wiseup wrote on Jul 30, 2008 11:44 PM:
" I wish we could sell them Dorothy's roundabout! "
DKelly28 wrote on Jul 25, 2008 2:56 PM:
" Buying all the land needed to putting in the roundabouts will cost 10x more than how much it would cost to cancel the contract. People have been complaining about the proposed roundabouts for at least 5 years. Yet the city still wants to move forward. Roundabouts won't fix anything when trains stop causing traffic to back up through them and then people will start flying through nearby residential streets. Oh and the city has enough trouble as it is right now with bad drivers so roundabouts will only add to it. Widening the road to add turning lanes would help a good deal more. If they force Hartig Drug to move, I wouldn't expect to see it back in PdC with the way they have been dragged around through this mess.
Having roundabouts doesn't make a city appear to be ahead of the times. "
JS wrote on Jul 25, 2008 1:14 PM:
" I encourage the people of PDC to learn more about roundabouts instead of just simply believing the mayor. He's doing a good job of claiming that jobs will be lost because large loads cannot make it around roundabouts. Recently roundabouts were put in near our home. In our community there are two large home manufactures just like the one in Prairie. These roundabouts don't impede them from going through them. With the old intersection with traffic lights they had to negotiate around the lights in the median, sides, and those that overhang the roadway. Now since there is nothing but flowers in the center the only have to avoid the lights poles on the sides making it easier for them. We enjoy them too as we don't have to stop and wait for a red light when no one is coming the other direction. "
duckcrossing wrote on Jul 25, 2008 11:21 AM:
" I would like to know who gave the person the right to sign this contract for these roundabouts? Why Hartig Drug and other people who built their business on Marquette Road were never told about the roundabouts (they were told the City was thinking about them) then after they built their business all this went through. I think the people have a fair right to vote on this and they never got the chance to do so. Mr. Wacouta and the Mayor are fine people and they are not behind anything. These roundabouts are going to affect more people then PDC thinks. Hopefully PDC Members thinks long and hard about this problem. I also do not think PDC is a joke as the people in this town do have a "say" but it was never given to us. "
random annoying bozo wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:45 AM:
" anytime citizens get involved in what elected officials do is a good thing, be it recall or attending meetings. it's becoming very apparent elected officials have lost sight of the fact that they work for 'the people', not the people working for them. if a recall attempt wakes these officials up to that fact, that is always a good thing. "
Senior Advocate wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:13 AM:
" Their is not enough info here to make any kind of call unless you are privy to the details. The real interesting story here is that irregardless of the situation, unlike LaCrosse Citizens, these folks have the guts to oust the whole bunch, a lesson La Crosse should heed. "
speaknow wrote on Jul 25, 2008 7:04 AM:
" Easy with the "hick town" comments Packers. PdC is a lot more sophisticated than a lot towns there size in this area. But you are right, Wacouta needs to back off or the state will never help out PdC again. The road where these proposed roundabouts would go is in bad shape. If the roundabouts don't go in, there is a very good chance the city, not the state, will have to pay for improvements.
PdC - don't let these few na sayers scare you into thinking these roundabouts are terrible. Give them a chance!! "
what154 wrote on Jul 25, 2008 6:41 AM:
" I think the mayor is behind everyone trying to "recall" the council members. He has done nothing but stir up trouble since being re-elected mayor. The oversize loads won't be an issue once the bybass gets put in..which by the way is before the roundabouts are scheduled to come in. Funny how he never mentions anything about that. Maybe the Tribune should question him on that one...Just a suggestion. "
packer wrote on Jul 25, 2008 6:11 AM:
" Sounds like a cult is forming in Prairie du Chien. This Wacouta clown sure is making PDC look like a big fat joke of a town. Pretty sad when one issue brings on a recall. I wonder if he and the mayor are "buddies"? We The People? This is a hick town of 6000 people. I hope if the roundabouts don't go in that PDC never receives another dime from the state for anything. Rumor has it that this Wacouta lives at home with his dad and doesn't even pay taxes, at least that's what a friend in PDC said. "
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