MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson will give his State of the City speech Monday, addressing a number of the city's current issues including its current financial situation, public safety and economic development.
At 4 p.m. at BMO Pavilion at the Summerfest grounds, Mayor Johnson will take the stage here for his State of the City speech, hoping to share his vision of how he wants to see the city grow. And TMJ4 has learned that he wants to take on one of the most time-consuming tasks: replacing lead service lines.
As TMJ4's Mary Jo reports, Milwaukee’s Steering and Rules Committee meeting is a marathon on new shared revenue law which includes the sales tax option. The committee passed a resolution ordering a legal review of provisions in the law relating to the city. Still expecting a public hearing on sales tax.
WATCH | Charles Benson talks 1 on 1 with the mayor ahead of the address:
In a sit-down with our Charles Benson ahead of today's speech, Mayor Johnson says he wants the job done in nearly a third of the time that has been originally planned. Since 2017, Milwaukee has been replacing lead lines that are connected to homes at about 1,000 a year. But an estimated 65,000 lines are still on the replacement list. Another hurdle the mayor faces to reach his hopeful deadline is how much it would cost, with the estimates reaching the hundreds of millions.
Mayor Johnson says the new timeline is about making Milwaukee a more equitable and healthier city.
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