MILWAUKEE (WITI) — A new development Monday, January 26th in the debate over the streetcar proposed for downtown Milwaukee. The group “Citizens for Responsible Government,” or CRG says they are looking into suing the city. That group says if construction on a downtown streetcar begins before the public has an opportunity to vote, they’ll sue.
Milwaukee’s City Clerk says about 31,000 signatures would be needed to force the issue to a referendum. According to state law, the referendum would have to occur in a special election — or it would have to wait until the Spring 2016 election.
Citizens for Responsible Government has organized the petition drive against the streetcar that is ongoing. Those taking part in the petition drive hope to gather enough signatures to force the issue to a referendum. They’ve set a self-imposed deadline of February 8th.
City Clerk Jim Owczarski says even if the signatures are in before the February 10th Milwaukee Common Council vote — it would be too late to get the referendum on the April 2015 ballot. According to state statute regarding “direct legislation,” if there are six weeks or less before the election, the ordinance or resolution shall be voted on at the next election thereafter ...
Read the complete article on WITI's website at http://fox6now.com/2015/01/26/citizens-for-responsible-government-considering-suing-city-of-milwaukee-over-proposed-streetcar/
