![]() Legislators’ eagerness to go on vacation may also have been a factor. Jonathan Brostoff, who voted against the arena bill, said representatives were told the goal was to pass the bill without any delay. So how did the Marcus Center become entangled in this arena deal? Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D., Kenosha), one of nine elected officials on the new 17-member WCD board, recently said, “There was not a great deal of discussion” about the transfer and that it was apparently included in the state law at Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s request.Īlthough worried Milwaukee citizens contacted legislators before the arena-bill vote requesting that they remove the unexplained Marcus provision, the Assembly leadership would not introduce any amendments. Taxpayers will also fund the arena through city, county, and state commitments totaling $250 million (about $400 million with interest). The new law turns the WCD into a “super-district” in order to tap the WCD’s taxing authority to borrow $93 million for arena construction. The WCD currently manages the Wisconsin Center convention hall, the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena and Milwaukee Theatre. But the law also included a provision mandating transfer of an “unencumbered” Marcus Center to the Wisconsin Center District “as soon as practicable.” Neither condition was defined: unencumbered is presumed to mean “without debt,” but could it also mean without needing any major repairs? In July, the state law passed to provide funding for the new Bucks arena put the arena under the control of the WCD, where it will benefit from taxes (like the hotel, car rental and food and beverage taxes) collected by the district. The Marcus Center gets county funding and charitable dollars and is run by its own board as a non-profit arts organization, but is now supposed to come under the governance of the Wisconsin Center District (WCD), and no one seems to know just how that will work. The county-owned facility has a long history (since 1969) as a key player in the city’s arts scene, where groups like the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Milwaukee Ballet have long performed. ![]() Mathews made this statement at meeting last week of the Milwaukee County Parks, Energy and Environment Committee Committee, where the fate of the Marcus Center was on the agenda. “We’re in limbo,” says Marcus Center for the Performing Arts president and CEO Paul Mathews. Brilliantly done!! Thank you so much to all involved for this experience.Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. ![]() ![]() This is a movie for 'thinking' people, who are able to appreciate the nuanced and pitch-perfect delivery of a sadly familiar theme in Australia's dark history following white colonisation. The aerial photography shows the moon-like landscape of endless holes dug for opal mining, and the long straight roads seem to stretch on forever. Also, there's no 'sensationalism' like violence and annoying high speed chases to detract from the immersive experience. ![]() The cinematography is amazing too! While at first I didn't 'get' the black and white (I wanted the rich red earth and blue sky of the outback), I soon realised that this monochrome actually highlighted the superb subtlety of the characters and acting. But once it started, I couldn't tear my eyes away from it!! The acting is superb, especially the Indigenous cast! Plus Simon Baker is SO good in this one, very 'understated' in the lead role as the flawed detective. I sat spellbound watching this hauntingly beautiful film!! I didn't know what to expect when deciding to watch it, and hadn't read any reviews. ![]()
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