The Brief
- Milwaukee County board supervisors approved moving forward with a plan to create a task force on food access.
- Supervisors also approved a tow ordinance that targets reckless drivers, and the county executive is expected to sign it.
- The board held a symbolic vote calling for the release of Salah Sarsour, the Islamic Society of Milwaukee president who is in ICE custody.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted on a number of items Thursday, approving resolutions that they hope will help address reckless driving and food insecurity.
Food insecurity crisis
The backstory:
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found seven of Milwaukee County‘s census tracts are considered to have low access to food. At least seven grocery stores have closed over the past year.
What can be done to keep grocery stores open? The county board unanimously approved an item that would set up what’s called the “Milwaukee City-County Joint Taskforce to Address the Food Access Crisis in Milwaukee County.”
The task force’s co-chairs would be the Milwaukee Common Council president and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors chairperson, or their designees. The city of Milwaukee still needs to approve it.…