Tosa Tarhe·Aug 22, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Debt Service, Non-Departmental RevenueNot much to say on the debt; it’s up slightly to about $400M (about half from pensions), and we’re paying a bit more than we did last year…
Tosa Tarhe·Jul 18, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Mental Health Board — Behavioral HealthThis was frustrating to read. I had trouble following where the money here came from, and how it was spent. Seems like the written budget…
Tosa Tarhe·Jul 12, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Transit / Paratransit, Director’s OfficeThis section is mostly the county buses. At nearly $150M in annual operating expenses, they cost about twice as much as the airport. There…
Tosa Tarhe·Jul 4, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Airport, Transportation, Highways, FleetMilwaukee’s big airport, General Mtichell, has nearly a $100M budget, but only gets four pages of discussion. I thought it deserved more.
Tosa Tarhe·May 3, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: ComptrollerThe Comptroller does the financial analysis and planning. They wrote the budget that I’m reading, so their section is tight and easy to…
