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2 • Milwaukee County Post • January 13, 2017 Volume 23, issue number 2 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414-744-6370 News display and advertising FAX: 414-375-7070 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 For display advertising inquires: 414-744-6370 Barry Richards: Advertising Representative — ext. 13 brichards@conleynet.com Julia LeGath: Advertising Representative — ext. 17 jlegath@conleynet.com Jim Baumgart Advertising Sales Director — 262-513-2621 jbaumgart@conleynet.com For editorial questions: Dan Muckelbauer Editor 262-513-2626 dmuck@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. 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Skowronski, who made his comments Monday at the monthly meeting of the I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County, was referring to legislation con- cerning roads and how improvements to munici- pal, county and state road- ways will be funded in the years ahead. The issue, which sparked a one-day listening session at each of Wisconsin's 72 counties last fall, has been a hot-button one as infra- structure has crumbed in some areas of the county and budgetary dollars have grown increasingly scarce. Skowronski, whose Assembly district includes Franklin, Greenfield, Greendale and southern- most portions of Milwaukee, did not elabo- rate on the transportation issue, other than saying fur- ther details will be coming down the pike as 2017 unfolds. Further changes in the year ahead could be incor- porated into the state's room tax law, which has already undergone changes the past few years. Income generated from room taxes goes toward a variety of purposes, including tourism efforts, though municipalities do receive a portion of the funding. Depending upon whether state legislation is amended, laws concerning where cell towers are installed could give munici- palities more or less say, depending upon what, if any, changes occur in Madison. The 19 mayors and vil- lage presidents across Milwaukee County sit on the ICC, as does County Executive Chris Abele. This month's meeting was held in Franklin. In other business this week, the ICC: ■ Received a brief report from county officials on the state of the Domes, which is again fully open after a series of short-term repairs — including mesh netting to prevent any falling debris — were imple- mented through- out 2016. A representa- tive of Abele's office said plans are in the works to provide a compre- hensive report on the state of the Domes at the ICC's next meet- ing in February, including updated cost esti- mates. After an immediate shut- down in early 2016, the Show Dome reopened in late April, followed by the Tropical Dome in late September and the Desert Dome in late October. Discussion of long-term solutions at the Domes is underway as a task force attempts to gather a list of recommendations. ■ Discussed the rise in opioid and heroin abuse across the county. The ICC is slated to dig deeper into that issue at its February meeting with possible poli- cy recommendations com- ing out of that meeting. ■ Heard an update from Christine Westrich, direc- tor of the county's office of emergency management, on the continued rollout of an intergovernmental agreement that will enable municipalities and other agencies to share emer- gency medical systems infrastructure. In addition to ditching all traces of antiquated ana- log technology and sup- planting it with digital infrastructure, the effort is aimed at improving com- munication between agen- cies and, ultimately, improving response times. Plans call for having por- tions of the new technologi- cal infrastructure in place in the year ahead. State lawmaker: New legislative session 'is going to be lively' Skowronski Transportation funding a hot topic in year ahead Your weekly newspaper is run- ning obituaries and in memoriam notices to honor a loved one's memory. They are $85 per day for 300 words or less. The price includes a small .jpg photo or graphic such as a veterans flag. A full-column photo can be added for $10 a day. A short pending death notice will be $25. They must be prepaid. The obituaries deadline will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday before publica- tion. All obituaries need to be sub- mitted by email. Send them to postobits@conleynet.com. Call 262-513-2626 with any questions about the obituary serv- ice. Post obituaries guidelines

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