Great Lakes mayors tell candidates to make lakes a priority
RACINE, Wis. (AP) - A group of mayors from the Great Lakes states and Canada are telling candidates in the 2008 elections that they must make the waterways a priority.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Board of Directors met Friday in Racine.
Racine Mayor Gary Becker says the group will send questionnaires to the presidential candidates to get their thoughts on the waterways. He says those will go out after the primaries and the group will work with candidates on both sides to help them understand what's at stake.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the states and cities around the lakes need long-term money for things like wastewater infrastructure. He says the issue is as important as saving the Everglades in Florida.
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