Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Milwaukee County finance panel restores Route 28, funds fare-evasion response and delays some camera work
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended funding changes to preserve a key MCTS route, add funding for fare-evasion staffing and delay broad camera replacement work pending a narrower fix for broken jail cameras. Members debated cost-effectiveness and public safety impacts.
The Milwaukee County Committee on Finance voted to recommend funding that preserves Metro Transit Route 28 and to add money to MCTS for a fare-evasion response while asking departments to limit large capital camera replacements at this time.
The committee approved an amendment by Supervisor Ryan Balinski to restore Route 28, a north–south line serving multiple municipalities and employers, and to shift $1.2 million from the IJCC courthouse design line to transit to avoid the route’s elimination in 2026. The motion carried on a roll call (7 ayes, 0 no). "This route serves people going to work and to services that have few other options," Balinski told the committee, noting connections to employers and service organizations that serve people with vision impairment.
The panel…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
