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Franklin News
Please note that I post articles published about Franklin without commentary on their accuracy or truthfulness or how they reflect on me. As always, please contact me if you have any questions on issues or comments that have been published.
*Note that the Franklin Hub is working on a new web site so links to their site are broken. As soon as they get their new site working I'll fix the links.
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Articles are posted newest to oldest, top to bottom.
| Headline | Topic | Published by | Date | Comments |
| Franklin is in store for two Sendik's | Retail Development | Journal-Sentinel | 1/24/07 | |
| Working Through the Butterflies | Franklin Schools | Journal-Sentinel | 1/18/07 | |
| Sex offenders will need to be natives to reside in Glendale | Glendale adopts Franklin ordinance | MyGlendaleNow.com | 1/18/07 | |
| Franklin citizens group accused | Franklin Citizens for Responsible Leadership | Journal-Sentinel | 12/18/06 | |
| More retail development planned in Franklin | Retail development in Franklin | Small Business Times | 11/24/06 | |
| Shutting out sex offenders | Franklin's Sex Offender Ordinance | Journal-Sentinel | 11/26/06 | |
| State ruled responsible for Morford | Sex Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 10/18/06 | |
| A new home for long-held traditions | Indian Community School cornerstone ceremony | Journal-Sentinel | 9/30/06 | Click on the "slide show" |
| Citizens' school plan is rejected | School building referendum | Journal-Sentinel | 9/27/06 | |
| Sendik's proposed as anchor tenant in Franklin | Retail Development | Journal-Sentinel | 9/7/06 | |
| Delinquent taxes surge in suburbs | Property Taxes | Journal-Sentinel | ||
| Property values in state jump nearly 10% | Property Taxes | Journal-Sentinel | ||
| Sex offender job rules sought | Sex Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 8/1/06 | |
| Ex-Franklin treasurer sentenced | Missing treasury money | Journal-Sentinel | 6/10/06 | |
| Eye in sky would follow sex offenders | Sex offender/predator monitoring | Journal-Sentinel | 5/18/06 | |
| Northwestern Mutual plans $85M expansion in Franklin - The Business Journal of Milwaukee: | NM Building Addition | Business Journal of Milwaukee | 5/17/05 | |
| Insurer to build site for 1,100 new jobs | NM Building Addition | Journal-Sentinel | 5/17/05 | |
| Franklin to sue over Morford visits | Morford "visits" Franklin | Journal-Sentinel | 4/2/06 | |
| Sex offender's visiting revoked | Morford "visits" Franklin | Journal-Sentinel | 4/1/06 | |
| Growth is issue in school race | Franklin School Board Election | Journal-Sentinel | 3/22/06 | |
| City Hall at center of Oak Creek race | Oak Creek Mayoral Election | Journal-Sentinel | 3/11/06 | Because it's important to the plans for 27th St. |
| Hospital boom felt in rural areas | Wheaton Franciscan Clinic Plans | Journal-Sentinel | ||
| Amid growth, deal saves woodland from development | Protecting woodlands, Fitzsimmons Road woods | Journal-Sentinel | 2/12/06 | |
| I-94 may get ramps at Drexel Ave. | Access to I-94, Economic Development | Journal-Sentinel | 1/30/06 | We're pushing really hard! |
| Sex offender bills applauded | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 1/24/06 | |
| Sex offender issue not dead in Franklin | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 1/22/05 | |
| Team has hunted down 205 sex offenders in three months | Sex offender monitoring | Journal-Sentinel | 12/26/05 | |
| Two-tier benefit systems growing | Municipal employee benefits | Journal-Sentinel | 12/23/05 | |
| List of sex offenders: Handle with care | Sex offender registry | Journal-Sentinel | 12/19/05 | |
| Hospital-lite?: Wheaton's Franklin hospital-clinic hybrid could house 100 beds | New Wheaton "hospital" on 27th and Oakwood | Business Journal of Milwaukee | 12/19/05 | |
| Franklin rejects grant for firefighters | Fire Protection | Journal-Sentinel | 12/13/05 | |
| Franklin may pass on $600,000 fire grant | Fire protection | Journal-Sentinel | 12/6/05 | |
| Operator agrees to pay tardy rent; skiing goes on | Crystal Ridge Ski Hill | Journal-Sentinel | 12/1/05 | |
| County backs off eviction threat | Crystal Ridge Ski Hill | Journal-Sentinel | 11/30/05 | |
