SAVE ROUTE 279 UPDATE Letter from Mary Glass, MPA PUBLIC POLICY REVIEW

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2016


Howdy Everybody!

Thanks a bunch for your signing.
We have reached 20 signers.  We ask for at least 30 more by the end of this month. 

Update
The route was pulled by MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM on August 28, 2016.  

The Elimination of ROUTE 279 was the joint decision of:

• BLACK HEALTH COALITION OF WI/BHCW
• MILWAUKEE INNER-CITY CONGREGATIONS ALLIED FOR HOPE/MICAH, and 
• MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM/MCTS.

REASON given for removal of Route 279:  Lack of Ridership.

FACT CHECKING

Fact Check:  MCTS, BHCW, and MICAH failed to contact the Ridership of Route 279, Menominee Falls Industrial Park companies, and Human Resource Department of Arandell Corporation.  Arandell Corporation is the company seen on the website of Black Health Coalition of WI to introduce Route 279.

Fact Check:  The lawsuit came with $13 million dollars - $2 million was given specifically for boosting routes and tweaking schedules for Ridership.  MCTS, BHCW, and MICAH failed in their "due diligence" here.

Fact Check:  Our findings show that of the three NEW routes from the lawsuit (6, 61 and 279), Route 279 is the most ORGANIC model - at this point, clearly brought Milwaukeeans from the central city - African Americans and Asians - North of Milwaukee to Menominee Falls Industrial Park for EMPLOYMENT.

Fact Check:  Our findings show that our sampling immediately showed individuals from Milwaukee that benefitted by receiving EMPLOYMENT in Menominee Falls via Route 279.

Fact Check:  Our findings show that MCTS has NOT been working with Union ATU998 for planning, training, information sharing for efficiency in the scheduling of the Routes and basic COMMUNICATION - BLUE BUS (Liberty and Park Place) to ROUTE 279.

Fact Check:  Our findings show that most of our sampling showed individuals hired for a timeframe of 10-12 months that benefitted by receiving EMPLOYMENT with Route 279.  With Ridership of employees showing employment of 2 years and 2 individuals working in the area for 3 years.

Fact Check:  Menominee Falls Industrial Park has increasingly "posted" HELP WANTED SIGNS outside of their companies for Employment.  Our last count was 13 companies.  We need folk from Milwaukee out there with those jobs if at all possible.

Fact Check:  THE LAWSUIT has two more years of life.  Therefore, there should be funding for Route 279.  We do not accept the arbitrary and capricious elimination of Route 279.  Further, we see those who are in the position of fiduciary STEWARDSHIP for the People's funds have breached trust and failed to execute the use of funds in agreed and appropriate way.

There are 10 companies we are focused on:

- ARANDELL

- BRIGGS & STRATTON

- ENSYNC ENERGY

- FEDEX

- HARLEY DAVIDSON

- RADISSON HOTEL

- SAM'S CLUB

- SCAN PAC

- WACKER NEUSON

- WOODMAN'S

TELL your friends.

Tell as many as possible to get growth in our signatures.

I will be back.

WATCH FOR OUR INFO ABOUT NEXT SATURDAY'S - SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 GALA.

In the meantime, HELP US GET MORE SIGNATURES FOR THE PETITION BELOW.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/save-route-279-now

Save Route 279 

MARY GLASS - Chief Visionary Officer

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