Friday, May 29, 2009

Porky Pigs, (D-Gummint), Wisconsin Budget

Jackasses. Some of this may be necessary and worthwhile. But NOT all of it.

These are the budget earmarks pushed though during the Midnight Special (and ONLY the Midnight Special), courtesy of Rich Zipperer.

The ones highlighted red look as though they could have been put off for a year or so.


Dane County Yahara River
$6,600,000


Aids Network & Resource Center of Wisconsin
$1,100,000


Manitowoc Road in Village of Bellevue
$1,250,000


Bradley Center
$5,000,000


Madison Children's Museum
$250,000


Huron Road in Village of Bellevue
$100,000


La Crosse Eco Park
$500,000


Planning New State Historical Society Museum
$4,000,000


Oshkosh Opera House
$500,000


Aldo Leopold Climate Change Classroom
$500,000


Village of Bagley Flood Study
$19,000


Bike Path Facility Grants
$5,000,000


County Trunk Highway X, Chippewa County
$430,000


City of Racine Road Enhancements
$900,000


Reid Road in Town of La Prairie
$250,000


Pedestrian Path in Rock County
$20,000


Love Incorporated Food Bank
$10,000

Union Grove Food Bank
$5,000


Rio Area Food Pantry
$5,000

Lodi Food Pantry
$5,000


Eau Claire County Public Shooting Range
$50,000


Root River Education Center
$25,000


Beloit Children's Playground
$50,000


Beckman Mill Park in Rock County
$10,000


L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire
$125,000


Stone Barn Historical Site in Town of Chase
$100,000


Restoration of Beloit's Turtle Island Park
$35,000


City of Stanley, Chippewa County
$37,500


And, of course, the famous Wrightstown Garbage Cans--for $47,000.00

1 comment:

  1. As far as brown cty goes, Manitowoc rd and Huron are those friggin' roundabouts. Morons!

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