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Milwaukee committee recommends denying homeowner’s $1,600 claim over lead-service replacement cost
Summary
The Judiciary & Legislation Committee recommended denial of Eric LaRue’s $1,600 claim for the private-side share of a lead service line replacement, citing untimely notice, the age of the inlet valve and the city’s interpretation of maintenance obligations. The decision will go to the full Common Council on June 24, 2025.
The Milwaukee Common Council’s Judiciary & Legislation Committee on Monday recommended denying a $1,600 claim from property owner Eric LaRue for the private-side cost share of a lead service line replacement.
The committee heard from Patrick Polly, superintendent of Milwaukee Water Works, who said the inlet valve at LaRue’s property dated to the 1920s and that failures of that vintage are commonly attributable to age. Polly said the Water Works had replaced “a little over…
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