By Paul Snyder Four years of silence separated a Madison alderman’s proposal to limit weekend construction noise and the city attorney’s proposal to kill the idea. The Common Council on Tuesday will decide if Alderman Mike Verveer’s 2006 resolution merits consideration or a spot in the circular file. Verveer said the resolution, which would limit [...]
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: Duchniak, grant, Herb Kohl, Lake Michigan, Larry Nelson, Michael Sullivan, Milwaukee County, Oak Creek, pipe, Sensenbrenner, Takerian, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Waukesha Water Utility
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By Sean Ryan The Waukesha Water Utility has to spend millions drawing fresh water from a new source. Whether ratepayers bear the brunt of that cost depends, at least partially, on how successful the utility is drawing federal grant money for pipe construction. The utility is writing an application for a $100 million U.S. Army [...]
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: Chiovatero, Focus on Greater Milwaukee, Korth, Larry Nelson, Michael Murphy, Milwaukee, New Berlin, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Sheard, University of Wisconsin-Extension Lakes, water, Waukesha
Milwaukee has it and Waukesha wants it; now the cities are trying to negotiate a deal that benefits both By Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Waukesha has life and liberty, but in its pursuit of a cold glass of water, the city is realizing some basic human rights come with a cost. The trick for Waukesha and [...]