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Article: CITY STILL BACKS FLOW New Berlin talks in sewer wars stagnate Both sides say separate deal with sewerage district appears unlikely
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 9, 1996
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Talks between the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and the
city are at a standstill, and both sides have doubts the city will
strike a deal independently of the suburban coalition locked in a
legal battle with the district.
Symbolizing the state of negotiations was a split vote last week
by the Common Council on a resolution reaffirming New Berlin's
status as the major financial backer of the Fair Liquidation of
Waste, or FLOW, coalition.
FLOW, a coalition of suburbs outside Milwaukee County, has since
1983 fought the sewerage district's decision to bill communities for
sewer construction costs based on property values.
While several New Berlin Common Council members, including ...