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Zimmermann's Service 360 E. Howard Ave. 414 -744-9868 255317199 FREE AC CHECK most cars With coupon. Expires 7/28/17. DID YOU KNOW? • Actress Jennifer Lawrence was voted "Most Talkative" in seventh grade. • The numbers "172" can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. – Source: sotruefacts.com MARK BELLING Whose Democrats are dumber? Page 8 An epic battle: Illinois vs. Wisconsin OPTIMIST THEATRE DELIVERS OUTSTANDING 'MUCH ADO' AT THE PECK – PAGE 17 OWEN ROBINSON Group seeks to recall Barrett from office Page 9 Milwaukee Can't Wait says mayor to blame for woes MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER JULY 14, 2017 Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com By HANNAH WEIKEL Conley News Service MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee is taking a second stab at negotia- tions with Waukesha over the sale of Great Lakes water after previ- ous dealings fizzled out several years ago. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett sent an unsolicited proposal 15 days before an exclusivity agree- ment between Waukesha and Oak Creek expired at the end of May. The Waukesha Water Utility had to ignore the proposal until the a g r e e m e n t with Oak Creek lapsed. They then brought the issue to the Common Council, which initiated a full review of the proposal after a closed session last month. Milwaukee originally pulled out of negotiations in 2012 because city officials didn't want to provide water to Waukesha's entire future service area, which extended beyond city limits and enveloped pieces of Pewaukee, Genesee, Delafield and the Town of Waukesha. Waukesha came back with a letter that said cutting off areas that were part of the water serv- ice area was against the law and would not be considered and instead focused on negotiations with Oak Creek and Racine. Barrett had said he was open to renewing negotiations with Waukesha after the Great Lakes Compact Council ratcheted down the perimeter for future water sales as part of their final approval last year. The amended area was more in line with what Milwaukee initially wanted in 2012. Oak Creek and Racine have not placed restrictions on the Waukesha water distribution perimeter. Waukesha is operating under a tight deadline from the Department of Justice to fix the radium levels in drinking water Milwaukee submits water proposal to Waukesha See WATER on Page 16 Barrett reopens talks over water sale Barrett

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