Janet, a Town of Brookfield resident, has lived in the Elmbrook area for nearly 40 years and is an avid gardener and volunteer. Her blog focuses on the city and town of Brookfield – past, present and future.
Comments from readers:
Brookfield Road, South of Capitol Drive
18 feet of Oak Hill Cemetery has been given to the City of Brookfield. The caretakers of the cemetery wanted someone to remove the chain link fence and the concrete bases.
This fence is very close to graves. The city plans to put in a walkway, this may open up the possibility of vandalism.
Oak Hill Cemetery is the resting spot of a Revolutionary War Soldier, Nathan Hatch. It is also is the gravesite for my great grandparents. Let’s hope that any pedestrians will restrain themselves from vandalism.
Calhoun Road, North & South of Bluemound Road
Brookfield received a state grant to monitor speeders on Calhoun Road. Apparently, both the state and city take a cut of the fines levied on speeders. So we not only pay taxes to build the road, but we also contribute when we travel at a speed that seems comfortable for such a wide road. Is this road a money-maker for the government? Can you imagine the money coming in after the next part of the road is completed?
But then, we’ll need lots of money to pay for the road, the I-94 bridges and the Interchange that the city insists they aren’t building.
Of course, according to Mayor Speaker, the widening of Calhoun Road (south of Bluemound) will make the community “safer.” Perhaps he forgot about the elementary school along Calhoun.