| Keep child victims in mind | Sexual Predator laws | Journal-Sentinel | 11/21/05 | Editorial NOT in support of "Jessica's Law" |
| County tries to take back ski hill land | Crystal Ridge Ski Hill | Journal-Sentinel | 11/21/05 | |
| Tougher terms for sex crimes have a cost | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 11/20/05 | Note that the reporter calls sex predators "incorrigible." |
| Sexual predator commitments are up, and so are the costs | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 11/6/05 | |
| Franklin's property tax rate drops | City Budget | Journal-Sentinel | 11/4/05 | The City tax rate and levy remains one of the lowest in SE Wisconsin |
| Alderman pleads no contest to lesser offense | Traffic Ticket | Journal-Sentinel | 11/4/05 | |
| No trick-or-treat for state's sex offenders | Sex Offender's Halloween | Journal-Sentinel | 10/27/05 | |
| Franklin city officials shy away from consultant's development report | Planning, Economic Development | Journal-Sentinel | 10/25/05 | |
| Franklin tries to stifle taxes | Taxes, 2006 Budget | Journal-Sentinel | 10/21/05 | |
| Franklin judge has seen it all | Franklin Judge Wambach won't run again | Journal-Sentinel | 9/15/05 | Want to bet we see a lawyer from Franklin run who's been elected before? |
| Boaters fumbling in eviction's wake | Casanova's Country Lakes Marine | Journal-Sentinel | 9/11/05 | |
| Sex offender hurt home value, suit says | Sexual Predator/Offender Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 9/8/05 | |
| High court hears sex offender case | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 10/6/05 | Listen to the Supreme Court and lawyers presentations |
| Did Gerald Mahr give away the farm? | Area A development, real estate | Journal-Sentinel | 10/2/05 | |
| Franklin wants major sewer expansion | MMSD/Sewers/Economic Development | Journal-Sentinel | 9/20/05 | |
| Ex-Franklin chief fired from new job | Former Chief Ken Bohn | Journal-Sentinel | 8/31/05 | |
| Sex offender notification | Journal-Sentinel | 8/19/05 | Franklin has presented this information for years. | |
| County population shows gains, losses | Growth/Population | Journal-Sentinel | 8/15/05 | |
| Sex-offender panel was 'doomed' | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 7/14/05 | |
| Last charge dropped in alderman's land dispute | Former Ald. Ryan | Journal-Sentinel | 7/14/05 | |
| Franklin city clerk to take Elections Board position | City Clerk | Journal-Sentinel | 5/30/05 | |
| Former Franklin treasurer charged with embezzling | Theft of moneys from Franklin City Treasury | Journal-Sentinel | 5/17/05 | |
| Library funds jump as cities feel crunch | Municipal spending on public libraries | Journal-Sentinel | 5/16/05 | |
| Sex offender to stay put for now | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/30/05 | |
| Compassion drives women to look for sex offender site | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/29/05 | |
| Sex offender law change sought | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/25/05 | |
| "Counties must accept their responsibility" | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/23/05 | Letter to Editor |
| Franklin zoning proposal draws anger | Rezoning of 27th St. Corridor | Journal-Sentinel | 4/22/05 | |
| Changes sought to sexual predator law | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/15/05 | |
| Franklin Hires New Police Chief | New Police Chief | Journal-Sentinel | 4/14/05 | |
| Sex offender panel seeks aid over site | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/12/05 | They aren't just Sex Offenders and Walker doesn't need me to fight his battles. |
| Property values in area jump 8.9% for 2004 | Property Values | Journal-Sentinel | 4/1/05 | Franklin is up 11.7% |
| Agency lacks power to take land | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 4/1/05 | DUH! |
| Predator Politicians | Sexual Predator Placement and politicians | The Shepherd-Express | 4/1/05 | Joel McNally's column. His wife is on the siting committee |
| "I am a Child Molester | Sex Predators | Milwaukee Magazine | 2/2002 | |
| Stan Stojkovic 'Takes Five' | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 1/5/05 | |
| Franklin hopefuls tackle TIF, road issues | Aldermanic Elections | Journal-Sentinel | 3/29/05 | |
| Three seek two seats on Franklin School Board | School Board Election | Journal-Sentinel | 3/28/05 | |
