$80,000 Police And Fire Memorial Proposed In Waukesha

WAUKESHA, WI—The Waukesha Common Council will consider a $80,000 police and fire memorial during Tuesday’s meeting.

The Waukesha Police and Fire Departments have proposed creating the joint memorial to be erected along the west side of Waukesha City Hall, according to city documents.

The money for the project would come from the police station remodel or the Buchner Pool construction project which came in under budget, the documents said.

The granite tablet memorial will be inscribed with the names of police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty with additional names added as needed.

Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Hoffman told Patch the three firefighters who died and will be honored on the memorial are Albert Mevis, who died on on Sept. 15, 1891 and Bernard McCaffery and Frank O’Brien, both of whom died on May 11, 1934.

Battalion Fire Chief Jim Haakenson and police Lt. Kevin Rice met with city planners to come up with a location, design, and cost estimate for the project.

Both departments plan on fundraising $20,000 for additional artwork, lighting, and site development.

Patch reached out to the police department and Mayor Shawn Reilly on Monday morning for comment.