KENOSHA COUNTY, WI — The City of Kenosha is voluntarily taking itself out of consideration for the potential $10 billion Foxconn electronics factory development.

And if you read the letter from Kenosha mayor John Antaramian to Gov. Scott Walker, one gets the impression that project as a whole represents a giant mess for the people of Kenosha. Antaramian was considerably more tactful in his letter to Gov. Walker on Tuesday, concluding, "based upon the current status of the legislative bill which addresses the project, the City of Kenosha regrets that we will not be able to support this development in our community," he wrote. "We wish you, the State and Foxconn all the best in finding reasonable resolutions to all the issues surrounding this project."

Antaramian outlined those issues as following: Types of expenditures allowed from the Tax Incremental District, limitations of specific amounts allowed for reimbursement from the TID tax increments, Uncontrolled incorporation of Towns, Specific funding rules regarding Water Utilities, Impacts to the State's Levy Limit law and the Expenditure Restraint program. "Throughout this planning process, we have been consistent in our belief that without significant adjustments to specific current State laws impacting local municipalities, we would be unable to support and/or absorb the development of the project," Antaramian wrote.

State Senator Having None of It State Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) wrote back to the Kenosha mayor, pulling no punches.

"It is disappointing that you have decided to turn your back on housing thousands of jobs in your city at the last minute, but that is your prerogative," he fired back. "The legislature and the rest of the region has had tremendous cooperation in attempting to land Foxconn. Your missive to Governor Walker, and the fact that, technically, I still have not heard directly from the city shows you chose to not participate in that cooperation."

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Gov. Scott Walker has said Foxconn would invest $10 billion by 2020 to create a 1,000-acre campus in southeastern Wisconsin and up to 13,000 jobs., the Journal reported. The $10 billion deal comes with criticism. WTMJ reported a government analysis as saying the Wisconsin Foxconn deal may not break even until 2042 and will provide 4,000 fewer jobs than original projections say.