MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Department of Public Works will be modifying certain operations due to the Christmas holiday.

Here is a list of changes that residents need to know.

Garbage, Recycling, and Drop-Off Centers: 

• There will be no garbage and recycling pick-up on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25. Reminder – collection days shift forward after each City holiday. Review your collection schedule here.
• Drop-Off Centers will also be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Parking Enforcement: 

• No parking meters or hourly restriction enforcement on Wednesday, Dec. 25.
• No overnight parking enforcement on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning (Dec. 25 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.) and Wednesday night into Thursday morning (December 26 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.). However, vehicles still must be legally parked and not in violation of any posted parking regulations.
• Night parking enforcement resumes on Thursday night into Friday morning (Dec. 27 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.).
• If a Snow Emergency is declared, Snow Emergency regulations take precedence. Visit milwaukee.gov/parking for more information.

Tow Lot: 

• The tow lot is open on Tuesday, Dec. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Milwaukee Water Works: 

• The Water Works Customer Service Center at 841 N. Broadway will be closed for the holiday on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for in-person and live telephone assistance.
• Automated account information and bill payment will remain available by calling (414) 286-2830.
• Customers can pay their Municipal Services Bill and check account balances online anytime at milwaukee.gov/water .
• Questions concerning billing or making payments can be emailed to watwebcs@milwaukee.gov or calling Customer Service the following business day.
• For water emergencies, customers are asked to call the 24-hour Control Center at (414) 286-3710.

For other requests, schedules, and information, residents should call (414) 286-CITY (2489), visit the DPW website at milwaukee.gov/dpw, or enter service requests online at milwaukee.gov/click4action. or using the free MKE Mobile Action app (milwaukee.gov/mkemobile).

FOX POINT, Wis. – A fire broke out in a Fox Point neighborhood on Sunday night, Dec. 22.

The Brown Deer Fire Department and Milwaukee Fire Department confirmed multiple units responded to the fire in a neighborhood on Barnett Lane.

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It’s currently unclear what started the fire.

MILWAUKEE – Thousands across Wisconsin are expected to hit the road for the holiday. The travel comes at a good time – because GasBuddy experts predict nationwide gas prices will be at their lowest point on Christmas Day since 2020.

At Good Hope and Green Bay roads, Victor Tran is filling up – and it’s not a bad time to do so.

“The gas right now. Very, very good right now. They’re getting lower. Better than they were before,” Trans said. 

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According to AAA, the average for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is around $2.82 per gallon. The average in Milwaukee County on Sunday, Dec. 22 was around $2.79. That is lower than Ozaukee County with an average of around $2.93. All those prices are below the $3 per gallon national average. 

Patrick De Haan is the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

“It’s the seasonality that’s really been the primary reason for gas prices that have fallen compared to where they were this summer,” De Haan said. “In the last couple of days we have seen a big jump in some parts of Wisconsin ahead of the holiday. That has to do with oil prices jumping up.”

But De Haan believes prices will once again fall in Milwaukee. He suggests waiting until closer to Christmas to fill up. 

GasBuddy suggests people always check fuel prices before filling up – especially when crossing the state line. 

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“I do think a high number of Americans are likely going to be hitting the road in light of the relatively low gas prices,” De Haan said. 

De Haan predicts prices will rise after the cold winter months. 

“What goes down eventually will go up in the spring,” De Haan said.