Green Bay, I Got A Roller Coaster To Sell You

From Try 2 Focus

Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster

Federal funds to demolish Green Bay’s former downtown shopping mall could be a casualty of the Republican-led assault on congressional earmarks.

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, has pushed for $1 million in urban redevelopment funds for the city demolition project.

Kagen, however, is preparing to leave office without a federal funding commitment.

And his successor, Republican Reid Ribble, has spoken out against earmarks.

“There’s a lot of question marks around it,” Kagen spokeswoman Allison Jaslow said of Green Bay’s funding request.

“I see it as something that could actually be in jeopardy now.”

Without federal aid, city officials would be forced to find a new funding source for a central element in downtown redevelopment.

There you go Green Bay, Steve Kagen leaving you high and dry again.

Maybe if Green Bay would take care of the downtown before they buy a roller coaster (Zippin Pippin), they wouldn't be in this problem.

Glad Ribble is against Earmarks.