Letter released Wednesday questions Waukesha on its Great Lakes water diversion application.
Oak Creek, Milwaukee and Racine want to show a united front so that the three cities are in a good negotiating position as Waukesha seeks Lake Michigan water, Oak Creek Mayor Al Foeckler said. Foeckler explained the thinking behind the letter leaked to the media yesterday regarding Waukesha's application to divert Lake Michigan water past the Subcontinental Divide. The water utilities of Oak Creek and Racine have been in negotiations with Waukesha since last year, and Milwaukee may get involved as well. "They didn't want Waukesha to leverage communities against each other, so by showing a united front it would put the cities in a better position," Foeckler said. Foeckler said private discussions were held between Milwaukee Mayor Tom …
Oak Creek's appointed mayor signs letter that Waukesha council president feels followed Milwaukee's lead.
The mayors of the three Lake Michigan communities that have been identified as possible water suppliers to Waukesha sent Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima and Common Council President Paul Ybarra, questioning them about the city’s conservation measures, rate increase requests and water service area. “Due to the precedent setting nature of Waukesha’s diversion application under the Great Lakes Compact, we feel a great responsibility to ensure that our decisions and our actions are protective of Lake Michigan and its tributary streams,” the letter states. “It is important that the City of Waukesha understand that our three communities agree that the issues identified in this letter are important to all who will participate in any future discussions…
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jerry
9:06 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
"I personally don't think we will stagnate OAK CREEK by selling water 30 miles away"!? more ›