| Sex offender placement not easy, say officials | Sexual Predator Placement | GM Today | 3/22/05 | |
| Possible sex offender sites still causing stir | Sexual Predator Placement | GM Today | 3/29/05 | |
| Editorials | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/28/05 | Letters to the editor. Scroll down. |
| We must find place for sex offenders | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/28/05 | Mike Nichols FINALLY gets it. |
| Editorial: Needed: Leadership | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/24/05 | Here's my rebuttal letter. Let's see if it gets published! |
| Residents unite in protest | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/23/05 | |
| Sex offender site list drops to 2 | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/22/05 | |
| More flak for group home | Sexual Predator Placement (Mill Road) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/19/05 | Glendale Mayor says "Franklin should get them" |
| County criticized for lack of leadership | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/17/05 | Please read this article, then download Act 187. You decide who's not doing what they should! |
| Two industrial firms leaving city for Franklin | Business
Park land sale $25,000,000! |
Journal-Sentinel | 3/16/05 | GOOD NEWS! |
| 300 protest in Franklin | Sexual Predator Placement (Franklin, Mequon) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/16/04 | |
| No Room for Rehabilitation | Sexual Predator Placement | The Shepherd-Express | Week of 3/14 | Scroll down to article |
| Proposed site for sex offenders dropped | Sexual Predator Placement (Milwaukee) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/15/05 | |
| Battle looms over sex offender home | Sexual Predator Placement (Mequon) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/13/04 | |
| Shorewood residents object to home | Sexual Predator Placement (Shorewood) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/12/05 | |
| Editorial: NIMBY and sex offenders | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/11/05 | I believe that no JS editorial board member lives near a proposed site. |
| Walker opposes use of county-owned sites | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/10/05 | |
| Official says outcry won't affect site of facility | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/9/05 | |
| Short list set for sex offender home | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/8/05 | The writer doesn't understand the difference between a sex offender and a legally defined sex predator. |
| 4 possible sites identified for sex offenders | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 3/8/05 | |
| Expresso - "Land Banks" | Use of TIF in Franklin | Shepherd-Express | 3/6/05 | Scroll down, mid page |
| Franklin panel backs financial incentives | Area C TIF | Journal-Sentinel | 2/23/05 | |
| Regional News Briefs | New Police Chief | Journal-Sentinel | 2/18/05 | Scroll down for the article |
| 2 suburbs weigh measures to bar sexual predators | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 2/15/05 | |
| County may offer sex offender a new home | Sexual Predator Placement (Morford) | Journal-Sentinel | 2/12/05 | |
| Franklin considers adding 2 tax financing districts | Area C and D TIF districts | Journal-Sentinel | 2/10/05 | |
| The power of cheese | 6 yr. old Sam Lampone goes to Washington | Journal-Sentinel | 2/8/05 | Sam and his family are neighbor's of Steve's |
| Sandi Wesolowski 'Takes Five' | Election Reform | Journal-Sentinel | 2/7/05 | |
| A TIF problem: Study shows city reluctance hurts development | Analysis of TIF usage in the area | The Business Journal of Milwaukee | 2/7/05 | Also see the Public Policy Forum's report. |
| Franklin plans two TIFs for South 27th Street | Area's C&D Financing (TIF's) | The Business Journal of Milwaukee | 2/7/05 | |
| Franklin health officer accused of playing politics | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 2/3/05 | |
| Stan Stojkovic 'Takes Five' | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 1/30/05 | |
| For many, taxes are taking a bigger bite | Property Taxes | Journal-Sentinel | 1/30/05 | More info on my Taxes page |
| Landfill owner calls Franklin counteroffer 'staggering' | Landfill Expansion | Journal-Sentinel | 1/20/05 | |
