Deciding not to let the voters of Shorewood elect a trustee to replace Phinney who resigned his seat, the Village Board interviewed 12 applicants ..........

 

( I believe none of the twelve have ever subjected themselves to the bright light of the election process and found this back door way to office to be more palatable !)

 

The Village Board Members selected Sean Cummings, who is the co-chair of the D2D Committee. 

 

The D2D project, replacing the SHS natural field with an artificial field, and possibly adding a big dome for winter, was touted as a private contribution project that would cost in the $3 million range.

 

The "private contribution" aspect of the project may have been well intentioned at first, but the D2D Committee, with Sean Cummings in the lead, quickly acquired about $1 million in taxpayer money from the School District, the Village Board and the CDA.

 

In the meantime ---  the School Board is cutting back programs like music, arts and languages, and is trying to figure out which school building to close for the lack of students and money  ..........

 

Mr Cummings should fit right in with the present Board Trustees, who have a penchant for overlooking the mundane every day needs of the Village of Shorewood, for the bright lights and glamour of the Big Dollar Projects.

 

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ?  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT BELOW ! 

Did my civic duty at the Lake Bluff school --- and was amazed that the lot had not been cleared of the snow and ice.

Once you get close to the entrance, there was some clear pavement, but the rest of the lot is a broken hip waiting to happen.

Talking to the Poll Workers --- they said that when they first got there in the morning, even the entrances were treacherous.

Whose responsiblity is it to make sure that the voters --- old and young, able and infirmed --- have adequate access to the Polling Places.

I drove by the Village Hall, and it appeared that a much better job was done there near the entrance, although the crosswalks could have been done better.

Driving by the other Shorwood Schools --- I can see that the School District does not clear its sidewalks.  All of them, Lake Bluff, Atwater, SHS and the Middle School were all surrounded by slippery sidewalks.

Just for comparison, I drove past Riverside School in Milwaukee --- their sidewalks were nice and clear.  The same with the grade school on 9th street just south of National.

It is nice that the School District is going to have Artificial Grass and possibly a Dome at the SHS Athletic Field ---- in the meantime, maybe they can comply with the Village Ordinances and clear their walks !

 WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

This past December was a good reminder that we really do live in an area that gets snow !  Yes, here in Wisconsin, Mother Nature has been known to make life miserable by dropping a whole lot of wet sloppy snow, and then freezing it all into frozen slush.

 On December 20th I wrote a posting to this blog noting that the merchants on Capitol Drive were still hampered by the mounds of snow and ice piled up at the curb.  Shorewood had cleared the mounds along North Oakland Avenue, but hadn't gotten to Capitol Drive.  In previous postings, I had noted that crosswalks in the business district remained treacherous and needed clearing.

 On December 22nd, Tim Fotjik noted in his blog that it appeared that the Village was clearing snow for St Roberts from their lot. 

http://blogs.shorewoodnow.com/neighboring/archive/2007/12/22/if-you-were-looking-for-a-village-dump-truck-on-friday.aspx

Following up with Tim, he never heard from anyone as to why, or who paid for it. 

 Doing an Open Records request, I found out that YES, Shorewood did clean the lot at St Roberts at No Charge !

In fairness to those who are sometimes put on the spot to make a controversial decision, there was a safety element involved in the decision to clear St Roberts lot.  I think though, that Village Officials should bill St Roberts for at least the labor costs and nominal equipment costs involved.  And that if this is to be a policy, it should be extended on an impartial basis to other private property owners.

The Village Board also needs to recognize that snow and ice removal in the Business District is a priority, not only for the business owners to be able to engage in commerce, but also for the safety and welfare of the pedestrians.  Shorewood cannot be a "Walkable" community only in Good Weather !

We have seen in the past year that this current Village Board (which will also be the next Village Board due to no new candidates) has had no qualms about spending large sums of money on questionable projects.

Millions of dollars are going to a Streetscaping that is only about 10 years old.  And the Village Board Members voted to spend about Half a Million Dollar$ for plastic grass on the High School Field !

It is time that this Board gives the proper resources to the DPW to make Shorewood safe for its pedestrians in winter --- and for businesses to be accessible to their customers.

 WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ?  --- YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME

 

 

For some thoughts on issues other than Shorewood, visit my other blog at

http://nonconventionalwisdomperspectives.blogspot.com/

THIS IS AN E MAIL I RECEIVED FROM A READER COMMENTING ON THE RECENT STREETSCAPE WORK, D2D, ETC 

READERS COMMENTS:

So the SHS lot is once again accessible after only a short time in spite of the earlier dire predictions of a far more extended closure! While part of me is glad the 'crisis' there is over, another part is concerned that it seems like for the most part, there seems to be no real concept of a time frame for any part of this project! Looking at the piecemeal way things are proceeding on Oakland Avenue, per your pictures and my own firsthand viewing, and the lack of knowledge of such things as who actually decided to close the SHS lot and for how long, I'm beginning to wonder how things are being coordinated!
In addition, before viewing your blog today, I saw the ShorewoodNow picture of the groundbreaking ceremony after the final home football game weeks ago and I note daily, while driving past the field, that seemingly nothing has begun on the D2D front, either!! As this is some of the most favorable weather we'll probably see before winter, shouldn't things be in a more 'git 'er done' mode?!?

 RESPONSE TO READER

Dear Reader

 It does seem amazing that "voila" the SHS lot was open a couple of weeks before schedule.  It does bring to question whether the Powers Who Be put the pedal to the metal when they starting getting complaints --- or if they folks in charge of the work are that incompetent that they could be that far off in their projections for the time required.

Interestingly, the Village put out a Streetscape Update at the end of September, saying that the whole time schedule was being re-evaluated and could be changed --- while at the same time, the BID Director was telling folks that the work was being stopped and put on a new schedule --- all of this was while Trustee Dawn Anderson was writing a comment to defend the NO PARKING in areas where NO WORK was being done --- kind of sounds like Board Members were not kept updated and in effect got Blindsided !!

Regarding D2D -- it appears the School District is no better at handling a Public Works project, than the Village is.

It is obvious that the only work they have done is the Ceremonial Groundbreaking --- but they have stopped playing their games on the Home Field.

 From what I have heard, the High School has incurred a lot of new expense by transporting everyone --- including the band --- to home games played on other fields.  This is not an expense that was budgeted --- and seeing how there is no work being done on the field -- it is an obvious waste of taxpayers' money.

If any readers out there actually knows what is going on with these projects --- please write in and share the information with us !

Thanks

Dave 

John.Carlton@micorp.com wrote:

Mr. Tatarowicz

Before you respond to one of your bloggers about the disappearance of funds that were donated to the School District for bleachers you should check your facts with someone from the School District. The funds donated by Mr. Nichol for new bleachers have been held by the School District for that project. Now that new bleachers will be constructed as part of the D2D project, the funds will be used for the purpose intended.

Your allusion to the misapplication of funds is disingenuous, at best.


RESPONSE TO MR CARLTON

Mr Carlton

Sorry that I cannot call the School District about every question that comes up in connection with D2D. Perhaps even more sorry is that the School District and Board have not been very good in communicating the facts behind D2D.

In reviewing the D2D website www.drivetodistinction.org there is NO mention of the John Nickoll donation.

In reviewing the School District website www.shorewoodschools.org the information on D2D refers viewers Back to the D2D Website Above !

In the articles in the Milw JS on D2D, there is no mention of the John Nickoll donation.

In the articles in ShorewoodNow on D2D, there is no mention of John Nickoll donation.

After exhaustive research, the only reference I could find to the John Nickoll donation, was in a link from the School District Website to an Alumni newsletter from 2006, on page six, in an article from Rick Monroe about the proposed new facilities.

You spell the donor's name as Mr Nichol, while Mr Monroe spells the donor's name as Nickoll.

I think it is sad that someone makes a donation to the School District --- and does not receive recognition for his donation --- and can't even get his name spelled correctly !

Dave Tatarowicz

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There is an old saying that Figures don’t lie, but Liars Figure ……….

To the Drumbeat of Private Money – Private Money – Private Money …. for the Field of Dreams and the Big Dome for SHS – it turns out that over 1/5 of the initial costs are from Shorewood’s Taxpayers’ Pockets.

$465,000 of Tax Dollars --- graciously contributed by the Village Board at their last meeting

$350,000 of Tax Dollars --- squirreled away by the School Board from the Science Building Project

$250,000 of Tax Dollars --- under the radar screen, the CDA is tossing a Quarter of a Million of our Tax Dollars into the project.

