Bigwigs study sale of Detroit's waterworks
Source: BY JOHN WISELY, Detroit FREE PRESS (MI), October 13, 2006
After decades of squabbling between Detroit and its suburbs over water rates, a court-appointed lawyer has been looking into a possible solution that is sure to stir controversy: the prospect of the city selling off the third-largest water system in the country. …… No formal recommendations are expected until spring. But any talk of selling off the system, privatizing it or putting it under the control of a regional authority is certain to generate heated debate.