New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government

New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government again would like to remind voters that there are important elections State wide that will affect each and every one of us.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates web sites are as follows; (in ballot order)

Randy Koschnik              www.koschnikforjustice.com

Shirley A. Abrahamson    www.abrahamson2009.com

Rose Fernandez              www.ChangeDPI.com

Tony Evers                      www.tonyevers09@yahoo.com

Following the Saturday, March 14th forum at New Berlin West High School  and previous interviews with candidates, New Berlin Citizens for Responsible Government (NBCRG) have decided to endorse the following candidates for New Berlin offices.

Mayor, Ted Wysocki

School board (in ballot order) Sue Manley and Peggy LaSalle.

In our opinion we feel the the candidates policy statements are shared by a majority of the citizens of New Berlin and we respectfully ask your support for them.

Regarding The Great Lakes Diversion of water to serve balance of New Berlin Water Utility customers.

See poster sized photos of Wisconsin Lake water basin surface water divide.

See Map of the expanded New Berlin water supply area.

See Air Photo of New Berlin with the Great Lake Basin superimposed on the photo.

See copies of the public notice handouts and a handout describing the diversion review process under the Great Lakes Compact.

Representatives present will include the following;

DNR, Larry Lynch,  A Water Use Section Hydrologist;

DNR, Rhonda Lynch, Southeast Region Supervisor for Drinking Water and Groundwater Program Manager;

DNR, Jim Fratrick, watershed Co-ordinator, Southeast Region to answer questions about waste water return flows.

Attorney Judy Ohm, serving as hearing officer.

DNR, Todd Ambs, Water Division Admininstrator may also be present.

 3 tables will be set uo for the DNR, City of New Berlin and Ruekert and Mielke, and other interested organizations for their literature.

At 4:00pm the hearing will start. Time will be allowed for interested persons to state their views. This will not be a question and answer  format. The hearing will end after all who have signed up to speak are heard.

According to Mark Belling and Mike Ellis on WISN March 4, 2009 , Governor Doyle's budget has an item in it that is a real danger to Senior Citizens who wish to stay in their homes for a long as possible. The provision would require that anyone who offers Day Care help to a person in their home, must be registered with the State of Wisconsin and must be a member of an approved organization. (Whatever that is) This will drastically raise the cost of care and possibly could affect your plans to take care of your own relatives.

Another item is the Governor's plan to raise the tax on Nursing Home beds from the present $75 to a projected $150. All these changes to the system will drive up the cost of health care to the people who live on fixed incomes who are trying to survive this recession. Then we have the proposed tax on regular hospital beds so we can get more money from the Feds who don't have any money with this stimulus nightmare that is moving on.

Something else to think about.

How about High Speed rail between Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison and on to Saint Paul, maybe by way of Green Bay. Only cost a couple hundred million more dollars. No one has done any studies that show if ridership would support that system.

Several years ago the Wisconsin Southern Railroad tried a test program of passenger service between McHenry IL and Janesville, WI. I round trip per day. Average ridership was 2or 3 people. That was canceled quickly.

Of course the money must come from somewhere to pay for the great increase in state spending and you are the cash cow.

We peasants have no place to go for help. We lost 40 % of our investments already. Now Uncle Jim will take some more.

Happy Days are here again!

Call your state senators and assembly people and let them know what you really think of these plans.