City of Brookfield v. Public Service Commission

SNYDER,' J.

The plaintiff municipalities appeal from a circuit court judgment affirming a Public Service Commission (PSC) order permitting the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to charge the municipalities for the recovery of capital costs on the basis of taxable property value. The sole issue is whether. MMSD's property value based method is permissible under § 66.91(5)(c), STATS. We hold that it is. Accordingly, we affirm.

This case continues the decade-long dispute between MMSD and municipalities outside of the district, collectively known as FLOW, 1 over FLOW'S respective…