TOTAL TAX DOLLARS TO DATE: $1,065,000

And HEY --- that’s before Cost Overruns and Maintenance !!

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COMMENTS:

Douglas Johnson wrote:

Dave

I couldn't agree with you more about the money being used on
this .Some of my other thoughts are:

The impact on surrounding area.I live 1/2 of a block away from the
field and am worried about noise , lights .etc.

I brought up noise and light concerns th to D2D personal at a BID
meeting 2 -3 months ago.They said they had nnot thought of it .I do
not believe there has been a impact study done.

Doug Johnson

RESPONSE:

Hi Doug

Thanks for your thoughts.

I think one of the problems we have in Shorewood, is that for a small village, it is hard to figure out who is doing what !! If you talked at a BID meeting --- to the best of my knowledge, they would not have any direct involvement in a School District project. So I am not surprised that no one followed up on your comments or would have done anything about a study or a survey of close neighbors.

It gets even more confusing when some of the entities have taxing power, and others don't. There is the Village Board, the Village Administration, the BID, the CDA, the School District, and the Library Board --- and of course there are the peripheral players, including the Planning Commission, the Sign Committee, the DPW, the Building Dept, the Village Clerk ----------- ad infinitum ...........

I would suggest that if you or your neighbors have concerns on the impact, you contact the School District Administrator and the Village Board President, for guidance on how to be heard.

Dave

COMMENT:

"Jim (In dog years, I'm dead!)" wrote:

Dave,

My wife and I seem to remember a large donation several years ago,
I believe from an alumnus of SHS,
which was earmarked for new, improved bleachers, which never materialized!

I wonder about the current location of THOSE funds!?!?!

RESPONSE:

Hi Jim

I don't personally remember that --- but I wouldn't doubt it. Perhaps some other readers can recall.

If such a donation did occur, I guess it is possible it is in the same account as the Senior Center money that was donated and being held hostage by the Village Board.

Dave

D2D started as a simple enough premise.

Shorewood may have a small high school.

And SHS may have to import students from the City of Milwaukee to afford to keep it open.

And SHS has had to join forces with a private school to be able to compete at any level in football.

And SHS has had to join forces with other schools in various other athletics to compete.

But gosh darn it, the Affluent Folks in Shorewood think SHS athletic facilities should be “state of the art” with artificial turf and ……… why not a Dome !

It just isn’t right for their kids to be driving to SHS in their cars that cost more than some of the homes that their partner kids live in across the river …. and then have to go to some old dirty athletic field !

And who would object ?

After all, it will all be done with Private Dollars !

Kind of like the Senior Citizens’ facilities at the Village Center.

Which were funded with a large bequest …

NO, wait --- scratch that --- yep, there are private dollars, but the Village Board took control of that money, and is sitting on the funds. The Village Board keeps putting off the Old Folks --- bad example !

But back to the SHS project ... let’s see, where was I … oh yes, PRIVATE MONEY.

Who could object to PRIVATE MONEY for a FANTASY FIELD ?

But THEN IT ALL CHANGED !

How about a CHALLENGE GRANT ?

Affluent folks will put up money --- ONLY IF THE LESS AFFLUENT HAVE TO PAY TOO !

Now it is hard to nail down just who is and isn’t affluent in Shorewood --- but if we conservatively figure ½ and ½ --- maybe about 6500 or so that are just barely making it here in Shorewood --- that would be about $71 per person.

Not too much money really, except if you are a family with 3 kids, that works out to $355 – or maybe the take home pay for a week for a two earner, getting by, family.

Hmmmmmm ……… $355 could buy some nice track shoes for those kids --- but luckily there is a new Goodwill Store, just west on Capitol ...... maybe they can get some there !

BTW – Since there already is a Dome on the high school --- if we get another Dome for the athletic field, would they be Dome 1 and Dome 2 ? Would people giving directions say “hey, go east on Capitol past the Domes ………”

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COMMENTS (A)

Sean.Cummings@brunswickbilliards.com wrote:

In the end analysis this will be a very cost effective investment for all Village residents, rich or poor The schools would likely have had to find additional funds to make basic upgrades to the existing facilities, spending about the same $465K the Village agreed to give. This band aid solution would also have a negative impact on classroom $'s given the impact on State formulas. This D2D structure will allow us to get a $2.8 million, long-term solution, for the same amount of money while providing Shorewood with new recreational capabilities and one more recruiting tool for new residents. Why is it a bad thing when rich people and everyday residents want to give our community their money for the betterment of all. I don't see the down side. A few times in life, things that seem too good to be true are.

