Quite a bit going on recently, and I’ll start with some budget news from Milwaukee County.
County Executive Chris Abele released his executive budget on Tuesday, and, in addition to “saving” bus routes 48 and 52, it calls for the closure of Grobschmidt Pool. More details here.
I’ll blog about the county budget more in coming days, but this is disappointing, but not surprising news, especially given the water damage done to pool mechanicals in August, declining usage, the facility’s small capacity, and a lifeguard shortage.
Some other news of note …
- We received about 2.75 inches of rain in the past day or so in South Milwaukee, as measured by the Wastewater Department.
- The South Milwaukee football team moved to 4-2 with a 24-0 victory over Milwaukee Lutheran, their third shutout win this fall. The game began Friday night, was stopped due to lightning at halftime, and resumed Monday. Next up: Brown Deer at 7 p.m. on Friday at Spaltholz Field. Go Rockets!
- “South Milwaukee Spooktacular: A Citywide Halloween Party” got some great publicity this week. Mark your calendars to attend … and if you’re a business or organization wanting to be a part of this, please email me ASAP at brooks@smwi.org.
- Here is a heartwarming story about the generosity of strangers.
And here are some other recent Shore headlines, including some follow-ups on Da Crusher vandalism I had not posted yet …
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