He Plays Hardball

Milwaukee County Board Chairking Lee Holloway has begun his campaign of retribution against the supervisors who wish to strip him of his leadership role.

In the latest leadership skirmish on the Milwaukee County Board, Chairman Lee Holloway on Wednesday asked Parks Committee Chairman Lynne De Bruin to resign "if you believe you cannot continue to work with me."

De Bruin is one of 10 supervisors who moved last week to force a special board meeting Feb. 20 for the purpose of holding a new election for board chairman. The group contends that Holloway's appeals in the ethics case against him are distracting his ability to lead the board.

De Bruin said Wednesday that she would not resign, citing a long history of working well with Holloway and any supervisor interested in parks issues.