Park Towne News and Notes

The Madison Plan Commission on Monday night approved a mixed-use development for the bustling corner at Monroe and Knickerbocker streets, despite opposition from dozens of neighborhood residents.

-Wisconsin State Journal

STATE WOULD BE FIRST IN NATION TO IMPOSE ONE LONG TERM FOR TOP COURT JUSTICES

Ban on re-elections aimed at restoring civility on raucus court, reducing influence of big money

-Wisconsin State Journal

Around the State and Points Elsewhere

AREA FORECLOSURE FILINGS FELL TO 7-YEAR LOW IN JUNE

Mortgage foreclosure filings in southeast Wisconsin dropped to their lowest one-month total in seven years in June, another sign that what has been a dogged problem for the housing industry is subsiding.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

METRO MILWAUKEE HOME SALES UP 7.8% AS RECOVERY CONTINUES

Sales of existing homes rose 7.8% in the metro Milwaukee area in June, keeping the slow but steady housing recovery on track, data released Friday shows.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

STATE'S LARGEST PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT TRANSFORMS ITSELF

With an updated name designed to reflect its modern-neighborhood look and its environmental and sustainable features, Westlawn Gardens, the state's largest public housing project, formally opened Wednesday.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

VIDEO: TOM DAYKIN DISCUSSES MEQUON TOWN CENTER

In this week's Land and Space video, Tom Daykin discusses moving a gas station and convenience store from the corner of Mequon and Cedarburg roads to create a new home for American Legion Post 457, as part of the upcoming Mequon Town Center project.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MEQUON APPROVES LOAN PROGRAM FOR TOWN CENTER BUSINESSES

The Mequon Common Council has approved a loan program for businesses within the city's Town Center tax incremental financing district.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

POTAWATOMI CASINO SEEKS BIDS TO FINISH NEW HOTEL, GROUNDS

The 18-story hotel being built next to Potawatomi Bingo Casino is at halfway mark and is seeking bids to finish interior, grounds.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RISHI TEA TO BUILD $4.9 MILLION HEADQUARTERS IN MENOMONEE VALLEY

City officials approved Rishi Tea's proposal to build a 48,000-square-foot facility, with office, production and storage space.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

ACE ETHANOL BUYS CLOSED OSHKOSH PLANT FOR $16.5 MILLION

Ace Ethanol agreed to buy a shuttered ethanol plant in Oshkosh for $16.5 million, and intends to re-open it this fall, a company spokesman said.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

COUNTY BOARD UPHOLDS VETO OF HOTEL WAGE PROVISION

The County Board has upheld County Executive Chris Abele's veto of a wage mandate for a hotel proposal at Wauwatosa's Innovation Campus development.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RIVERWEST APARTMENTS PROCEDDING WITHOUT BILLBOARD

A five-story apartment building planned for Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood is proceeding without the original design of including a rooftop billboard.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

WORLD CUP PARTY SITE PROPOSED AS PARK EAST TEMP USE

A vacant lot on downtown Milwaukee's Park East strip could become a World Cup party site next summer, under a proposal pending before the County Board.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel