Supervisor proposes 50/50 raffle, scratch-off lottery ticket, more to help fund Milwaukee County Parks

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Supervisor John Weishan proposed on Wednesday, April 15 some unique solutions to help fund Milwaukee County Parks which he said "have suffered from a lack of investment and budget cuts due to the county's growing structural deficit."

A news release says Weishan's proposal includes three components:


    The supervisor's plan would require action by the state legislature to allow Milwaukee County to raise revenue using these tools.

    Weishan issued the following statement in the news release: