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  1. What a waste of time and tax dollars! No sane Milwaukee citizen wouldn't dare even stick their foot in that river!
  2. There is some decent fishing in the Milwaukee river. I wouldn't eat the fish though. I also wouldn't think of swimming in that river. Maybe in the far future people may be able to swim, but putting lifeguards there now is a stupid idea.
  3. I have to agree with Zeta. This is so incredibly unrealistic it is a complete
    waste of tax payers money.
  4. Does anyone read? Who said anything about taxpayer money? This is a
    marketing campaign to get people to get people to "envision a future where
    lifeguards along the river don’t seem out of place."

    I think it's pretty cool.
  5. What a great summer afternoon. Lets all go swimming in a river where 1 billion gallons of sewage were pumped in from MMSD.
  6. I am pretty sure that the lifeguards are not being paid by the company, as they are usually county lifeguards, ones that overlook the pools in the parks and Bradford Beach. I would rather have these lifeguards stationed at pools and the beach, where Milwaukee citizens actually go to swim, better use of money.
  7. According to the 2010 Annual Report they received 8% of their funding from Government. This could be grants or other funding but this campaign is not being paid directly with tax dollars.

    We should all read before we comment or jump to conclusions.
  8. @Zeta - I'm pretty sure that these aren't even real lifeguards but more like
    actors who will be able to provide information on the campaign and
    Milwaukee Riverkeepers mission (not jumping into the river to save
    Milwaukee's drunks), which is why the story says that they will be "on duty"
    and not on duty.
  9. Ok kids, this is for FUTURE swimming, not now, hello. I think it's great!
  10. Life looked fun in the "good ol days"

    now days...

    1. River polluted
    2. Beach unsafe insurance sky high from lawsuits
    3. Slide and diving board removed -too dangerous
    4. cost to enter beach for family $50 per day
    5. food at the beach: $8 for a Hot dog, Ice Tea $6, Popcilcle $4
    6.Parking $20

    Where have the good times gone?


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