End of Summer Update: Flood Resources, Budget Breakdown, Bills Signed into Law & More

August 22, 2025

Reporting 

If you experienced flood damage, such as a flooded basement, collapsed walls, or lightning-related incidents, please report it by calling 211 or visiting the 211 Wisconsin website found here:

https://211wisconsin.communityos.org/

Reporting helps officials understand the full extent of the damage and can increase the chances of securing more resources for recovery efforts.

If your basement experienced flooding please also fill out the MMSD “Water in My Basement” form.

Contact Information 

Connect with your municipality for additional mitigation efforts and resources.

Whitefish Bay: 
Phone: 414-962-6690
Fax: 414-962-5651
Contact Form: https://www.wfbvillage.gov/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Us-43
Bayside: 
Phone: (414) 206-3915
Contact Form: https://www.baysidewi.gov/government/contact.php
Fox Point: 
Phone: 414-351-8900
Fax: 414-351-8909
Contact Webpage: https://villageoffoxpoint.com/279/Contact
River Hills:
Phone: (414) 352‑8213
Contact Form: https://www.riverhillswi.com/contact-us 
Mequon:
Phone: (262) 242-3100
Thiensville: 
Phone: 262-242-3720
Contact Webpage: https://village.thiensville.wi.us/Directory.aspx
Brown Deer:
Phone:  414-371-3000
Email: manager@browndeerwi.gov 


Additionally, here are some posts from around District 23 that you may find helpful :

Disaster Assistance Process:  Situational Update

Flood Damage Cleanup in Ozaukee County: https://www.facebook.com/share/1C6bjyrdG6/ 

High-quality child care builds strong futures. Kids who arrive at kindergarten from a learning-rich environment come ready to read and succeed. In 2021, 54% of Wisconsin residents lived in a childcare desert, where 3+ children compete for every slot. Parents should not have to depend on luck to find a safe place for their kids while they are at work – and should be able to count on their elected officials to address an issue that negatively impacts families all across the state.

However, we have a child care crisis in our state. Since 2007, more than half of Wisconsin’s child care providers have closed. Over half of the state and nearly 70% of rural Wisconsin are child care deserts, meaning there are three or more children for every child care slot.

Our child care centers desperately need dedicated funding to keep their doors open and provide the best care possible for our children. 

That’s why I was proud to support Governor Evers’ investments in childcare and early childhood education in his budget proposal. Namely, his budget included $480 million to continue the successful Child Care Counts program, which helps child care providers keep their doors open and retain staff. The Child Care Counts Program has provided the financial stability needed to help over 3,300 providers stay open, recruit and retain over 22,000 qualified staff, and provide high-quality care for over 113,000 kids statewide

Unfortunately, Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee voted to remove this funding from the budget. I strongly opposed these actions and, as a member of the Joint Finance Committee, fought to advocate for restoring funding to programs that directly benefit families and child care providers throughout the state. 

After negotiations between Governor Evers and legislative leaders from both political parties, the state budget included $360 million to support Wisconsin’s childcare industry through the following provisions:  

• $110 million for direct payments to child care providers under a Child Care Bridge Payment Program through June 2026, helping reduce any gaps in direct funding for child care providers caused by the winding down of the Child Care Counts Program
• $66 million to fund a new “Get Kids Ready” initiative, the first-ever entirely state-funded child care program in Wisconsin state history, which will support child care providers serving four-year-olds to help prepare Wisconsin’s kids for K5 kindergarten and get an earlier jump start on learning at a critical time in development
• Over $123 million to increase rates under the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program to help lower out-of-pocket child care costs for working families across the state
• $28.5 million for a pilot program to help support expanding capacity across Wisconsin’s child care industry to ensure more families with infants and toddlers can access quality, affordable child care by: 
  • increasing payments to providers caring for infants and toddlers across the state through the Wisconsin Shares program. 
    accommodating more infants and toddlers under a new temporary pilot program aimed at aligning Wisconsin with peer states like Minnesota, enabling providers to care for seven toddlers between 18 and 30 months of age per staff member.