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Garbage in the Harbor!

The Taxpayers of Racine and Racine County have to pay high rates of property tax that exceeds larger communities in Wisconsin so that the Boaters may have a Marina - at subsidized cost. In turn, those same Boaters respond by throwing their garbage into the Harbor. I guess Jim Ladwig will need to spend some more tax money to clean the garbage out of the Harbor, since the Boaters won't do it themselves.

From empty oil bottles, water and soda bottles, Styrofoam cups and plates, packaging for snacks and who knows what else - look at the pictures and weep. The people of Racine and forced to PAY and PAY - for a Marina that will likely NEVER return a payback.

Here is a question - since those boats all have toilets and holding tanks - are records being kept? Are the Boaters dumping their human waste into the Harbor, or the Lake - or is there a collection facility? Is the Racine Health Dept. doing testing - or turning a blind eye?

Garbage in the Harbor! You PAY - They PLAY!

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