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.
Recent blogs about 124th Street, Calhoun and Bluemound Roads had some readers writing.
I learned that 124th Street south of Greenfield is in New Berlin. Not Brookfield’s problem.
The widening of Calhoun Road, in one person’s view, will be a good thing. He predicts that the “massive safety improvements” will improve the marketability of homes along Calhoun.
Another reader questioned, “Why in the world is the roadway that wide, and what’s with all the left turn lanes? The project is being way overdone. …The monstrous roadway between Gebhardt and Bluemound would be laughable if we weren’t paying for it.”
Someone asked about and volunteered for a “Save the [Ruby] Farm” campaign.
Public transportation on Bluemound Road was a sore point. “Public transportation is useless. It brings in revenue of $15,000 and costs how much to run. It gets to use 25% of the road and hauls 5% of the people.”
“A drive down Bluemound between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. will illustrate what [elected officials] have done to our city. Trashy commercial developments, hideous planning, and more on the way…to say nothing of the huge increase in crime.”
Other emails focused on dissatisfaction with city officials. One reader wrote, “I expected so much from Speaker… It seems that the elected officials want to turn the city into a metropolis, and they completely disregard the taxpayers.”
Another wrote, “The Mayor and Council have a severe case of ego and self-serving that puts them above accountability or logic.”
“The whole management of development in Brookfield has been disgusting.”
Please share you views with me at JW-BLOG@wi.rr.com.
