Waukesha County Budget Town Meetings

Waukesha County is having Town Hall meetings on the 2011 budget.  The first meeting was on July 13th, but you can still make the other two meetings.

Thursday, July 22 9 AM
Town Bank
850 W. North Shore Drive, Hartland
(Corner of CTH "KE" and STH "83")


Monday, July 26 6 PM
Waukesha County Courthouse
515 W Moreland BLVD, Room 350, Waukesha
(SW Corner of Pewaukee Road (Hwy J) & Moreland BLVD

Specialized transportation available with 72 hour notice at (262) 548-7902.

If you go, I would suggest you talk about the need to ensure there are enough services and programs for people with disabilities, the elderly, etc.  According to the data from Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, Waukesha County has an absurdly (to me) low county tax rate of $1.92 (I believe it's per per $1,000) for 2009/2010 when the state average is $3.86.  So crying about the high tax rates won't cut it here, especially since the individual muncipalities also have low tax rates.  One way communities & counties keep tax rates down is to not provide services, or to cut services.  Don't let them balance the budget on the back of the people who need assistance the most.