WEST BEND, Wis. — Washington County could face a lawsuit over its sale of the empty UW-Milwaukee campus in West Bend.

The Washington County Charitable Foundation is demanding that the county stop the sale or pay them back $1.2 million, the foundation said it donated to the school between 2000 and 2009 to build part of the building.

WCCF raises money for scholarships for high school students to go to public universities.

In August, the county board approved a sale that would see Ozaukee Christian Schools occupy the building and Cedar Lake Conservation manage the land.

The old UW-Milwaukee Washington County campus is owned by Washington County and the city of West Bend. The building and 60 acres of land sit empty after UW closed its doors in June of 2024.

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