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Greg Kowalski is Bitter Over Loss … Mark Dandrea Shows He is a Gracious Winner!

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From the April 3rd – FranlinNOW:

Kowalski, who narrowly lost to Olson in the 2010 election, said he was upset with fliers that were distributed - by members of Dandrea’s campaign, he assumes – throughout the city last weekend that were full of misinformation.

“The bottom line is that there was a negative piece that was circulated last minute and obviously the people didn’t have much of a choice,” Kowalski said. “There were a bunch of lies and incorrect statements about me in that flier. And that’s basically what I think was reflected in today’s election.”

Dandrea called the fliers a “comparison piece” that put his qualifications side-by-side to Kowalski’s.

“It was a very truthful and candid piece about (Kowalski’s) involvement with different political groups compared to mine; my business and marketing expertise, compared to his lack of expertise,” Dandrea said.

“He was disappointed,” said Dandrea, referring to Kowalski. “If I was in that position, I would have been disappointed, too. I was the strongest candidate running for the 1st District, and the voters recognized that.”

Unfortunately Greg Kowalski misconstrued factual information for lies and misinformation. If what Greg says is true and these are lies and misinformation, will Greg Kowalski be taking this issue to the Government Accountability Board or are these just the rantings of a LOSER!

61% of the 1st District apparently disagree with Kowalski and his qualifications!

What Would Greg Do?

Sour Grapes?

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More Last Minute Rhetoric from Greg Kowalski. All Talk with NO ANSWERS!

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In his last hours campaign push for 1st District Alderman, Greg Kowalski is making some statements he has no idea of how to fulfil nor does he have the power to fulfil “IF” he was elected to the Common Council. I received a copy of his flier from one of the residents of the 1st district and they have these questions to ask the 26-year-old sage.

Lets go through his statements one by one.

  • First Kowalski is claiming his opponent is Mudslinging.  - Is it mud-slinging if it’s the truth? Factual information to compare candidates positions are not mud-slinging. Aren’t candidates responsible for past actions and statements? Kowalski doesn’t think so!
  • Kowalski says he will Launch EDC initiatives - What kind of initiatives does he propose? Who will do the work? To whom would you launch? A part-time group of people that have only come up with a glossy brochures and have no expertise in economic development? Is he saying that current AlderVisor Steve Taylor (a supposed political endorser and member of the EDC) has done a poor job in EDC initiatives and needs Kowalski’s guidance?
  • Kowalski says he plans to restart discussions with the community and owners on the civic center - What would he talk about? Cost of the land? Sidewalks? Remember Kowalski was part of this group that raised money for a Civic Center that never happened! Would anyone listen to someone with Kowalski’s credentials?
  • Work on solutions for pedestrian safety on Puetz – Kowalski never states how he plans to pay for it? Will he be doing the “work” himself? Does he plan to do it twice? Once now and once when the street gets rebuilt?
  • Work on reconstruction of Hwy 100 and 76th st.  – First off, these are Milwaukee County projects. Aren’t these already designed and scheduled?  What would Kowalski do to change the plans and design?
  • Kowalski says he plans to connect 76th and Rawson to the Rock Sports Center - Another grandiose plan by Greg Kowalski!  What is he going to do to connect it?  Fly helicopters? Build Bridges? Who will pay for it in the end?

Greg Kowalski is following in the footsteps of his favorite liberal AlderVisor Steve (don’t cut my salary so I will actually have to work) Taylor who will tell voters anything they want to hear and then doesn’t do a thing when elected. Kowalski and Taylor are your typical liberal Democratic candidates. The only difference is Taylor is known as a REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY.

 

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1st District Aldemanic Candidate Greg Kowalski Whining Again!

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Mark Dandea today put out a factual piece of campaign literature that his opponent Greg Kowalski does not like. The reason why Greg does not like this piece of literature is because it dares to actually compare the qualifications and stances that Mark as his opponent and he are running on. Since we have not had a head to head debate for either candidates for the 1st or 2nd district Alderman races, it now comes down to the candidates attempting to offer a comparison for the voters to peruse.

Kowalski, has made claims that “he is the best candidate” due to his experience on commissions and boards. He makes claims to “knowing what business wants” in Franklin. However the problem is that candidate Kowalski has absolutely nothing to back up his claims.

I have know Greg since 2007, I know what his experience with the city of Franklin is, what his background is and  it comes down to this…. Greg is a spoiled boy-man, who when people point out the truth about him he screams “You are Picking on Me” over and over again until someone believes him. Now he is calling this factual literature “slanderous”. (please see the actual definition of Slanderous at the bottom of this posting)

Please review the piece of literature that was distributed in the 1st District today that Greg Kowalski on his FaceBook Campaign page states  “My opponent, Mark Dandrea, has just taken us back 10 years. Those of you that remember past politics have seen this type of slanderous literature before. It is from the same type of people who have been involved in this tactic in the past, who can’t stand not being in power.”

Here is that literature:

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Definition of Slanderous:

slander n. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit. Damages (payoff for worth) for slander may be limited to actual (special) damages unless there is malicious intent, since such damages are usually difficult to specify and harder to prove. Some statements such as an untrue accusation of having committed a crime, having a loathsome disease, or being unable to perform one’s occupation are treated as slander per se since the harm and malice are obvious, and therefore usually result in general and even punitive damage recovery by the person harmed. Words spoken over the air on television or radio are treated as libel (written defamation) and not slander on the theory that broadcasting reaches a large audience as much if not more than printed publications. (See: defamation, fair comment)

Copyright © 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill. All Right reserved.

Greg, if you want to be an Alderman, you really need to choose your words more carefully.  

 

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Greg Kowalski – Liar Liar Pants on Fire!

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Greg Kowalski, the 26 year old, live at home student running for Alderman in Franklin’s 1st district has pulled out some real whoppers for his latest campaign flier.

He is now claiming to have taken the lead to encourage city and business leaders to direct development into centralized areas according to Kowalski. I’m sorry, how many business leaders take seriously a person who has not been able to complete an Associate of Business at MATC since graduating High School in 2005. Maybe it is those same business leaders who look for him to guide them through the turbulent economic times with all his suggestions of spending property tax dollars, for aquatic centers, sidewalks, community centers, parks, all of which he has never paid cent one for as he is still living with his Mom, Step Dad and two sisters.  Could it be the same business leaders that look to him in guidance with selling beanie babies on ebay with his mom?

Kowalski goes on to say that he brought new concepts to the city as a city commissioner on the Environmental Commission, a Commission he became the chair of because no one else wanted it. Then like a little child, publicly quit (see the FranklinNOW about that one) because the Mayor did not like how he was running it. Later he begged the Mayor’s forgiveness and promised not to write any more blogs that put the city and the Mayor in a bad light. The mayor then put him on the Trails committee, a place where he could do no further harm.

Kowalski now claims that a group (that he founded) Citizens for Community Development were the ones who prompted Franklin developers to create the transformation of the Crystal Ridge Ski Hill into The Rock Sports Complex. When Mike Zimmerman, the developer of The Rock Sports Complex was asked at a Common Council meeting if he was aware of the CCD’s efforts in trying to get the Central Park concept off the ground. Zimmerman replied that he was not aware of those efforts but would be willing to listen to what they found.

I guess we have to remember when it comes to running for a political office, embellishment is just a fact of life.

For Kowalski, it is a “Way of Life“!

 

Pants on Fire

Greg Kowalski – Pants on Fire

 

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Mark Dandrea Makes the Most Sense for Franklin’s 1st District Alderman

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I have said it many times before, if I had chosen where I lived in Franklin by the person who would represent me at Franklin’s City Hall, it would have been in Alderman Steve Olson’s district. Olson who has been Franklin’s 1st district alderman for the past several terms has made the decision to not to run again for another 3 year term.

There are four residents who have chosen to run for 1s District Alderman, but only one shows the true qualifications to take Franklin’s never-ending issues, head on, to getting us back on track, just as Alderman Olson has in the past. That person is Mark Dandrea.

Dandrea, a long time resident of Franklin and the 1st District, is being endorsed whole heartedly by Alderman Steve Olson. I think that speaks volumes to the 1st district residents who in past elections voted for Olson in complete confidence.

I feel I should pass along Marks recent endorsement for your consideration as 1st District residents go to vote at City Hall on Tuesday, February 19th. I like many others who support Mark, hope the District 1 residents vote for Mark, putting him one step closer to giving us an equally qualified Alderman who will help Franklin actually move Forward.
Alderman Steve Olson’s ENDORSEMENT:

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1st District Candidate Greg Kowalski Opposes 27th Street Development, Instead Pushes TIF for HWY 100 & Loomis!

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Last time Greg Kowalski ran for 1st district alderman in April 2010, he was unsuccessful and it was speculated that he was far too inexperienced in life to become an Alderman. Shortly after the election he wrote a posting on his blog Franklin Today stating his opposition to the proposed Drexel Interchange (now built) because it would do nothing for the City of Franklin. Kowalski publicly criticized two experienced driving forces behind the development of 27th street in Franklin. Those driving forces were none other than Ted Grintjes and Jim Rhiner who for many years served on the 27th Street Steering Committee.

It was through hours and hours of uncompensated work that Grintjes and Rhiner were able to promote the 27th street corridor, convincing Northwestern Mutual and Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals to locate to Franklin along this corridor. Kowalski discounts their opinions and recommendations in favor of Alderwoman Kristen Wilhelm’s, who’s expertise is in the area of environmentalism not development.

 In this article Kowalski states that the Drexel interchange is needed only by Oak Creek for their Delphi plant redevelopment at Drexel & Howell  and asks “what does Franklin need the interchange for?”  Could it be that more access to 27th street will continue to grow this area as a “Franklin destination area” such as Brookfield’s Bluemound road?

So lets examine Kowalski’s experience and education that allows him to make these statements?

 Simply said, Greg Kowalski is a 2005 graduate of Franklin High School, he has been attending MATC, (apparently part time since graduation), since the MATC associate degree’s are geared for completion in 2 years. His business expertise is in selling Beanie Babys and stuffed toys on E-bay.  Greg’s basis his life experiences from living with his parents since high school graduation while working on his “exceptional?” career track toward being the 1st district alderman.

Here is his opine on the Drexel interchange and 27th street development from Franklin Today:

Franklin Today – Opposition to 27th Street by

Jump forward to 2013 and his current run for Alderman.  Now Kowalski is boasting on his FaceBook campaign page that he is an expert on the HWY 100 & Loomis Area. It is the one thing that sets him apart from his fellow candidates.

Here is an exact quote from Candidate Kowalski from is Candidates FaceBook page:

I’m probably more informed on this parcel of land and its development history (or lack thereof) than any of my opponents. Since I haven’t heard any views from any of them, I will save some of my thoughts on this for when the primary gets a little closer. As for the city buying the parcel outright, Alderwoman Wilhelm was challenged to convince her colleagues on the Council to purchase only 500 ft to complete a school access road. It would be a significant uphill battle for the city to be convinced to purchase something in the magnitude of the Meijer parcel. An additional problem for the development of this site is the cost to purchase the parcel is too high given the multitude of water and drainage challenges and road access costs. The fact is, a TIF District may be the only reasonable cost-effective method to develop this property.

OK so what has Kowalski written about about the 27th Street TIFFs?

First and foremost, I’m not a fan at all over the city spending millions of dollars for the 27th Street Corridor. While some will just point out and say it’s TIF (tax-incremental financing) money, meaning that those businesses in the TIF will pay it off via property taxes, I still get a little bothered by it. The TIFs along 27th Street do nothing to impact the property tax base that truly needs the additional revenue, the Franklin Public School District. In the meantime, City Hall has been consistent on approving funds and more funds to facilitate a roughly 10-year-long vision to turn 27th Street into the next Mayfair Road. This just extends the TIF Districts that were created for Northwestern Mutual and Wheaton Franciscan drag on longer, and doesn’t provide tax relief for residents.

1st District residents will have to choose which Kowalski they choose to believe!

 

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Franklin’s 1st Aldermanic District Candidate Greg Kowalski on His Choice for Governor

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Just to let you know how left leaning Greg Kowalski, the 26 year old live at home candidate for Franklin’s 1st Aldermanic district feels about Governor Scott Walker, I want to share with you a blog he wrote for the election back in 2010. Kowalski is the ebay, beanie baby entrepreneur who ran unsuccessfully last election against the incumbent Steve Olson. Kowalski states on his bio that he has been working on his 2 year, associate of business degree from MATC since graduation from Franklin High School in 2005. What you may not see is that he lives at home with his mother, step-father and sisters running his entrepreneurial G&C Collectibles.

 

Barrett by Greg K on June 14

More to come as this race shapes up and we will share with you his views as he has stated them in blogs he has written in the past.

Stay tuned!

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Northwestern Mutual to Demolish Downtown Building

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As was announced to the public in the past week Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. says it plans to demolish what is called the East office building at 734 N. Cass St., which is part of it’s downtown Milwaukee headquarters campus.

The 16-story, 451,964-square-foot building was constructed in 1978 and originally housed several outside company’s that occupied it’s upper levels until Northwestern needed the space themselves.

The company says it has started a long-range planning process to evaluate and make recommendations for changes to its downtown campus.

Several options that a group of Northwestern Mutual executives are evaluating include plans to replace the downtown building with either a new downtown building, a new building at the company’s Franklin campus northwest of South 27th Street and Drexel Avenue, or new buildings at both the downtown and Franklin campuses.

Company spokesmen have stated that a major reason that the downtown building’s demolition is due to the  extensive, costly maintenance to its exterior and its internal systems. Currently Northwestern Mutual executives say that it may take until late 2012 to complete the analysis of its future. During the time of the analysis and rebuild, the building is functional and safe for it’s employee’s to occupy.

Northwestern Mutual employs about 5,000 people in Milwaukee County, with approximately 3,000 employees at its downtown campus and about 2,000 employees at its Franklin campus.

One local resident on his Facebook has deemed this a project to go after by the Franklin Community Development Authority (CDA) or Franklin Forward and is quoted as saying “The news for Franklin business keeps getting better. A possible expansion of Northwestern’s Franklin Campus would be an excellent accomplishment for the Forward Franklin EDC to put on its young resume.”  This naive youn resident dos not realize that  historically, Northwestern Mutual does not deal with community commissions or even the Mayor himself.  This was the case in both the original building of the Franklin campus and more recently the second addition.

You may recall that there was even one Alderman (who voted against the 27th street lighting improvement) said, “If Northwestern Mutual could assure me that they were going to build another building right now I could sell this to my constituents”.  As history showed us, he was ignored and the vote went ahead without him.

Even more recently a member of our very own CDA wrote an artical in the Business Journal with a slant toward NM building in Downtown Milwaukee.

 For now, politicians can hope and dream  that Northwestern Mutual chooses to do future building in the city of Franklin, while the City of Milwaukee works to make it easier for them to stay in Downtown Milwaukee.

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UPDATE: Kowalski Apologizes – Common Council moves to Private / Public EDC

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It was no surprise that after Greg Kowalski – President of the Citizens for Community Development (CCD) apologized publicly in his Franklin Today blog  to Alderman Steve Taylor saying ” I hope my readers know me well enough by now to understand that my personal passion for helping our community move forward easily could trump writing this blog. If the blog became something that didn’t serve a justice to the city and its residents, it should be shut down. I told CCP Taylor that what he had to say was fair and I fully understood and appreciated his remarks.”  Kowalski then went on to say ” I did, in a nutshell, read “in-between the lines” with CCP Taylor’s remarks to me, which wasn’t appropriate on my part, and I have already personally apologized to CCP Taylor for doing so.”

Lastly Greg states “For the record, I do not fear my 1st Amendment rights will be trampled in any way, shape or form (referring to Taylor’s city editorial review). I believe it was simply CCP Taylor giving a friendly reminder that people are reading and watching, and some might take things a bit too seriously and offensively than others. CCP Taylor did not at all recommend Franklin Today being shut down, noting how the site is basically the new cord that connects the community together, and how that would be a shame if it were to be eliminated.”

Greg did not mention the fact that Alderman Steve Taylor has a politically charged blog on FranklinNOW which his topics often cause the city to be looked at in a unfavorable light.

So now as of last night it looks like Greg is getting his wish as the Common Council looks to be going forward with a combined private / public Economic Development Commission.  In turn last night, Alderman Steve Olson stated for the record, he no longer is a part of the Economic Development Commission. I have been told that Commissioner Joe Haselow will most likely resign today also.

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