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Board rejects substitute and proposal to divert courthouse funds to restore MCTS Route 28 after extended debate
Summary
The board declined a substitute (22) and then rejected amendment 8 that would have funded MCTS Route 28 by reducing courthouse-related spending, with members warning about potential state retaliation and long-term fiscal risk.
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…
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