Comments on: Increased Funding for Parks Not An Option In Milwaukee? http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/06/increased-funding-for-parks-not-an-option-in-milwaukee/ A Chronicle of the Urban Parks Movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mary Kamps http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/06/increased-funding-for-parks-not-an-option-in-milwaukee/#comment-947 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:54:57 +0000 http://cityparksblog.org/?p=1355#comment-947 I hate to hear the talk iabout selling parkland. Milwaukee’s park acreage-per-resident now is below the national norm. Generations to come will need our parks even more than we do. I belong to two Milwaukee groups that are working to find adequate park funding. I feel confident we’ll be able to achieve this and be able to hand on our still-beautiful 155 parks in fine shape.
Mary, Milwaukee

]]> By: Melinda http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/06/increased-funding-for-parks-not-an-option-in-milwaukee/#comment-937 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:09:40 +0000 http://cityparksblog.org/?p=1355#comment-937 I love this sort of talk… especially in the middle of a recession. Guess what — there isn’t more money. You can’t just keep taxing and taxing and taxing.

Frankly – I’m tired of constantly being the piggy bank for other people’s wants.

I’m fine if you want to pay for the parks — institute a user fee. But, to continually tax me & my family for parks we’ve never seen, much less use? This kind of government entitlement thought process is bringing our country to our knees.

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