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FRANKLIN ● GREENDALE ● HALES CORNERS ● OAK CREEK
Thursday, August 13, 2015 MyCommunityNOW.com
Staff photo by Peter Zuzga
Havnoor Kaur, 3, is handed a candle by her grandmother Belviv Kaur during a vigil held
outside the Sihk Temple of Wisconsin Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Oak Creek. It was the third
anniversery of a mass shooting at the temple.
In memory
Franklin — At the July 21
common council meeting, the
idea of seceding Franklin once
and for all from the Oak
Creek-Franklin School District
was brought up and discussed,
but eventually tabled to the
Aug. 4 meeting, where it was
tabled indefinitely.
Alderman Dan Mayer ar-
gued that with new plans for
economic development on
27th Street, the school taxes in
that area should go to Franklin
not Oak Creek. After some dis-
cussion and disagreement, the
council tabled the decision to
the next meeting to gather
more information about the
topic.
Franklin Public Schools su-
perintendent Steve Patz said
that this will most likely “not
be a successful venture.”
“The school board hasn’t
discussed anything yet; we
were aware that this was an
agenda item for the council,
but we are treating it like a
nonissue right now,” Patz said.
“There is a lot involved here,
and would have to go through
quite the process for some-
thing like this.”
Time Culver, Superintend-
ent of the Oak Creek-Franklin
School District, said that he
hasn’t heard enough about the
situation yet to give a more de-
tailed comment, but knows
that this process can be diffi-
cult.
“I was informed by the
Franklin Superintendent that
conversations were beginning
in that community and he
Oak Creek
split dropped
by Franklin
Matter has been
tabled indefinitely
by common council
By PATRICK THOMAS
patrick.thomas@jmg.com
Please see SPLIT, Page 11
Franklin — Milwaukee
County Board Supervisor Steve
Taylor, also a former Franklin
alderman,announcedonAug.11
thatheisgoingtorunfortheseat
of District 4 Alderwoman Janet
Evans in her recall election on
Sept. 8.
The former Franklin
alderman, and candidate for the
2014 mayoral election, said that
after some thought, and having
recall petitioners asking him to
run,hehasdecidedtosubmithis
nomination. He said that the
decision wasn’t easy under his
current circumstances.
Taylor’s wife, Marcie Taylor,
died on July 4 after drowning in
the Oconomowoc Lake. Taylor
saidthathiswifewouldwantthis.
“I enjoyed my previous time
serving, I love this city, and want
to do some good for it,” Taylor
said. “There is total dysfunction
Steve Taylor strikes back; will run for Franklin board
By PATRICK THOMAS
patrick.thomas@jmg.com
Please see TAYLOR, Page 4