Milwaukee Common Council Rejects Fines For Careless Car Owners

A proposal to fine people who leave their cars running with the keys inside on their own property has been rejected in Milwaukee.  The Common Counsel voted the idea down by a 13-to-two vote Tuesday.  The Public Safety and Health Committee had approved the idea last month.  The new ordinance would have more than tripled the existing fine for cars which are left running on public property.  Alderman Terry Witkowski introduced the proposal which would have penalized vehicle owners who did the same thing in their driveways or parking lots