The School Board is Spending What on Dec 3? VOTE NO!

On the front page of the paper this week is another article on the school board buying land for education purposes with a grant. This grant will not cover the total expense of the the land and school board is looking into the "possibility" of other grants to help purchase this land. What about future maintenance of the land? What about the costs we aren't sure of at this point but we know will show up after the land is purchased and need to be paid for. I am really at a loss about why the school needs this at all when one of the assets this rural school district has plenty of is students with access to land. If this was some larger suburban/urban area then is purchase might be a great asset. I don't see it here. Then, under the article for the purchase of this land is an article on the shortfall the school district is going to have for its budget. This is getting crazier.

As far as I know the school is getting 10 acres at the ABA in the development. Most of the kids in this town already have plenty of access to land. What board should be spending money on is more class trips out of town to see what else is going on the world. They don't need this land.

If you care about your tax dollars go to the school board meeting on December 3 and vote NO to this ridiculous purchase by the school board.

And Now the School Board...

As I understand most public budgets right now they are in financial trouble. Not the Green Lake School District apparently. They need to buy more land for a school that seems to be on the verge of closing. What the H is going on with this town?

ABA Development

What is going on with this project? I haven't heard much from the regulars on this and I haven't seen much in the paper. It seems like it might be full steam ahead with this project. Any news out there?

The Courthouse Saga

I can't believe the county is now going to borrow FIVE Million dollars for the courthouse project. Has anyone been watching what is going on with the economy these days? This is getting ridiculous.

Winter Fest Canceled

As the town comes up with new ideas for tourism the cancellation of Winter Fest by the chamber seems to be the best one so far. Yet another reason not to visit this "secret gem" of a town. This is another great idea from the Chamber of Commerce(what commerce?) to encourage tourism. Once these events are cancelled it becomes more difficult to get them going again. The chamber has too many committees with too many people with their own agendas and not the towns best interests.

School Board Mtg Nov. 19

I understand there is a school board meeting on the 19th at 7pm at the school. I am not sure what is on the agenda but someone in town who knows these things tells me it is important.

VOTE!!!

Well I guess I should check up on my own blog once in a while. I haven't been on here in a while because there hasn't been much going on in town. I was wrong.

I guess this election has really gotten people going. If all you people out there feel this strongly I can only hope you will be at the only poll that counts on Tuesday.

Happy Voting Day!

Governing Bodies of the Lake

Many of the problems I see in the area stem from ancient governing powers set up in Washington 150 years ago. The city is one governing body(City of Green Lake) while the larger area is Town of Brooklyn. Many of the citizens mutual interests come into conflict because by necessity these bodies must protect their tax basis. I would love to see these two entities come under one governing body. People naturally try to protect what power they have to the detriment of their mutual needs. Maybe the city should just start annexing as much as possible of the township bringing it under "one roof". It would make life less complicated for all us to go forward with mutual needs. The lake is the lively hood for many of us and this would be to all of our interests. We need one governing body for the benefit of all citizens here.

The Court House

While the rest of country is bailing out I can't believe we are going ahead with the courthouse building. This county has lost its mind considering the current economy. If we are going ahead I think it is time we invited the Hochunck Tribe back and make the current court house into a casino. Revenue would not be a problem for the city any more and all the businesses would benefit year round.

Harvest Fest

I would love to know how people think Harvest Weekend was. What did you like, what can be improved. Were there enough bathrooms? Should the band be in the intersection of downtown or at the remodeled band shell? Since it is a Harvest Fest shouldn't the people selling produce and flowers be in front of the courthouse? Maybe all the food vendors should all be in one park? Or spread all over?

The School

Yikes. It looks like we need some room for the school issues. Here it is. I am almost tempted to start its own blog. If Ken Bates reads this, as I suspect he does he should probably start a blog for the school. It could be linked in here very easily. Mostly I have found open forums like a blog make certain people uncomfortable. They just want all of you "voices" to go away. Including me quite often.

Open Forum

I like the idea of who ever came up with the Open Forum idea. Makes it a little easier. If there is a topic you would like to discuss and I don't cover it as much as you would like go to the Open Forum Topic. When you enter a comment just try to make it clear for the next person what you are discussing by putting a topic in Caps. For instance: THE SCHOOL BOARD and then just say what you wish. Lets see how that works out for people. Thanks for a good idea. I think.

Legitimate Complaint

The person who complained about not being able to post on subjects they would like to discuss makes a very good point I think. Sometimes I don't have inclination or time or enough information on a subject. I try but ....Anyway if someone is interested in starting their own blog you can go to google and under blogs you can start your own blog. I think the more the merrier.

Winn Collins Wins

It looks like incumbent DA Winn Collins will continue to be the DA for Green Lake county. He was running in the primary against Ceman on the Republican ticket and he won last night.

District Attorney Race September 9

The Green Lake County District Attorney Race is Tuesday Sep. 9. It is a primary race and most of the people running are unopposed. (Balweg, Petri, etc.) but the race for DA is going to be determined in the primary so voting for this office will be important. Collins and Ceman are both running on the Republican Ticket so the winner will essentially be the DA. Get out and at least vote for the District Attorney.

The Vice President Picks

What do you think about the VP picks? I think McCain outflanked Obama on this one.It is a very bold choice for McCain. First of all a woman is a great choice. Sarah Palin has 5 children, one with Downs syndrome. Obama choice of Biden is not going to be great for his ticket. Too white male for the Hilary supporters. Barack should have picked Hilary I think. I also think the Democrats should be more open to using nuclear energy. Now, with the Gov. of Alaska there will be a bigger possibility of drilling there. Picking Palin will also help negate the age issue for McCain(Although Reagan was older when he was elected).

DA Poll

The poll I put up is very preliminary. When it get closer to the actual race I will repost the same poll to see the outcome.

Comments for City Council on Downtown Improvement

I am making a heading for the city council area because Donna Moore is trying hard to get some feedback for the needs of the city and wants of the citizens for the downtown under other blog headings and I think that is a good idea. I am afraid and comments or feedback she gets will get lost in shuffle. There should be an area for City issues you would like the council to deal with and address concerning the downtown.

The Fireman's Street Dance

I understand the fireman's street dance was a great success and raised a lot of money. Thanks Mike Havey!

Street Banners

Vote for your favorite street banner at the library by August 29th at 6:00. I think you can also vote at the Chamber of Commerce or the Bank.