Milwaukee Residents Fear More Flooding Due to Planned I-94 Expansion
By Jonah Chester, WPR/Wisconsin Watch
MILWAUKEE — Janet Haas two decades ago saw potential in a field of thistle, grass and bushes that Milwaukee County had neglected: Valley Park, nestled between the Menomonee River to the west and homes in one of Milwaukee’s most racially diverse neighborhoods to the east.
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