tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post6875628486081761368..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Upscale River Hills Gets Only Milwaukee County 1st Round Stimulus Transportation GrantJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-47887024010914145932009-03-22T22:33:00.000-05:002009-03-22T22:33:00.000-05:00Too much of the stimulus decision-making is coordi...Too much of the stimulus decision-making is coordinated in Madison, far from Milwaukee.<BR/><BR/>We'll see more of the same when SEWRPC spreads millions across a seven-county region, and makes Milwaukee compete against upscale communities in Waukesha, Oaaukee and Washington County, for example.<BR/><BR/>This is an old pattern.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-48677319386324457362009-03-20T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-20T09:28:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!Jason Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563554734101676957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-43077833007146137282009-03-19T19:27:00.000-05:002009-03-19T19:27:00.000-05:00as of the last census:Median household income for ...as of the last census:<BR/><BR/>Median household income for River Hills: $161,292<BR/><BR/>Median household income for Milwaukee County: $38,100<BR/><BR/>y'know, the law says that stimulus highway infrastructure money was supposed to be prioritized to help economically distressed communities. exactly how does River Hills qualify? <BR/><BR/>(PS, Germantown & Menomonee Falls, which also have significantly higher average incomes, are getting the money too. meanwhile, the city of Milwaukee is left behind. again.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com