We Energies rate hike, Milwaukee to consider taking over utility

A day after Wisconsin regulators approved a sixth rate hike in six years for We Energies customers, the Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously to pay for a study about taking over the utility. The proposal for a study still needs the mayor’s approval.Feasibility study approved"Either they not worried about us or they daring us, either way it goes, I don’t like the disrespect," Alderman Russell Stamper said about the most recent rate hike."If you're sick of the way We Energies operates, if you are sick and tired about what's going on, what you have to say right now when we take the vote on this is yes," said Milwaukee Alderman Alex Brower, who sponsored the legislation. "You will send a message to them."The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously 15 to 0 on Friday, Nov. 6 to allow borrowing for up to $1.35 million for a feasibility study about taking over We Energies. It could still meet the partial veto pen of the mayor.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mo