legislation Committee moved several legislative items and updates during its meeting, instructing staff to pursue state and federal advocacy on a range of topics.
Sprinkler retrofit grant program: Committee members reconsidered and adopted a substitute resolution asking the city’s intergovernmental relations and legislative affairs staff to lobby the state and federal government to explore a grant program to incentivize owners of older multifamily properties to retrofit fire-suppression systems. Proponents said a federal or state subsidy could help owners install sprinklers in buildings constructed before modern…
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