Is the Milwaukee Water Works a Cash Cow?
May 27, 2009
The Shephard Express wrote an article raising questions about the proposed sale of Milwaukee's Water Works to a private company.
But is privatizing the Water Works the best answer for the city’s budget woes? Have other options been considered? “Given the fact that we have these budget issues, it concerns me that the city would pay out money to hire an adviser to grease the wheels for privatization without having any public input,” said Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee riverkeeper at Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers.
