Short Time Line For SEWRPC Social Justice Study Comments
One additional bit of information from Thursday's discussion at SEWRPC's Environmental Justice Task Force meeting:
Consultants working on a study about the socio-economic consequences of water policy in the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission's seven-county region - - characterized by some of the most intense and endemic racial segregation in the country - - said they were rolling out their study conclusions beginning March 9th.
So the best use of the consultants' call for comments to inform the study is prior to the ninth - - meaning now!
The socio-economic analysis is important because SEWRPC's comprehensive water policy study, nearly completed, had proceeded for five years without this perspective, and the agency agreed to add it under pressure - - so it is incumbent on environmentalists and social justice advocates to weigh in on the issue to strengthen this oft-overlooked point-of-view.
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SEWRPC decides/makes/extends their own deadlines for projects and plans as a way of regular functionality of their "work." When it comes to criticism and input onto their "work," as what this comment period is intended, the window for such opportunity is small with notification to do so barely advertised. Seems to me they are well aware of hiding and keeping a low profile to avoid their obvious shortfalls.
"Social Justice Study" ?!?!? . . . .
With a name like that, you just know what a colossal waste of time, paper, and sadly the tax-payer's money this stack of useless blather the report will be.
You must be a fortune teller, Anon Jim. The study was released last night. I haven't seen it yet. Or were you at the meeting last night for the release.?
It was in Milwaukee, so I doubt you came into the city for that.
Does not take any kind prescient ability to figure out what a steaming pile the report will be.
And no - I headed out from my workplace in Milwaukee for the comfort of my home in the suburbsas soon as I was able to.
Well, good for Milwaukee to provide the proper environment for your employment to happen. Fire protection, police protection, water, streets, lighting, public health and the rest of the urban context that nurtures restaurants, coffee shops and many choices.
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