Funding for the future owners of the old UW-Milwaukee Washington County campus building is in question.
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On Jan. 14, County Attorney Brad Stern said a $2 million redevelopment grant is not a done deal, which begs the question: Where will the rest of the money come from?
In August, the county board approved County Executive Josh Schoemann’s pitch to sell the building to Ozaukee Christian School, a private religious elementary and middle school, and the surrounding land to a conservation organization, with the private local school paying $3 million of the total $5 million price. The other $2 million, he said, would come from a state grant.
“We have come to find out in the last few days that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has decided to put the county’s grant on ice for a while,” Stern said. “I’d like to go into closed session to discuss with you what I believe the county’s next step should be with regard to potential litigation.”…