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Resolution relative to the City of West Allis Expressing opposition to the proposed City of Milwaukee Downtown Streetcar Project Should Costs be Incurred to Non-City of Milwaukee Utility Users.
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WHEREAS, the City of Milwaukee has proposed the construction of a Downtown Streetcar Project; and,
WHEREAS, said project will cost an estimated $64 million for the two mile route from the Intermodal Station on St. Paul Avenue through the Third Ward and downtown Milwaukee; and,
WHEREAS, the cost estimate does not include a possible addition of $50 million dollars or more for the cost of relocating underground utilities for WE Energies, AT&T, and Time Warner; and,
WHEREAS, if the Wisconsin Public Service Commission determines that the relocation costs of the underground utilities are the utility companies' expenses, they would then be incorporated into their new rates and charges to non-City of Milwaukee utility users.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that it hereby expresses its opposition to the proposed project if utility and/or utility relocation costs are paid for in full or in part by non-City of Milwaukee utility users.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that a copy of this Resolution shall be sent to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Milwaukee Common Council, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, WE Energies, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
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