Does that mean that negotiations are dead, buried and unable to be exhumed before they ever began,
as Waukesha indicates to Waukesha Patch?
“We are disappointed that Milwaukee prematurely killed this opportunity to negotiate a historic regional cooperation agreement with Waukesha,” said Interim City Administrator Steve Crandell in a prepared statement.
I ask because I note this line in
Don Behm's Journal Sentinel story about events today, where Milwaukee balked at negotiating a water sale to Waukesha that would allow Waukesha to send some water to parts of four neighboring communities:
In countering Milwaukee's proposal for tight constraints on Waukesha's service area, Waukesha Water Utility General Manager Dan Duchniak has offered to discuss terms for distributing water to the adjacent municipalities. There has been no response from Barrett or council leaders.
Just remember that two big projects around here were also declared dead - - Miller Park and the agreement leading to the building of the Potowatomi Casino - - and both were eventually put on track.