MILWAUKEE — Crews broke ground on a state-of-the-art community center and playfield at the former Browning School site in northwest Milwaukee, marking a new chapter for the area that city leaders say has long lacked recreation access.

The $54 million project will transform the 7.5-acre site at 76th and Silver Spring into a full-service community hub featuring a gym, indoor pool, fitness rooms, elevated walking track, pickleball, basketball and tennis courts, a splash pad and green space.

For homeowners like Shevelle Lee, who has lived in the area for four years, the project means more than just recreation — it's about uplifting her neighborhood.

"We all deserve nice things," Lee said.

The site has been vacant for years, creating challenges for the community.

"This has been a vacant sp

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