{"id":5843,"date":"2023-09-26T05:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T05:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2023-09-26T05:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T05:07:37","slug":"neighbors-county-supervisors-bashed-as-idiots-terrorists-in-secret-franklin-meeting-on-the-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5843","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors & County Supervisors Bashed as Idiots, Terrorists in Secret Franklin Meeting on The Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/franklin-emergency-meeting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The closed-door \u201cemergency meeting<\/a>\u201d between representatives of the Rock and top Franklin city officials turned into a secret bash fest against a county supervisor and neighbors who have raised noise concerns, with Milwaukee County Supervisor Steve Taylor (who now works for the Rock\u2019s foundation) calling fellow county supervisors \u201cterrorists\u201d and developer Mike Zimmerman labeling Supervisor Patti Logsdon \u201ccrazy,\u201d Wisconsin Right Now has confirmed from multiple sources.<\/p>\n

Taylor even called concerned neighbors \u201cidiots\u201d and \u201cf*ckers\u201d at one point, the sources show.<\/p>\n

The city officials and Rock representatives acted quite cozy during the meeting, we have confirmed, as they discussed how to get better public relations for the Rock and schemed to divide and conquer the neighbors by designating their leader, bypassing one female resident whom the mayor considers too emotional, Wisconsin Right Now has further confirmed.<\/p>\n

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Franklin mayor john nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taylor now serves<\/a> as the executive director of the Roc Foundation after first pushing for the development as a county supervisor. Yet he was a key player in Friday\u2019s emergency meeting despite that point. At one point, he declared that noise critics on the County Board were not trustworthy and were \u201cterrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Logsdon and two other County Supervisors have said<\/a> they want the Board to consider legal action against the Franklin sports and entertainment complex after a sound study<\/a> outlined a series of issues.<\/p>\n

Taylor, a former Franklin alderman, is again a county supervisor who represents the 17th District, which includes portions of Franklin. He spoke on behalf of the Rock during the meeting, rather than on behalf of neighbors, the sources confirmed.<\/p>\n

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One of the neighbors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bashing targeted Logsdon, who has taken the lead in helping neighbors, in particular. She was labeled a \u201cdesperate woman\u201d during the meeting.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve learned through sources that the emergency meeting was attended by Taylor, Franklin Mayor John Nelson<\/a>, Franklin\u2019s Director of Administration Kelly Hersh, the Rock\u2019s developer Mike Zimmerman, and Franklin Alderman Jason Craig. Other county supervisors were not at the table; nor were the neighbors who raised noise concerns.<\/p>\n

Franklin\u2019s officials did not push back at the incendiary language used against neighbors and supervisors. Neighbors have complained for years that the noise levels are wrecking their lives and keeping their children up at night.<\/p>\n

When attendees stressed that the meeting needed to remain confidential, Franklin\u2019s mayor assured the others that Logsdon wasn\u2019t that included.<\/p>\n

Hersh appeared to be helping the Rock with PR advice. At one point, Hersh spoke about presenting data to support<\/strong> the people who are calling the neighbors \u201cKarens.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also said that the Rock\u2019s developers could take steps that don\u2019t impact their business while taking the \u201cwind out of the sails\u201d of neighbors at the same time.<\/p>\n

Another target of criticism at the meeting Rich Busalacchi<\/a>, who is the executive director of the West Allis campus of MATC. He was called a \u201csuper creep\u201d and a \u201cgrinch.\u201d He has been a frequent critic of the development\u2019s noise issues.<\/p>\n

Hersh said there needed to be a more aggressive response toward some people, whom she deemed harassing, sources confirmed. She said the city could do PR but needed to know what the Rock\u2019s developers were comfortable with the city including in public relations materials.<\/p>\n

Others in the room made it clear to Alderman Craig that since he was the person who had been spotted in the neighbors\u2019 yards listening to their concerns, they would know he was the leaker if the public learned any details of the meeting. To be clear, we did not get the information in this story from Craig. We were able to verify the details through other sources.<\/p>\n

Developer Zimmerman made it clear repeatedly that the conversation was actually a negotiation, and that the city would have to agree to things also. He said the police department said he could crank the sound up to 79 decibels, and he told city officials he was not in violation of anything.<\/p>\n

The group of five did come up with multiple tangible steps they could take to address the noise problem, which they apparently plan to announce in a memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n

They discussed possible solutions such as turning around the speakers, turning down the noise, and maybe getting a sound fence. Zimmerman hesitated about being asked to fund the cost of a sound fence by himself, we confirmed.<\/p>\n

Hersh suggested that a neighbor named Dale could be designated the leader of the neighbors. Neighbor Dana Gindt was trashed, with Mayor Nelson saying Gindt operates on emotion and doesn\u2019t think things through. Nelson added that she had fire in her eyes and described her hair.<\/p>\n

Attendees also accused the neighbors of \u201cNIMBYism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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