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Racine, Wisconsin mayor John Dickert discusses his connection to the Great Lakes and the most pressing issues facing his community today: from the Waukesha diversion to invasive species.We caught up with him at the 2016 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative/Alliance Grands Lacs St-Laurent conference in Niagara Falls, New York.