Lower Spending Cap Sought; Projects Over $5 Million Could Be Put to Referendum Vote in Pewaukee

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City of Pewaukee - A citizen group that forced the recall of Mayor Jeff Nowak in 2005 is stepping up pressure on the Common Council to repeal an ordinance setting $10 million as the threshold for a mandatory referendum on major spending projects.

In a position paper, Pewaukeeans for Better Government says the $10 million cap was "clearly designed to protect the powers of the council and not the will of the people."

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Lower Spending Cap Sought; Projects Over $5 Million Could Be Put to Referendum Vote in Pewaukee

Barb Whitcomb, a PBG leader, said the citizen group officially will make its case for repealing the spending cap ordinance when the council meets at 7 p.m...

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