Just to clarify. No public money is being used for the dome, if it is built at all. If the dome is installed it will be paid for with private, donor funds, likely coming from a few rich alumni on the coasts. It it gets built, it would double the wintertime indoor recreational space in Shorewood. Residents of all ages would have a place to walk, play with grandchildren, organize sports or conduct band practice. Our gym spaces are so crowded now that 10 and 12 year old children have basketball practice at 9:00 p.m. Doubling the size of our winter recreational space for residents for free can't be a bad thing, can it? It will only get built if it is proven to generate income after operating expenses, through rental, and after adequate free time for the community is scheduled. This would put new, incremental dollars into the classroom, something we all care desperately about. Minneapolis is a very progressive city and they have more than 30 of these domes operating at a profit in their community. Once again, let me confirm that no public money will be used for this project and that it will only go up if the school administration is shown that it will generate a profit for the schools.

We too moved here for the world-class academic and arts programs and have found over the years that some choose not to move here because they can get great academics, arts AND athletic programs in other communities. We know of families who are considering leaving the schools because they want to participate in a more robust athletic program. We know of families who looked at Shorewood and elected not to purchase a house here because of our sub-standard facilities. Certai

Daniel Zens wrote:
Hi Dave and Jim:

I respect your right to say what you say on your bolgs but you guys need to get out of the house more often and maybe do some excising., or better yet just better researching of information before you make certain statements regarding D2D.

RESPONSE: Well Dan, I am addressing each of your items in turn. It seems that your facts are not so factual, and the economics are of the famed Vodoo variety.

Facts:
1 )Did you know Shorewood HS has not hosted a track meet at our facilities in over 10 years.

RESPONSE: Ok, so why ? This is a meaningless statistic without background.

2) Did you know the athletics field has restricted use by Phy-Ed and sport and rec. because of the very poor conditions, this can be substantiate by PHY-Ed teachers, coaches High School AD.

RESPONSE: Obviously SHS is not maintaining what they have. Why do you think they will maintain something many times more expensive --- if they can't handle dirt and grass seed, sand and clay --- imagine what will happen to very expensive artificial turf.

3) Did you know Shorewood Athletic Fields are rated the #1 worse facility in Southeastern Wisconsin (I don't think this is keeping up with the Jones).
Have you bother to talk with Coaches, Rec.'s Department, Phy-Ed teachers to find out how pitiful the condition of this facility is. Have you bothered to even walk over to the HS for viewing. The Athletic Fields has not been address for serious maintenance in 30 years. What would your house look like if you didn't bother to do maintenance on it for 30 years.

RESPONSE: Rated #1 worse by who ? On what criteria ? Comparing what size schools to ours ? What are those schools spending in relation to academics ? What is their student / teacher ratio ?

3) Girls and Boy SHS Soccer play ALL their HOME games at 76th and GOOD HOPE because of the condition of the field and the field is not regulation size.

RESPONSE: Again, sounds like a maintenance issue !!

4) Shorewood Varsity reserve played only 2 games at home last year because of the condition of the athletic field.

RESPONSE: Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.

5) The Dome will only happen if private Donors ar willing to pay for it, By the way Minneapolis metro proper has over 25 seasonal domes in use that are profitable to operate. Minneapolis even has a light rail system in their Downtown. But they must be quite backward thinkers.

RESPONSE: Hey -- I am all for Light Rail --- let's do it Now ! As for domes in Minneapolis, have you ever been there --- sure gets cold fast ........ and as for "profitable to operate" what does that mean ?

6) FACT I am aware of 5 families @ $10/thousand per subsidize state aid for each student that
= $500/thousand the School board will lose in revenue for the School Those families are deciding other schools because of the condition of our facilities at the HS are in.

RESPONSE: Where did you get your numbers Dan ? Shorewood PAYS a little over $10,000 per student --- we DON'T get $10,000 from the state --- if we did, we would not need any property taxes for our schools.

