Water Policy Focus Groups Begin This Afternoon, Continue This Week

Another reminder that you can attend publicly-sponsored, free and timely focus groups this week to weigh in on a critical issue:

The need for regional planners and public officials to recognize the development potential of Lake Michigan water, and to spread those benefits to meet a more just regional agenda: better transit, more affordable housing, shared job opportunity, and environmental protection.

This is a unique opportunity to press for an alternative to one-dimensional water sales that will trip off more sprawl and capital drain away from Milwaukee to Waukesha County.

Here are the details.

Monday 2/8 1:30pm Early Afternoon meeting (1:30pm)

Waukesha County Administration Building

515 W. Moreland Blvd Room AC 255

Waukesha WI

Wednesday 2/10 4:30 PM Early Evening Meeting (4:30 PM) NEW SITE/TIME

Washington Park Library on Sherman Blvd

2121 North Sherman Boulevard

Milwaukee, WI

Thursday 2/11 1:30 PM Early Afternoon meeting (1:30 pm) Parking passes provided by UWM

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Union - Room 181

2200 E. Kenwood Blvd

Milwaukee WI

Please contact Randy Crump at Prism or Catherine Madison at CED if you would like to participate in one of the focus groups or if you have any questions.

• Randy’s contact information is rcrump@prismtechical.com or (414) 847-0990 ext. 104.

• Catherine’s contact information is cmadison@uwm.edu or (414) 229-6155.

More information regarding the Socio-Economic Impact Analysis for the Regional Water Supply Plan can be found on the CED Website at http://www4.uwm.edu/ced/sewrpc/index.cfm

More information regarding the recommendations set forth in the preliminary draft of the Regional Water Supply Plan can be found on the SEWRPC Website at http://www.sewrpc.org/watersupplystudy/pdfs/pr-052_chapter-09_preliminary_draft.pdf