Public Forum:
For what it's worth, within our circles of influence, everyone we talk to opposes the proposed "high-speed" rail project. The reasons are numerous but unanimous, and elected officials are on notice about how many constituents do not want this.
With all the other existing problems facing our community and our state, the media has already established taxpayers want better decisions by government officials, especially since so many jobs have been lost and ability to pay new taxes is limited.
Frivolous wasting of stimulus monies, raising the national debt to more than $1.3 trillion, is no longer acceptable. Local officials need to realize that taxpayers also will be demanding higher standards of local accountably.
There are obvious creditability voids, especially since serving officials can't even deal with making sure East High School has lights to play evening football. Too bad existing online systems don't allow rating current elected officials, but tracking for how elected representatives vote exists - and media will expound.
The bottom line of unknown future costs and new taxes is what it is, so how many taxpayers would support this if it were a referendum? When I lived in the city of Franklin, those elected officials were forced to accept a binding ethics code by court order. Wouldn't it be sad publicity if Brookfield constituents had to do the same?
Marcy and David Schmidt
Brookfield
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