7) FACT The village donation to the library Vs private dollars was 5 to 1. The Village contribution to Vs. private dollars for D2D is 1 to 5.

RESPONSE: Dan the Library is actually a part of the Village for funding purposes, per state law. The Library itself has no taxing authority. The School District is a taxing body ---- they can and do levy taxes.

8) The school board would probably need to address the deteriorating facility at the HS if this 80% privately funded initiative had not come forward .

RESPONSE: Hmmm, yes I guess that the school district is responsible for their facilities.

9)Try talking with any real-estate broker who works for SHOREWEST, FIRST WEBER , PRUDENTIAL, or COLDWELLL and they will tell you they believe the impact the D2D initiative is going to be significant for getting new families to consider moving to Shorewood. Several have donated to D2D they so believe in it.

RESPONSE: I am a Realtor. I think I have a pretty good handle on what folks who relocate are looking for.

I could go on and on with factual information on " WHY to SUPPORT D2D " and why the village should to match the $600/thousand Donor challenge, but it wouldn't change you mind because you DO NOT want Shorewood to move forward. That's a Fact.

RESPONSE: Actually Dan, I have done a fair share of working for and contributing to Shorewood. I am a past president of the Shorewood Mens Club and voted many times to support projects in Shorewood. Until some recent knee problems, I regularly worked the BBQ, sold pre- BBQ tickets to businesses on Oakland, and delivered the lunches they bought. I have sponsored the entertainment at the BBQ for many years. I am a charter member of the Shorewood Fitness Center, and ser

Sean.Cummings@brunswickbilliards.com wrote:

Dave,

Again we agree with each other on more elements than we disagree. I believe that we must invest some money to create the facilities where our kids and adult residents can get better physical education and recreational opportunities. Did you know that the students are not allowed to use the fields during their free time (lunch) because the fields cannot take the wear and tear, not a problem with turf.

Where we disagree is that I believe that keeping pace, to some extent, with the Jones's is a necessity whether selling a house, sandwiches or communities. Few people want to buy a home with an outdated kitchen, dirty carpets and substandard wiring. We invest in acedemics because it is the right thing to do and because it sells the community, we invest in the downtown business district because it creates draw. Why are school facilities any different? A community must remain competitive or it will fall behind.

In the end, I take this position. something must be done with these facilities as they are crumbling and unsafe. It is my belief that the Schools will have to come out and ask for more money to bring these up to current safety and regulation standards and spend something around $500K in new money either way. Why not spend that same amount of taxpayer money now, leverage the private donations and get a facility that has more ammeniteis, features and use for residents of all ages?

Since noboby can prove that facilties sell or don't sell, why not error on the safe side and agree that it is highly unlikely that nice facilities hurt your cause if they do not result in an additional tax burden. Since we will have to spend similar money in the very near future anyway on a band aid approach why not leverage the private contribution that is available now and get something that is more than a stop-gap solution.

MY RESPONSE TO SEAN

Hi Sean,

You hit the nail on the head when you wrote " Few people want to buy a home with an outdated kitchen, dirty carpets and substandard wiring "

I wouldn't go so far as to say that is the typical condition of Shorewood's housing stock, but residential housing IS THE KEY to increasing Shorewood's base of families --- and school kids.

As you know, Shorewood has an inordinate percentage of duplexes --- and for the most part, they have reached a stage of obsolescence. Inefficient furnaces, hot water heaters, insufficient insulation, old electrical, galvanized plumbing, etc ...... Also for the most part, they are usually two bedroom only.

If you look at some of my past blog postings, I have gone into the residential issue several times, and have offered suggestions.

You bring up the money spent on the commercial aspects in Shorewood --- and I would challenge anyone to show that it has been spent wisely, and has attracted new business to Shorewood. The BID district paying for a bike race, or an artwalk, does not attract new businesses. Actually new businesses are attracted to a place where people will buy the wares or services -- and if our residential is strong, so will the local businesses be strong.

If SHS does not allow the kids on the fields now --- when maintenance is dirt and grass seed --- (and yes, grooming for track, etc) -- because they say they cannot keep it up ----- imagine what will happen when we have artificial turf !! Who is going to pay the upkeep on that ??

And if you think the maintenance issue is of little concern --- we are presently getting ready to tear down all the 10 year old light poles on North Oakland --- as they are now Junk !!

