(The Center Square) – Milwaukee County Transit System plans to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to close a projected $10.9 million budget deficit this year.
However, concerns are mounting over a larger structural shortfall expected in 2026.
The budget deficit, announced last month, came as a surprise to MCTS, county officials and the public, leading to the resignations of interim MCTS CEO Julie Esch and Milwaukee County Department of Transportation Director Donna Brown-Martin…