The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors extensively debated proposals to restore Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) Route 28 on Nov. 6, ultimately rejecting a finance-committee substitute and then voting down the floor amendment to reallocate courthouse project funds to sustain the route.

Supervisor Rolland moved to substitute amendment 22 for amendment 8; substitute 22 (a pink-packet substitute intended to restore Route 28 using offsets) was defeated on the floor by a roll-call vote of 2 in favor and 16 opposed. Later, the original amendment 8  which would have removed funding from an IJCC courthouse project to restore Route 28  failed 6–12.

Opponents argued the action risked triggering loss of dedicated state funds. "Another possibility is that we adopt the item, it passes, and the state legislature reacts negatively to this. And over the next 20 years, we lose $400,000,000 because it's about $20,000,000 a year that we're getting from the state," Supervisor Rolland said, urging caution over potential long-term fiscal consequences. Supporters stressed immediate impacts on riders, including students and residents with disabilities. "There are 1,349 students who attend Reagan High School every day. If only 40 of them took the bus every morning on the 55 ... that's 10,000 plus hours a year that we are forcing these students to walk in exchange for cameras that cover less than 1% of the parks," Supervisor Ekblad said, arguing the board should prioritize services and students.

The debate ran alongside passage of a separate, unanimous $4.7 million amendment intended to give MCTS short-term funding flexibility to evaluate and preserve routes countywide. Several supervisors urged using the $4.7 million allocation as the primary tool to prevent cuts across multiple routes rather than reassigning funds from other capital projects.

The board did not pass a reallocation to preserve Route 28 at this meeting; the transit committee chair and other supervisors said they intend to press MCTS to include Route 28 in the distribution of the previously approved $4.7 million for route restoration efforts.

Votes recorded: substitute 22 failed (2 yes, 16 no). Amendment 8 failed (6 yes, 12 no).