Ashland City Council Meeting

City of Ashland selling water to Enbridge
Enbridge has approached the City of Ashalnd Public Works Committee about selling water to Enbridge for the construction of the Line 5 reroute project. On Feb. 11, 2020 the City Council unanimously passed a Resolution “to support the efforts of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to remove the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline from the Bad River Watershed.” To be an ally, our actions must align with our words and selling water to Enbridge goes against the Bad River Bands efforts to remove the pipeline from the watershed.

They are not discussing the issue at this meeting, BUT folks were directed to comment/communicate about it at the Ashland City Council meeting rather than at Public Works Committee.

See agenda here: https://ashlandwi.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1091/files/agenda/3675 and https://www.coawi.org/233/City-Council

Other meetings:
Public Works Committee Meetings: 5:30pm on 4/9, 5/14
City Council Meetings: 6pm on 3/31, 4/7, 4/21, 5/21, 5/26

See attached flier and this update post for more information.

Previous meeting recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w90h2flR_v0
Local Citizens have been attempting to find out why Ashland WI governments are agreeing to contracts (for sale of water) and agreements (to privatize local law enforcement) with Enbridge when Ashland previously unanimously signed a resolution that they would stand and support Bad River in their fight against Enbridge to Shut Down Line 5 permanently. Bad River is requesting healing between neighbors yet Ashland appears to be doing the opposite by taking action in standing with Enbridge instead of with Bad River.