The Waukesha Common Council will conduct a special meeting tonight to consider its course of action in response to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources request for additional information about the city's application to gain access to water from Lake Michigan.
Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima has expressed opposition to the application, but he has refused to return several phone calls from BizTimes to comment about the issue.
A coalition of businesses and individual citizens is urging the Waukesha Common Council to reaffirm its support for the application. The group, SH2OSC (Sustainable Water Supply Coalition) wants the council to proceed with providing the DNR any requested information necessary for reviewing the application.
The group has a draft letter of support signed by more than 60 businesses and 85 individuals imploring the common council to proceed with the application for Great Lakes water.
The letter is signed by most of Waukesha's key businesses, including Beer Capitol Distributing-Lake Country, First Business Bank, InvestorsBank, MLG, ProHealth Care, Quad/Graphics Inc., Ruekert-Mielke, SF Analytical Labs, The Schroeder Group Attorneys at Law, Tim O'Brien Homes and Waukesha Metal Products
The Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce is supporting the Great Lakes option, as is the Waukesha County Technical College.
Both the City of Waukesha and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Authority have concluded that Great Lakes water is the best option for Waukesha's public water supply needs.
The letter will be presented at tonight's council meeting, which will begin at 7:45 p.m.
Waukesha mayor still mum as support builds for Great Lakes water option
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