Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
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Projects Headquarters, or Projects HQ, for Milwaukee County Parks is where you can learn about individual projects and help shape the future of your park system by taking surveys, polls, sharing ideas and providing feedback on a range of current and upcoming park improvement projects.
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In partnership with SEWRPC, Milwaukee County Parks has finalized a new long-range plan for the park system.
Milwaukee County has partnered with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to achieve Area of Concern goals related to the Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage Project. MMSD is working with contractor Inter-Fluve, Milwaukee County Parks and WDNR to explore the community preference for east side fish passage. The project will:
If land can be acquired and the project challenges can be overcome, MMSD will take the lead on implementing fish passage design and construction, along with the dam repairs.
Milwaukee County will retain ownership of the dam and fishway and will be responsible for all future maintenance.
For updates on the Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage and other AOC projects connect with the Waterway Restoration Partnership.
Email to Sign up for Updates
Milwaukee County Parks is reviewing proposals for small cell or wireless facilities. The streamlined application process allows the department to ensure limited negative impact to parklands. Use the links to see locations of project proposals that have been reviewed. Sites under review may include multiple options.
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The guidelines document linked below details general requirements, aesthetics, location and installation type.
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As part of continued upgrades to Shore Shore Park, all of which are designed to improve water quality, four design concepts to move the South Shore Beach were proposed. Consultants completed their report, construction drawings and specifications in 2019.
View Proposed Designs
View Project Update (12/02)
9480 W. Watertown Plank Road Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (414) 257-PARK (7275)