tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post9212907795229227568..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Waukesha Demand For Closed Meeting Baffled Wisconsin DNRJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-90412251454795329462010-11-25T22:24:19.776-06:002010-11-25T22:24:19.776-06:00A great blog to visit daily, it shares all the stu...A great blog to visit daily, it shares all the stuff that everyone wants to know. I want to subscribe this blog so can you tell me when your blog gets updated.party storehttp://www.partymor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-43019547676435942402010-11-23T05:43:48.932-06:002010-11-23T05:43:48.932-06:00James, in my opinion, the major difference between...James, in my opinion, the major difference between the sides is this; one side wants to protect and preserve and the other would like to exploit this resource resource. <br /><br />It would seem that Waukesha does not see the issue in the same perspective as the environmentalists therefore, it seems, they reject any participation in the application process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-14298080910069385752010-11-22T11:24:57.764-06:002010-11-22T11:24:57.764-06:00As I have written several times in fairly recent p...As I have written several times in fairly recent posts, the problems with the application have been diligently pointed out to the water utility for more than a year by the very environmental groups, in a coalition, whose members asked to sit in on the meeting.<br /><br />That coalition is not in a confrontation with the utility over access to the lake. It has offered its help which the utility has chosen to ignore it.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-92051931705041656222010-11-22T10:30:21.582-06:002010-11-22T10:30:21.582-06:00It is really starting to show that the Waukesha Wa...It is really starting to show that the Waukesha Water Utility, despite the tens of thousands of dollars spent on consulting, is really in over their head on this water diversion issue. <br /><br />They thought this was going to be something as easy as filling out a couple of forms and sending in their fee.<br /><br />No wonder they fought tooth and nail against the Great Lake Compact before it was signed. They at least had the foresight to know that once the compact became law it was going to be very difficult to obtain a diversion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-10409925604382041062010-11-21T20:02:59.101-06:002010-11-21T20:02:59.101-06:00“There is already a public process in place that a...“There is already a public process in place that allows outside parties to comment,” Duchniak said. “Why should that process be changed for this application?”<br /><br />What's meant by "outside parties"? Are the consumers of the Waukesha Water Utility service area considered "outside parties"? That's strange, they're paying for the chosen method to reduce radium in the drinking water supply.<br /><br />Tick, tick, tick...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-11741726329745752712010-11-21T12:58:46.202-06:002010-11-21T12:58:46.202-06:00Will Bill McClenahan comment today? Or perhaps th...Will Bill McClenahan comment today? Or perhaps the $13000/month doesn't include weekend work.Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-55878662311878403602010-11-21T12:45:25.406-06:002010-11-21T12:45:25.406-06:00"Dan Duchniak, Waukesha water utility general..."Dan Duchniak, Waukesha water utility general manager, refused to say what items in the public application the city considers legally sensitive. He said the city’s attorney advised it would not be in Waukesha’s best interest to meet with a third-party present."<br /><br />Maybe its time to get a new city attorney--one who actually knows something about the law!Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-74071875650336526862010-11-21T11:34:02.395-06:002010-11-21T11:34:02.395-06:00Steve nails the issue.
"Regardless of what t...Steve nails the issue.<br /><br />"Regardless of what the City of Waukesha's intent was, cancelling a meeting with the DNR because "third party" and "special interest" groups would be in attendance creates the perception that the City has something to hide."James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-8900767616093040922010-11-21T11:18:02.912-06:002010-11-21T11:18:02.912-06:00Regardless of what the City of Waukesha's inte...Regardless of what the City of Waukesha's intent was, cancelling a meeting with the DNR because "third party" and "special interest" groups would be in attendance creates the perception that the City has something to hide. As a taxpayer, the last thing I want to see is multiple units of government talking about and planning for the use of a shared natural resource as important as Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes in a closed meeting. <br /><br />The only thing that the "special interests" have been doing is speaking up for that resource and demanding that ANY diversion comply with the letter and the spirit of the Compact. Why, putting forth an application that does so requires being done in closed or carefully controled meetings is hard to understand. <br /><br />Steve SchmukiSteve Schmukinoreply@blogger.com