It's your chance to sound off about an ailing Milwaukee landmark.
The Milwaukee County Board will hold a public hearing on the future of the Mitchell Park Domes at 6 p.m. Wednesday. It will be held in the annex greenhouse adjacent to the Domes.
"Most citizens in Milwaukee County have visited the Domes at some point," said Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb. "We need to get public input on the future of these iconic structures that hold a special place in our local history."
Earlier this month, all three domes were shut down after a piece of concrete fell from the top of the Desert Dome.
County Executive Chris Able and other county leaders have bounced around on how to fix this, including putting up a net that could catch the falling concrete inside the aging facility. After learning that could hurt plants inside the Domes, they're going to test out a netting that would wrap around the concrete only.
Abele warned this would be a short term fix that could run into the high six figures in cost. However, the cost to replace them altogether could be up to $75 million.
