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Lordy, Lordy, watch the jobs start pouring into Franklin now!

Posted by Kevin Fischer on March 29, 2012

In the world of politics, the often-used strategy to tackle a pressing issue is to:

FORM A COMMITTEE!

This battle plan is usually effective and successful 0.0000009% of the time.

So it’s no wonder that backwards thinking Franklin employed this attack when it comes to economic development by establishing a committee with a not even sexy or original name (Franklin Forward) to address our job creation woes. Then you go and put all kinds of people on the lame-named committee who don’t have the knowledge or expertise about creating jobs or bringing in new businesses.

I could be wrong, but this new-fangled committee isn’t all that new anymore, that it’s been around for many months. Meeting after meeting, month after month, we should expect gold at the end of the rainbow.

And here it is!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

The committee, backed by 4 of the 5 tax and spend liberals on the Franklin Common Council has come up with the magical solution: A sparkling, brand new city of Franklin website!

As Candace (I won’t ask a tough question to save my life) Romano of FranklinNOW reports:

The Franklin Common Council OK'd the committee's plans to move ahead with creating new marketing materials, including a new website to drive development.

"We recommend we incorporate a new website for just Franklin economic development," said Forward Franklin Chairman Craig Haskins. "You can't market as well on paper as you can on the Internet."

At the same time, some aldermen cautioned the committee not to rush the process when Haskins presented Forward Franklin's budget and business plan to the council March 20.

Haskins told aldermen that the committee, charged with retaining and attracting business as well as promoting the city, wanted to create new marketing material, hold an annual business appreciation event and conduct business exit interviews when companies leave Franklin.

"I think we're off to a really good start," Haskins said.

While aldermen had no qualms about the business appreciation event or exit interviews, a few expressed concern about the website, which has a price tag of about $22,612.

Alderman Steve Olson suggested the committee hold off on the website until its members could meet with the city's technology committee.

"You guys are diving into something you don't have background on," he said. "Who's going to maintain it?.

I appreciate the enthusiasm, but take a month. Talk to the people who have done it before."

Alderman Timothy Solomon shared Olson's concerns, urging the committee to get information from the developers of the city's website before delving into creating a new one.

Oh




My




Goodness.




The jobs in Franklin will be overflowing!




Bravo to aldermen Olson and Solomon. The others, in true Franklin fashion, couldn’t wait to vote to spend, spend, spend. That would include our phony conservative, alderman Steve Taylor.

Back to the article:

"I don't think the committee's looking just to spend $23,000," said Alderman Steve Taylor. "I think this is an investment. I do support what we have here."

Very enlightening.

Hello, everybody, hello.  The word “investment” used by Taylor is liberal code for…SPEND!

Since he emerged on Franklin’s political scene, Steve Taylor has masqueraded as a conservative. Truth is, his voting record shows he’s been a huge tax and spender. Now he wants to do the same as a county supervisor.

Fact is there isn’t a tax and spending measure no matter how big or small that Taylor doesn’t embrace or support.

Voters in Franklin, Oak Creek, Hales Corners…take note:

Vote against Steve Taylor for county supervisor.





Vote April 3 for Ken Gehl.