Vote No and Bring Down the Bridge St. Dam

The fate of the Grafton Bridge Street Dam is going to a referendum on April 6th for the public to decide whether it should stay or go.  We urge our members to vote for removal of the Bridge Street Dam or vote “no” on Referendum Question 2.

The referendum does not explain that removing the Dam will cost local taxpayers nothing (due to a federal grant), while keeping the Dam will incur significant costs for local taxpayers that will have to replace the dam within ten years, given DNR safety orders.
 

For an outline on the issue, see the following articles:
 

• Daily Reporter

• JS-Online Dam Article

• JS-Online Editorial (which concurs that the dam should go)

• Ozaukee Press

More info on Milwaukee Riverkeeperr's Bridge Street Dam position can be found here: http://www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/content/grafton-dams-fate-go-referendum. 

Information on the referendum can be found here by clicking here.

and here: http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1763