| Locals seek as much as $54 million from landfill | Landfill Expansion | Journal-Sentinel | 1/18/05 | |
| Wal-Mart Watch | Wal-Mart | Shepherd-Express | 1/13/05 | Article is about halfway down the page |
| 2 big projects backed in Franklin | YMCA, Covenant Health, Area D | Journal-Sentinel | 1/7/05 | |
| Smoking Policies are Enough to Fume Over | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 1/3/05 | J-S Waukesha columnist commentary |
| Franklin council to reconsider smoking ban | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/21/04 | |
| Council will rekindle smoking ban in eateries | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/20/04 | |
| Aldermen were right to reject proposal. | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/13/04 | Letter to the Editor, scroll down to letter |
| School seeks break on some city fees | Indian Community School of Milwaukee | Journal-Sentinel | 12/9/04 | |
| Arguments over Franklin smoking ban still smolder | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/8/4 | |
| Ban hack! cough! smoking | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/8/04 | Editorial |
| Franklin council rejects call to ban smoking in restaurants | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/7/04 | |
| Smoking foes seek ban in Franklin | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 12/6/04 | |
| Environmentalists, developer poised to preserve woods | Area D, Oakwood Rd. and 27th St. | Journal-Sentinel | 12/5/04 | |
| Smoking ban could waft through bars, restaurants | Smoking Ban | The Business Journal of Milwaukee | 11-29-04 | |
| Architecture without stereotypes | Indian Community School of Milwaukee | Journal-Sentinel | 11/26/04 | |
| Counting their blessings | Wachter family adoption | Journal-Sentinel | 11/25/04 | |
| Clarke, Barrett express concerns on sex offenders | Sexual predator placement | Journal-Sentinel | 11/23/04 | |
| Smokers could be left out in the cold. VIDEO. | Smoking Ban | WDJT-TV CBS 58 | 11/19/04 | VIDEO FILE |
| Rezoning for Franklin project backed | MLG's proposal for Area D | Journal-Sentinel | 11/19/04 | |
| Ex-Franklin alderman Taylor, who resigned in 2002, to run for mayor | 2005 mayoral election | Journal-Sentinel | 11/10/04 | |
| Franklin moves forward on taxing district (Journal-Sentinel) | 31st St. Extension | Journal-Sentinel | 11/9/04 | |
| Franklin residents speak out against rezoning (Journal-Sentinel) | Area A Development | Journal-Sentinel | 11/5/04 | |
| Franklin to spend less, tax more under budget plan (Journal-Sentinel) | Taxes | Journal-Sentinel | 11/3/04 | |
| Franklin proposal draws criticism (Journal-Sentinel) | Area D Development | Journal-Sentinel | 10/21/04 | |
| Letter to the editor from former alderman Dorsan | "Secret" Meetings | Shepherd Express | 10/21/04 | Scroll down for the letter |
| Big-Box Blackout | Area A Development | Shepherd Express | 10/14/04 | |
| Franklin mayor says he won't seek re-election | Elections | Journal-Sentinel | 10/20/04 | |
| Franklin project would include big-box store | Area A Development | Journal-Sentinel | 9/28/04 | |
| Residents seek halt or change to landfill plans | Landfill Expansion | Journal-Sentinel | 9/22/04 | |
| Funding drought could bring end to county farm staffed by inmates | House of Corrections/Taxes | Journal-Sentinel | 9/16/04 | |
| Cities push another round of consolidation talks | Service Consolidation | Journal-Sentinel | 9/16/04 | |
| Sex offender's housing remains in limbo | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 9/17/04 | |
| Franklin considers disbanding Ethics Board | Ethics | Journal-Sentinel | 9/16/04 | |
| Restaurant smoking ban pushed | Smoking Ban | Journal-Sentinel | 9/17/04 | |
| Morford takes step toward greater freedom | Sexual Predator Placement | Journal-Sentinel | 9/8/04 | |
| Purses survive short-lived Franklin High ban | High-School Rules | Journal-Sentinel | 8/17/04 | |
| DNR proposes rules that would let landfills get larger | Landfill Expansion | Journal-Sentinel | 8/4/04 | |
| 2 cities at odds over water utility customers | Water Utility | Journal-Sentinel | 8/9/04 | |
| Park to be renamed for basketball star killed in 2003 crash | Christine Rathke Park | Journal-Sentinel | 7/28/04 | |
| Franklin limits size of retail buildings | Big Box Ordinance | Journal-Sentinel | 7/13/04 | |
