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Council debates Hillandale water-main funding after audit figures reveal multi-million shortfall
Summary
Alderman Deb Schrader and others challenged the mayor and staff about an apparent $2.73 million budget error on the Hillandale water-main project, arguing the spending bypassed council authority; the mayor acknowledged an accounting error but said vouchers and prior resolutions authorized parts of the project.
A protracted debate over funding for the Hillandale Water Main Project dominated the Muskego common council meeting on Dec. 16 after council members and residents raised concerns about how the project was funded and whether the council’s appropriation authority was bypassed.
Alderman Deb Schrader outlined figures she called undisputed and argued they were “figures, not opinion.” She said the original capital authorization showed $1,000,000 and ARPA funds listed $1,000,000 while the “actual project cost” reached $3.75 million, which she summarized as a net budget error of approximately $2,734,000 over the adopted capital budget.…
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