The commuter rail line connecting Racine to Milwaukee and Kenosha is "wounded, but not dead," Mayor Gary Becker said Monday.
Becker will travel to Madison Friday to meet with Gov. Jim Doyle about the proposed line.
One possible scenario has the state passing a regional transit authority law that would create bodies around the state to fund public transportation. Under that scenario, Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee counties may be able to create a tax to pay for commuter rail, among other items.
KRM failed in the state budget process after Senate Democrats were unable to secure a $13 increase on the rental car tax in southeast Wisconsin to pay for commuter rail.
Lets hope it is dead. Becker is an idiot.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Becker is an idiot. But we are all idiots if we think Racine can prosper without a reason or a way to make it to the crime infested, low income area that it is. Downtown is great, but dont stray a couple of blocks either way or you may be shot.
ReplyDeleteSo Becker will fire 1 police officer and 3 firemen to save Taxes BUT he is going to Madison to push for away to Taxs us for KRM.
ReplyDeleteMakes Sense... No.
Why has Fred Young become a voice to deter advancement into the future? He writes every other week into the Racine and Milwaukee papers. Young liked transportation when they brought African Americans from the South to populate his and other factories in the 60's. Bus, train...whatever.
ReplyDeleteCan you have Chicago without the CTA ond Metra?
Take off the blinders!
Maybe it is the name 'Fred' that makes one a flaming Conservative (whatever what that means).
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