I disagree with Jack Gebhardt’s opinion piece regarding Milwaukee’s “lake south” area (“Why would Milwaukee squander prime real estate with a sewage plant and piles of salt? December 1).

Running a metropolitan area isn’t just about entertainment and tax revenue. It can be a dirty job. Land must be dedicated to certain infrastructures. The Jones Island and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sanitation District serves approximately 1.1 million residents and covers a service area of ​​more than 400 square miles. This is not a facility that is simply picked up and moved.

What is not proposed is where it should be moved. What about the deep tunnel? The cost and deadlines are not proposed. To echo former Alderman Cornelius Corcoran’s concern that the lakeshore benefits everyone, if clean water and waste disposal (no pun intended) do not benefit the people, what profit?

Notice: Wisconsin’s hospital safety net is in jeopardy. Two have already closed permanently.

Notice: County Executive David Crowley quietly returned to UWM. Now he is a graduate.

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Recently, the village of Whitefish Bay was crippled, technically and financially, due to a broken sewer line at the corner of Lake Drive and Palisades. This is not a good test for moving Jones Island. Are you worried about piles of salt? Close to docks and easy access to Interstate 794 serving many municipalities well.

I think the product improvements are great. However, if something isn’t broken, save the taxpayers’ money and don’t fix it.

Paul MacGillis (former Milwaukee resident), Menomonee Falls

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