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Milwaukee County $4.56 million budget error revealed

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 2:11 AM · 1 min read
Milwaukee County $4.56 million budget error revealed — Germantown Technology news

Just a day after winning the race for governor, David Crowley's staff says there is a surprise multi-million dollar hole in the Milwaukee County budget.They're blaming a computing error.Error revealed in memoThe news of the $4.56 million dollar hole was announced in a memo to the Milwaukee County Board ahead of a vote on Thursday, Nov. 5, to approve the budget.According to the memo, the error was discovered in an automated formula, in a process that was previously done manually.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidA spokesperson for David Crowley said the following:"County Executive Crowley is aware of an error discovered in an automated formula used to calculate one aspect of the budget, a process previously done manually. Once identified, the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance acted immediately to create a solution and correct the formula to prevent a recurrence. The County Executive is confident the issue is resolved and that

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