We just got word that County Board Supervisor Mader reintroduced his resolution to add $157,000 to the La Crosse County budget for 2026 to keep operating the SMRT in 2026 AND IT PASSED 18 to 12!!!
This is is such a miracle that it's hard to believe it's true, but we even got confirmation in the form of a pic of the vote board, so it must be real!
This is the direct result of everyone who circulated and signed petitions, all those who called and emailed county board members, put up flyers, talked to friends, workers who asked their employers to weigh in, people who testified at public meetings, and who helped spread the word on social media. AND we must especially thank County Board Supervisors Dillon Mader, who championed this cause from the start, and Maureen Freedland, who spoke so eloquently at the meeting.
🎉🍾🎊 We must celebrate!!!🎉🍾🎊
BUT we should also be aware that other partners will also need to chip in, too, including some that may not have put SMRT funding into their budgets. So, there is more work to be done. (Another bit of good news is that the WISDOT grant we'd been told was out of reach because the application deadline had passed actually has an early December deadline!)
We will learn more tomorrow and put out more details. If we need to do more strategizing and outreach, we can hold Zoom meeting.
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