CITY IS NOW FILING A LAWSUIT. THE THE CITY OF WEST ALLIS HAS OFFICIALLY RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WITH THE HOME OF THE WHOPPER. IT’S A BLIGHT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT’S A IT’S A CORPORATION THAT IS OUT OF STATE THAT REALLY DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE. ONE WEEK AFTER MAYOR DAN DEVINE CALLED OUT BURGER KING ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER A DILAPIDATED FORMER BK ON GREENFIELD AVENUE THAT THE COMPANY STILL OWNS, THE CITY IS TAKING THEM TO COURT. THIS PROPERTY IS THE SORE THUMB IN THE AREA. GOOGLE IMAGES SHOW JUST HOW MUCH THE PROPERTY NEAR HIGHWAY 100 HAS DETERIORATED SINCE IT CLOSED IN 2016. OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE’VE RESPONDED OVER 100 TIMES TO COMPLAINTS FOR THINGS LIKE GARBAGE JUST BROKEN GLASS, THINGS LIKE THAT. ACCORDING TO TAX BILLS OBTAINED BY 12 NEWS SINCE BURGER KING CLOSED, THE COMPANY HAS PAID ALMOST $30,000 IN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE CITY FOR UNADDRESSED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING SNOW REMOVAL AND WEED CUTTING. WE’RE HOPING THE LAWSUIT DRAWS ATTENTION TO IT AND THEY’LL TAKE CARE OF IT. THE LAWSUIT INCLUDES IMAGES OF THE BLIGHT, INCLUDING THE CUT POWER AND DILAPIDATED APPEARANCE INSIDE AND OUT THE CITY, CLAIMING IN THE SUIT, QUOTE, BURGER KING MADE SUPERFICIAL AND IMPROPER REPAIRS TO THE PROPERTY WHILE ALSO ALLOWING IT TO FALL INTO EVEN FURTHER DISREPAIR. NOW, AS WEST ALLIS MIGHT SAY, IT’S TIME FOR THE CITY TO HAVE IT THEIR WAY. WE’VE BEEN ISSUING ORDERS. WE’VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAMS. WE ACTUALLY ISSUED A FORMAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC NUISANCE BACK IN MAY, TRYING TO GET THEM TO TAKE ACTION ON BURGER KING’S LARGE CORPORATION WITH PLENTY OF RESOURCES AND MONEY. I EXPECT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. IF NOT, THE SUIT ASKS A JUDGE TO ORDER BURGER KING TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, APPOINT A RECEIVER TO SELL IT, OR EVEN ALLOW THE CITY TO TEAR IT DOW