Resolution seeks to spare Milwaukee We Energies ratepayers from huge Foxconn bill
News release from Alderman Robert J. Bauman
To serve the Foxconn facility in Racine, the American Transmission Company (ATC) is proposing a $140 million substation with high voltage power lines. Alderman Bauman has already called for the City of Milwaukee to explore what, if any, standing the city has as a major utility customer to object to the massive proposed utility project.
ATC has recently been quoted by a local media outlet as saying the project would be funded by Wisconsin ratepayers.
“If nothing is done to alter this project, Milwaukee residents who have no transit connections to Foxconn for future job prospects could be paying for the plant three times: once through their state taxes, a second time through their utility bill and a third time through their property taxes, water bills, and fees,” said Alderman Bauman, chair of the Public Works Committee.
Alderman Bauman’s resolution will be heard by the Public Works Committee on Wednesday, January 24 at 9 a.m. in room 301-B at City Hall, 200 E. Wells St.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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