The DREAM BuildCast Ep. 4 (Part 2) | Fixing the System: City Bureaucracy, Code Conflicts & The Fight to Build Right

In Part 2 of Episode 4 of The DREAM BuildCast, the conversation with Baron Hentz continues, diving even deeper into what it’s really like to navigate Milwaukee’s complex permitting, inspection, and plan review systems as a small business owner and developer.Nicholas, Alex, and Devon explore how bureaucratic silos, inconsistent code interpretation, and lack of accountability can make or break a project and why too many owners end up feeling like they’re in a battle against the very city they’re trying to invest in.Baron shares candidly how doing everything “by the book” often comes with more hurdles than cutting corners and the group discusses what needs to change so that city processes truly support, not stifle, community development.