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Another Denial for Waukesha Mayor’s Referendum Request
Two committees suggesting that Common Council vote against referral presented by Mayor Jeff Scrima.
The Ordinance & License Committee unanimously is recommending that recommendation to put any project costing $50 million or more to referendum be denied, according to Alderman John Kalblinger, who is on the committee.
The unanimous decision involved all committee members, Kalblinger said, which also includes Steve Johnson, Roger Patton, Terry Theime and Duane Paulson.
The Common Council delayed discussing or taking action on the mayor’s request Aug. 16 to wait for the Ordinance & License Committee’s recommendation. The Finance Committee voted Aug. 9 to recommend the Common Council deny Scrima’s recommendation.
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Scrima said during the Finance Committee meeting that “than our citizens who are paying the bills.”
“In these economic times, I believe our citizens deserve financial stability,” Scrima said.
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Wisconsin state law already provides an opportunity for citizens to ask for a referendum by presenting petitions of 15 percent of the number of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.
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