If you happened to hear about one of the Supreme Court rulings yesterday, you may be aware that the athletic fields may become no more important than the arrangement of the deck chairs on the Titanic, as she went down.

The Supreme Court ruling has thrown a wrench in the use of "race" in schooling equations --- putting the Chapter 220 Program at great peril.

A look at the Shorewood school district budget will tell you that without the 220 kids --- and other government money --- we will probably have to shutter one of the schools.

There is of course only so much energy and money to go around in the Village --- I think we need to slow down and make sure both are spent wisely.

Thanks

Dave

It has taken me quite a while to decide whether D2D is something I would support or oppose.

Neutrality on the D2D was quite comfortable as long as it was something that I thought was being totally paid for with private contributions .... then lo and behold .... there are all kinds of tax dollars involved ---- did I miss something ---- was I imagining that D2D was a private undertaking being donated to the school via Private Contributions ?

The overwhelming deciding factor for me, however, was reading one of Steve Koczela's blogs and the attached correspondence from the D2D Committee. The excerpt that caught my attention follows:

"Why Support D2D?"

" You should support D2D if you believe our schools are a significant, contributing factor to the health of our community. You should support this initiative if you are tired of the academic program cuts in our schools. You should support D2D if you believe in physical education or combating the rising problem of childhood obesity. "

I do not believe that our schools do much of anything regarding physical education for the average student !

I base this belief on my own observation at the Community Fitness Center, which is used by the students as part of their physical education. Seeing the effort --- actually Lack Of Effort --- that the average student puts out in these phy ed classes is pathetic !!

The students pretend to exercise --- mostly they socialize. Their collective sweat doesn't appear to be enough to warrant the washing of even one T shirt --- not to mention that their clothing doesn't seem to have to do much with exercise or exertion.

When I had first made these observations a few years ago, I learned a few secrets of Shorewood HS Phy Ed, that may or may not be true today.

1) Students don't bother to wear athletic work out clothes during Phy Ed, because they do not intend to sweat.

2) Students do not intend to sweat because then they would have to take a shower after Phy Ed --- and they don't want to do so.

3) The HS charges a special separate fee to each parent of each student, which originally was intended to cover the cost of towels for the students, for using when they took their showers after Phy Ed.

4) The HS no longer distributes said towels that they charge for, because the students do not take showers, because they don't sweat.

Now I understand that D2D is not designed for the average student. It is designed for teams that would use that type of facility. I also understand that is a very small percentage of the students who attend Shorewood HS ---- and therefore I am against using any tax money for an elitist facility.

I would much rather see our tax dollars go for real Physical Education that at least produces a sweat on the kids.

If we really want to reduce childhood obesity ...

May I suggest starting each day with a one mile run, followed by some calesthenics. And maybe a couple of times a week, some throwing and catching to work on hand / eye coordination !!

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COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM READERS ON D2D

1) "You should support this initiative if you are tired of the academic program cuts in our schools. You should support D2D if you believe in physical education or combating the rising problem of childhood obesity." ...from the D2D Committee.

My response to that is, are we not talking about a facility...which is separate from any actual programs involving phy. ed. or addressing obesity? I'm not sure any programs are being cut because money is being diverted to upkeep or updating of the present athletic facilities!

That said, I agree that the field, concessions and seating have needed to be addressed
for quite a long time and a privately funded initiative like this is a good idea. However, please...scrap the dome!

And Dave, re: throwing and catching for hand/eye coordination;
isn't that what video games are for?

-Jim Genthe
-Shorewood Resident

Response to Jim:


Hi Jim

Please note that now THERE IS TAX MONEY INVOLVED -- at the very least, a proposed $600,000 from the village ......... also, the D2D committee is saying that this will help childhood obesity --------

I think you are on to something though --- just think how many video games we can buy kids in Shorewood for $600,000 --- Shorewood kids will have the best wrist actions in the world !!

Dave

2) Sean.Cummings@brunswickbilliards.com wrote:

Dear Dave,

I appreciate your comments as posted on NOW and agreed with the need to place a greater emphasis on physical education in Shorewood. However, I would also like to suggest a few reasons why the D2D project is a cost effective use of public funds and would benefit the entire community and not just the jocks. It is my belief, as a former urban planner, that many social trends can be understood by looking a