Are you kidding me? Now- correct me if I'm wrong. Governor Doyle sided with Rep. Mark Green from the Green Bay district, in pushing through a new law that would give private utilities the power of emminent domain over publilc land. This law addresssed a resolution that the Douglas Couty board had passed. In this resolution, they would not allow a now completed and recently powered-up powerline to cross any of the county land in Douglas County. Now mind you, every other county along the full length of the line had done the same thing. In these other counties, the WPS (Wisconsin Public Service) found private land to use for the corridor. Douglas Couunty was the only one that could not be crossed without using public land. So, as Doyle was not willing to consider any alternatives, especially alternative energy, he and other conservatives gave Wisconsinites a project they unanimously rejected. I once attended a "public hearing" that was extended from its original 2 hour format to 4.5 hours, due to the amount of public allendance. In the four-plus hours, not one individual spoke in favor of the project. ALL were against it. And, as for the invasive species initiative..... with the quick spread of aquatic invasives here, he had no choice but to act on premediation and prevention programs, or risk not being re-elected. Ever hear of property value?? Well, the mighty high here if you're living on water. And, drastically reduced on Lakes with known populations of invasives. If you can't swim or fish there- no buyer is gonna want it. So, this is the first I've heard of this award, but will be looking now to here that Mark Green has been nominated as well. Best- EricEric [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008
