More: Milwaukee gets warning that dire fiscal situation is getting worse with 'day of reckoning' coming, and solutions won't be easy Milwaukee County officials have said a new source of revenue is critical to offset stagnant revenue sharing from the state. This year the proposal laid out a limited use of ARPA funding while Crowley called on the state for more help and the growing need for a sales tax in Milwaukee County.

In previous budgets, the county has relied heavily on state and federal funds as well as pulling from contingency funds. 'This should be seen as a preview of what we can see in future budgets if our revenue structure is not changed.' 'It goes back to having to make tough decisions,' Crowley told the Journal Sentinel. Those efforts come at the cost of sizable reductions in other departments - bus services for four bus routes and community-based services targeted at serving youth in the youth justice system have been scaled down in an effort to close the budget gap.Ĭounty officials have also voiced concerns about the ongoing challenges of staff retention and recruitment countywide and the additional economic pressure of inflation.

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