Alderwoman Kristen Wilhelm Walks Out of Common Council Meeting

Tuesday night’s common council meeting was not short on drama.  Near the end of the two and a half hour meeting on Tuesday, March 20, District 3 Alderwoman Kristen Wilhelm abruptly walked out of the meeting before it was adjourned leaving District 3 unrepresented for the remainder of this meeting.

Mayor Tom Taylor can also be heard on the City’s recording of the meeting calling an unidentified person a “…moron with an IQ of 2.”

The mayor’s remarks came off as very juvenile for the mayor of a major suburb of Milwaukee County who is also the chairman of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council (ICC).

Is this the sort of "monkey shines” Franklinites expect from their elected representatives on the common council?

We strongly recommend readers listen to the entire meeting audio to hear the spending proposals offered by Alderman Steve Taylor’s Forward Franklin EDC (See budget, business plan and other meeting documents below).

Franklin Forward EDC Plan/Budget

How does the mayor, Alderman Taylor and commissioner Haskins propose to pay for their “vision?”  They want to spend unused funds from the comprehensive master plan.

Is this their idea of responsible leadership?

Is the Forward Franklin Economic Development Committee Spinning its Wheels?

We humbly submit this multiple-source REALITY CHECK for the citizens of Franklin, Mayor Tom Taylor and the Forward Franklin Economic Development Committee members and ask that you remember what you see and read here when our bloviating, misleading City leaders declare "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" and claim that Franklin’s economic climate is improving thanks to this committee which,  since its creation on June 21, 2011, has held five meetings and one workshop.  A look at the committee’s meeting minute’s reveals little to no substantive progress in achieving the primary goals of this new committee, other than considering whether to reappropriate funds and spend $110,484 for marketing materials and possibly a website.  Here are the meeting minutes for “Forward Franklin’s” October 24 meeting; providing readers with a glimpse of its work.

Basically, according to the City's website, the purpose of the Forward Franklin Economic Development Committee is to promote and enhance the City of Franklin; to actively pursue commercial and industrial business development/investment for relocation into the City of Franklin to achieve a balanced tax base; to work with the business community in the retention and expansion of the businesses already within the City; and to promote the City in various manners as an excellent place to live and do business.  Read More...

Here is the REALITY CHECK we promised earlier.

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In this interview with THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Governor Scott Walker says that Wisconsin’s agricultural exports (corn, soy beans, dairy and cranberries) have increased 35 percent.

Meanwhile Mayor Tom Taylor and the Franklin Common Council, specifically Alderman Steve F. Taylor and Alderman Skowronski’s usual corporate cronyism with regard to the Ryan Creek interceptor Project, along with the mayor's plans for a business park in that area will likely reduce farm land in the City.

Will Walker’s optimism translate into economic growth for the City of Franklin?  In this interview Walker specifically mentions the potential in Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, and Racine.  Apparently Walker hasn’t heard of Mayor Taylor’s Forward Franklin EDC brain-child.

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