City Council Anticipates Development Debates As Data Center Interest in Region Intensifies
Following the Generac-Amazon deal, Waukesha officials are preparing for potential data center expansion proposals and the political tensions they may bring.
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State Approves $25 Million Study Into I-94 Westbound "Modernization"; Commuters Question If Problem Needs This Much Analysis
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will spend three years examining potential expansion and safety improvements on the notoriously congested stretch through Waukesha County.
Waukesha Says Discontinued License Plate Program Was "Absolutely Not Discriminatory," Declines To Give Total Count
A records request after last week's Common Council vote produced a partial scan count and a city statement addressing a concern nobody had raised.
Waukesha Votes to Discontinue License-Plate Reader Program; Nextdoor Declares Total Victory Over Surveillance State
After scrutinizing Flock Safety's data for most of 2026, the city council voted to phase out the automated license plate readers by year-end.
Public Works Completes Lakeland Drive Repaving Just As Fall Leaves Prepare To Obscure It
Overnight paving work on County Highway C finished September 16, roughly three weeks before peak foliage arrives.
Waukesha Confirms: All Roads Eventually Lead Back To Where You Started
A driver's 45-minute attempt to bypass downtown after the CTH E reopening ended in the Piggly Wiggly lot where it began. The county calls it continuity.
North Prairie Board Votes Tuesday On Dissolving Police Department; Councilman Puchalski Silent
The department, inactive since April, faces a final vote Tuesday. Gary Puchalski, who comments on everything, has not commented.
New County Executive Farley Sworn In; First Day Involves Spreadsheets
Tom Farley, recently retired, takes helm and prioritizes catching up on email backlog.
Waukesha Election Officials Brace For Federal Voter Fraud Investigation; Recommend Investigators "Study The Downtown One-Way System First"
The Trump administration's Wisconsin voter fraud probe arrives as local elections board raises concerns about actual navigation chaos impacting voter turnout downtown.
Mayor Halvensleben's 100-Day Report Claims Progress on East Avenue Roundabout; Public Works Baffled
Newly elected mayor credits herself with roundabout improvements; city engineers confirm no work has occurred.
Wisconsin Voters Announce "Comprehensive Rest Period" Through November Election
Following Tuesday's primary election, Waukesha residents describe themselves as "completely and totally exhausted" by civic participation.
Waukesha County Primary Voters Applauded For "Remarkable" Participation; Exact Numbers Withheld
City officials praised August 11 voting turnout as "definitely happened" while declining to provide concrete figures.
City Council Convenes On Tariff Impacts; Puchalski Proposes "Domestic Cement Summit"
Councilman Gary Puchalski calls emergency session to discuss how federal cement tariffs might delay the long-awaited East Avenue roundabout repaving project.
Wisconsin Governor's Race Now Wide Open; Evers Exit Leaves Field Of Candidates Voters Never Heard Of
Two-term incumbent announces he won't seek a third term, setting stage for a November showdown between primary winners most Waukesha County voters still cannot name.
Waukesha Voters Head To Polls For Partisan Primary; Location Confusion Sends Some To Wrong Building
First-time voters report uncertainty over ward-specific polling locations despite advance notification from election officials.
Waukesha Primary Voters Navigate Downtown's One-Way Voting Gauntlet
With Tuesday's partisan primary a day away, Backslide Way resident Dennis Hofmann became the morning's most visible casualty of the downtown grid.
64 Waukesha Voters Arrive At Wrong Polling Location Tuesday, Citing Downtown Street Sign Panic
An unofficial survey found that more than half of the lost voters simply gave up and turned around.
City Hall Reminds Residents: Absentee Voting Window Closes August 7 At 4:30 P.M.
In-person absentee voting for the August 11 primary is available through Friday at Waukesha City Hall Clerk's Office.
Waukesha Unveils 'Night Out' Event; Puchalski Calls It 'Peak Civic Engagement,' Organizers Brace For 1,200
Annual police-community event features K-9 demos, safety talks, and free hotdogs across four neighborhood stations.
August 11 Primary May See Waukesha Sheriff Race Distorted By Cross-Voting Confusion
Voters unfamiliar with Wisconsin's open-primary rules could cast ballots in the wrong election.
Early Voting Through Friday; Downtown Drivers Still Haven't Mastered One-Way Streets
Advance voting for the Aug. 11 partisan primary runs through Aug. 7 at City Hall, but the downtown street grid remains undefeated.
Fair Committee Votes 4-3 To Maintain Cream Puff Booth Precedent Over Funnel Cake Expansion
Newest committee member David Paulson pushed to expand funnel cake vendor space, but the panel voted 4-3 to hold the cream puff stand's footprint since 1987.
City Hall Early Voting Opens Monday; Downtown Navigation Hazard Officially Elevated To 'Significant'
The Waukesha City Clerk's office opens early voting Monday through Aug. 7, with city officials estimating three passes required to locate the correct entrance.
City Proposes Roundabout-Navigation Course Before Allowing Pedestrians On Planned Bypass Bridge
Councilman Gary Puchalski cites the East Avenue roundabout as precedent, proposing a 90-minute orientation covering blind spots, yield etiquette, and "the proper angle for entering the bridge structure."
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Les Paul Parkway Project Enters Exciting New Phase In Which A Different Lane Is Closed
The city calls the switch "a wash, directionally." Retired DPW supervisor Bob Krueger rates the new cone taper 6.5 out of 10, noting it starts 300 feet too early. "An amateur move."