Elmbrook plans to screw taxpayers again

BrookfieldNow has the most fascinating piece (drip that with sarcasm) on Elmbrook’s plan to spend money on new office buildings. Don’t let it be lost on you clever readers that this is coming out on election day. And please, can someone do the numbers and show how much has been spent on CAO in the [...]

Dear Elmbrook

Oh yes, we’ve had our differences. Let me clue you in on another area where we disagree: Tell your educators their politics should remain their private business. I do not pay them to proselytize on the value of the health care fiasco or the evilness of Sarah Palin. If you want to have anything that [...]

Swanson closed because of Brookfield’s blunder

Parents from Swanson school are looking at their little darlings at home today. From the district Web site: The reason for the closure is the probability that the school and area will be without water due to emergency piping and valve repairs conducted by the City of Brookfield Water Department. Emergency, huh? I’ve got an [...]

Restricted seating for East’s graduation

For the first time I ever remember, students are limited in the number of people who can attend their high school graduation. This document explains that eight are allowed for East High School’s ceremony. We’re at seven, so we should be OK. Keep in mind this is Brookfield. Rules are for everyone else. I expect [...]

Elmbrook’s race to the bottom

A couple of prefaces: 1) I was going to do a multi-part well-researched bit with links and quotes, and then I decided not to bother. What’s written here can be easily discovered as truth, I’m just too lazy to document it right now. After all, I don’t really blog anymore. 2) With only one or [...]