MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to override Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s veto of Amendment 95, restoring $8 million in new capital funding to replace the fire department’s aging fleet.

Last week, Johnson initially proposed $2 million for the fleet, then offered a $6 million compromise.

Tuesday’s override aims to “correct long-term underinvestment in the Fire Department’s equipment budget and to prevent future public safety failures” and reinstates the full amount adopted Nov. 7, according to a release from Ald. Peter Burgelis.

Milwaukee Common Council votes to override mayor’s veto on fire-equipment funding

“Public safety is not negotiable, and it cannot be funded on half measures or hope. Today the council refused to gamble with people’s lives,” said Ald

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