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Ammunition stockpiled in City of Pewaukee
The City of Pewaukee is storing 58,000 rounds of ammunition – more than five times any other Lake Country police department surveyed by Lake Country Publications.
There’s so much ammunition, in fact, that it has overflowed its armory storage and excess is in the city garage.
City Administrator Tammy LaBorde said she does not know who ordered the ammo, who it was ordered from, how much was ordered or when. The city budget does not have a separate line item or a budget code to search or track the history of ammunition orders, she noted.
On Monday, city officials debated what to do with the ammunition and other police equipment, now that the city no longer has its own police department. Since Dec. 31, the city has been contracting with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, which has taken custody of the ammunition. Aldermen voted unanimously to determine the value of the ammunition and the legal process for selling much of the supply.
Watch for more on this story in Thursday’s Living Lake Country Reporter.
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