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Committee approves river skimmer agreement substitute with MMSD; aldermen ask about expanding service
Summary
The committee ordered adoption of a substituted intergovernmental agreement with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for river skimmer operations (trash-collection boat) through 2035, with the substitute removing a broad hold‑harmless clause and leaving each party responsible for its own negligence; the city’s share was cited at about $61,200.
The Public Works Committee moved forward on a substituted intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to fund river skimmer operations along the Milwaukee, KK and Menomonee Rivers.
Kurt Spranger of DPW’s environmental engineering section described the skimmer (sometimes called the Leonard skimmer) as a conveyor‑belt boat that pulls…
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