Tosa Tarhe·Aug 30, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Fringe Benefits & Non-Departmental Expenditures“About one-third of the County’s property tax levy is allocated to retiree health and pension benefits.” This is sort of buried in the back…
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·Aug 15, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Non-Departmental CulturalThis is a fun section of the budget, under a boring name. It includes a hodgepodge of cultural funds: $3.5M for the Public Museum, $1.3M…
Tosa Tarhe·Aug 8, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Zoo, UW-ExtensionI like the Zoo. I’ve got a membership, and I’ve been there several times over the last few years. The Zoo has about 1.4M annual visitors…
Tosa Tarhe·Aug 1, 2023Milwaukee County Budget: Parks, Recreation, and CultureThis is one of the best sections of the budget so far. It’s clear, it’s got tons of useful metrics, it explains what’s new, etc.