| Cracking down? We should be cracking up | Throwing Candy in the 4th of July Parade | Journal-Sentinel | 7/8/04 | Jim Stingl Column, scroll down the article |
| Moratorium weighed for 27th Street | 27th St. development and planning | The Business Journal of Milwaukee | 7/5/04 | |
| School administrators get extra $1,000 raises | School Administrator Pay | Journal-Sentinel | 6/28/04 | |
| Wal-Mart likely to abandon Franklin site | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Suburbs get neighborly - Article on merged services in suburbs near Detroit. (Detroit Press 06/17/04) | Detroit Press | 6/17/04 | ||
| Abandoned Space, the Final Frontier? Hey, It's a Whole Other Business (New York Times) | New York Times | |||
| Franklin considers Wal-Mart alternative (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Morford's Oak Creek move OK'd (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Areas must be notified of offender placement (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Wal-Mart dealt a setback as Chicago council delays zoning vote (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Wal-Mart is just two steps shy of final approval in the Village of Pewaukee (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Towns can expect more - even from Wal-Mart (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Wal-Mart's Big-City Plans Stall Again (New York Times) | New York Times | |||
| No criminal charges to be filed in death of man struck by car (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Franklin mayor urged to keep ex-alderman on committee (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Factions at Indian school debate need for funding cuts (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Indian School cuts back, while board spending rises (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Indian School offers a design at peace with the earth (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Editorial: The measure of Wal-Mart (For once I mostly agree with these guys) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Ethics probe violates pair's rights, they argue (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Candidates fear cuts in education (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Residents back proposal opposing Wal-Mart (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Franklin might get a shake-up (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Coalition fights to halt Wal-Mart superstore | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| (Journal-Sentinel) I'd subtitle this article "Mayor wakes up. Steve's position vindicated." | Journal-Sentinel | |||
| Oak Leaf Trail extension in the works for Franklin (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/4/04 | ||
| Wisconsin Department of Administration and US Census Bureau Project FRANKLIN as county's fastest growing community through 2025 (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/4/04 | ||
| Towns can expect more - even from Wal-Mart (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/4/04 | ||
| Historic Franklin cabin gets log-by-log restoration (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 3/4/04 | ||
| Franklin puts plan for Wal-Mart supercenter on hold (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 2/4/04 | ||
| Secret dealing spawns inquiry in Beaver Dam Wal-Mart Warehouse deal (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 1/4/04 | ||
| Wal-Mart's arrival brings change to many (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 1/4/04 | ||
| Wal-Mart proposal a tough sell in Franklin (Journal-Sentinel) | Journal-Sentinel | 1/4/04 | ||
| Wal-mart Interested in Second Location (Franklin Hub) | Franklin Hub | 1/4/05 | ||
| Wal-Mart plans SuperWalmart for Loomis and 100 | Journal-Sentinel | 1/4/04 | ||
| Ryan continues to file claims against the taxpayers, this one for $40,000. | Journal-Sentinel | 1/4/04 | ||
| Franklin Treasurers office inquiry may be expanding | Journal-Sentinel | 12/15/04 | ||
| Franklin fights proposal to house sexual predators | Journal-Sentinel | 12/3/03 | ||
| Franklin back on Sexual Predator Siting List | Journal-Sentinel | 12/3/03 | ||
| Non-Residential Tax Base FALLS in 2002. First time in 8 years. | Franklin Hub | 12/1/04 |
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