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Council adopts 2026 budgets after heated debate over yard waste and Bubbler bike funding
Summary
After extended debate and several failed amendments, the Wauwatosa Common Council approved the 2026 operating and capital budgets with a levy of $53,149,153. Major debates included a failed effort to require an additional traffic circulation plan for a daycare CUP, a failed proposal to reallocate $10,000 from vehicle registration fees for Bubbler bikes, and an amendment that preserved biweekly yard waste pickup by increasing the levy by $32,000.
The Wauwatosa Common Council adopted the city’s 2026 operating and capital budgets with a levy of $53,149,153 after more than two hours of discussion and a series of amendments.
Council members debated several contested budget items. Alder Morgan led an effort to withhold or reallocate a proposed additional $10,000 in Bubbler bike funding, suggesting the council examine alternative funding sources and ask the bike‑share operator to present to the Transportation Affairs Committee. "This is only a $10,000 increase," Morgan said as part of…
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