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| | Politics - December 6, 2009 |
| | Empty seats could greet County Grounds debate |
| | The County Board will debate the County Grounds' future on Monday. If you didn't know about it, don't worry, not many did. |
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| | Politics - November 28, 2009 |
| | Lengthy process ahead in Waukesha water quest |
| | Waukesha' quest for Lake Michigan water will be in the news for years to come. |
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| | Politics - November 7, 2009 |
| | Barrett's water discounts are smart thinking |
| | Kudos to Tom Barrett and the M7 Water Council for at least discussing a way to discount water for businesses looking to come to Milwaukee. |
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| | Politics - October 27, 2009 |
| | Waukesha water discussion headed for faux drama |
| | Officials say they want input from citizens about the application for a Great Lakes diversion, with return flow flushed back to Lake Michigan via Underwood Creek. But, the decisions likely have already been made. |
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| | Politics - October 22, 2009 |
| | How can feds give SEWRPC 4 more years? |
| | How can federal officials, especially after the change in administrations in Washington, give SEWRPC a pat on the head and another four years of power over jobs, land-use and housing development in our region when the ACLU of Wisconsin documented practices institutionalized at SEWRPC that routinely favor whites and suburbanites in hiring, spending, and key advisory committee memberships? |
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| | Politics - October 15, 2009 |
| | Waukesha thirst puts pressure on Milwaukee |
| | The water wouldn't begin to flow for five-to-eight years, but the beginning of the process is just around the corner. That means the pressure is on Milwaukee, Waukesha's preferred seller; Milwaukee has the highest quality drinking water and its pipes are closest to Waukesha. |
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| | Politics - October 9, 2009 |
| | Waukesha's thirst for lake water raises questions |
| | No political or environmental question in this region has gotten more attention in the last few years than the City of Waukesha's desire to pipe in Lake Michigan water. A diversion to a community like Waukesha that is entirely outside the Great Lakes Basin is permissible under certain conditions laid out in a 2008 agreement with the seven other Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces. |
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