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Meters Stay (For Now), Side Streets Stay the Same: Board Hits Pause on Silver Spring Parking Changes
With the parking meter vendor shutting down in October the village board considered a proposal to make changes to customer and employee parking along WFB’s main street. Here’s what they settled on for parking on Silver Spring and the 5500 blocks (hint: it’s not much, at least not yet).
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Here’s What the Rebuilt Middle School Could Look Like
Voters expressed frustration during April’s school referendum due to a lack of design concepts. This week, the district shared concept designs for a potential new middle school. Detailed plans hinge on voter approval, with construction potentially starting in late 2027.
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The Property Whitefish Bay Owns That Isn’t Actually in Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay is 2.12 square miles. The Village’s property holdings aren’t necessarily all inside those borders. Five sites sit outside the border — a contaminated former landfill in Milwaukee, half a building in Shorewood, a water plant, a DPW yard with a paying tenant, and a yard waste plot behind a Glendale park. Plus there…
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Voters Approved Two Different School Tax Levies Wednesday. November Will Settle Which One.
Residents at Wednesday’s annual meeting approved two school tax levies, not one. The November 3 referendum decides which takes effect. If it fails, the school levy drops 8.4% — as the 2009 debt is now paid off. If it passes, it rises 21%. We ran the numbers on what each could mean for your December…
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Village Looks at Loosening Rules on Finished Space Above Detached Garages
The Village Board is weighing new rules that would let homeowners finish space above their detached garage — think home office, workout room, or a hangout spot. The discussion also touched on a bigger question already playing out in surrounding communities: could accessory dwelling units be considered in the future?
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