A public meeting to help determine the future of the Mitchell Park Domes resulted with an alternative to fund raise as an option to replace the domes or to fix them.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
October 20, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Milwaukee County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez along with Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman, the Parks Committee Chairman held a public meeting to continue the discussion on the future of the Mitchell Park Domes in the Southside of Milwaukee.
The Parks Committee provided four options for the Domes, Fox6Now dot com reported.
1st option: Demolish the Domes at a cost of $4.7M to taxpayers
2nd option: Restore the three Domes at a cost of $22M
3rd option: Construct a Conservatory and a event center, which would include restoring one Dome at a cost between $49-53M
4th option: Total restoration of the three Domes at a cost of $67M, according to Fox6Now dot com
Multiple people spoke at the meeting with alternatives including fundraising the amount needed to restore the Domes.
Another issue was raised at the meeting that brought up the unfair share revenue that Milwaukee County pays the State annually.
Each year, Milwaukee County pays the State nearly $3B and in return, the State only provides at least $250M for Milwaukee County to operate annually, which the County reports more than a $20M budget deficit per year.
This year (2023), Milwaukee County received $275M in share revenue from the State Republican controlled legislature and the County was allowed to increase its sales tax by .04% nearly doubling the .05% sales tax, which the County Board approved.
Milwaukee County taxpayers pay more than their fairshare of taxes annually, but yet the County Board raised its sales tax instead of legally challenging the State to get additional share revenues.
Currently, no Milwaukee County Supervisor or the County Board of Supervisors have attempted to legally challenge (lawsuit) the unfair share revenue scam, which the State takes most of the nearly $3B from Milwaukee County and returns less per year.
If the State would return an additional $175M of the $250M it gets back from the State annually, Milwaukee County would definitely operate more efficiently.
In another funding source, the State Assembly Republican controlled legislature on Tuesday by a vote of 69-27 that included 23 Democrats voting yes with Republicans to approve $646M of taxpayers funding to cover repairs for the Family Insurance Brewers Stadium. The State Senate will take up the Brewers Stadium funding bill in November and if approved, Governor Tony Evers (D) is expected to sign the bill into law.
Unfortunately, Governor Evers, a Democrat since being elected to office by Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee, which is a Democrat stronghold has failed to advocate for Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee to get additional share revenues to operate efficiently.
Currently, the State has a $7B tax surplus, according to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
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