I love seeing you in the morning, Dan. I love our conversation.
I need to finish reading on my, I'm giving you a medical advice from AI.
On to five hour energies, which I stopped taking a month and a half ago.
Congratulations. And AI congratulates you too, by the way.
You know, you can't, you know, I hear these horoscopes about people that depend on AI for such important information on their health.
And it makes mistakes all the time like the guy who had AI said he was to climb into the microwave oven.
I mean, it does, it's, it's not infallible. It's only based on information it can find on the internet.
That's all it does. It just searches the internet and tries to find the information.
And if somebody puts the wrong information on the internet, it's just spinning back the wrong information.
Always double check your work. I use it for facts, you know, like an art record artist and so forth.
Because, you know, except the facts on five hour energy.
Yeah, except that. It would be insolactive here.
I think two doctors I asked on it. They had no problem with it.
They just said his vitamins, a little bit of caffeine.
Before we get started with your list here.
Okay.
Just tell me what's going on on Spring Street. New phone polls. Why we put in, which are very tall.
They're taller than the old phone polls. And Spring Street is, it's a royal mess.
I don't know how people find their ways into ascension because I'm pretty good on the road.
I was looking around and I said, how do you get into this place?
They put these traffic lights that are, you know, portable traffic lights.
I don't know how people can't make a wrong turn going into that place now.
I think you just answered a question I was going to ask you.
How the heck do you get here in the morning?
Because the besides Spring Street, I was coming up laythrob and it's like,
No, 16th is now open all the way.
Okay.
I was having you, which was blocked off at either end a couple of weeks ago.
I was watching the guy put the barricades up.
I said, what do you do?
How do you get me out of here and parachute me in the morning?
I don't get in out of this place.
And he said, we're taking that one of the barricades.
Yeah, but laythrop is closed.
And I attempt to use laythrop today.
But it's become this arch where you have to pull up this map in your head of
we're seeing and how am I going to get home today?
And a few weeks ago in 16th was closed down.
Laythrop was closed down.
Victory, you couldn't get in here.
It was like, where's Waldo?
I'd gone through all these side streets and everything to get into this place.
And it was very difficult.
Yeah.
So what are they doing on 16th?
So bring it back to, well, not 16th Spring Street.
You know, I should be better prepared down.
I should know every time when I come in here, Spring Street is the Spring Street.
It's going to be the topic of discussion.
And you know, and I really think you need to, we, we need to get down
trot here and here that part of Spring Street, though, I don't know if that's
his County, County supervisory district, but the part of Spring Street that
typically gets discussed is the one that is, what is that west of 31?
Well, yeah, it's, it's, it's, but I know the construction is ease, but.
Yeah, it's between 31 and the hospital around there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And so I, I don't know.
I mean, telephone poles are huge.
And we said, it's the data center.
I'm talking about it.
It's not the data center.
And to put the pole so they had to take part of the property away from the one of the people
who live there, which means they probably had to buy it.
There's sometimes usually.
Give me the phone.
No, I am turning it out.
Give me the phone.
This is like first grade.
Give me the phone.
They're going to put it in our lock box and it is not going to come out.
I'll give it to you at the end of the broadcast.
You know, you're, you're radio listeners.
Don't get to see what I'm looking at right here.
It looks almost like a, like a airport central control system with all his monitors,
but his desk has like half a dozen papers laid out to keep him organized on how to move.
And for those half dozens of papers there, I have this one little tiny device that I have
that has little check marks to make sure I don't forget topics.
Give me the phone.
All right.
So we got spring street.
You don't know.
Yep.
Um.
Youth in governance.
Is that when the youth takes over government?
Is that?
Wouldn't that be interesting?
Well, because they're, I think they have.
Don't they have one of those days where?
Oh, yeah.
Where they have like mock.
Yep.
And they, a lot of our youth actually that are part of this youth in governance program.
Bring that up during their interview process that they have that experience.
But this is Racine County back in 2013.
We were one of the leading counties.
I, Kenosha was ahead of us, but we were one of the first counties to have this youth in governance program.
And we just swore in our group 13.
So we've been doing it for 13 years.
And now we have become one of the models of youth in governance across of Wisconsin.
And this is where 10 high schoolers want to Racine County, all the Racine County high school.
Schoolers get to get nominated into this program.
It's extremely competitive.
And it's just becomes quite an honor.
They serve right alongside the county supervisors.
They take an oath.
And what was beautiful, our last county board meeting, we had the outgoing.
So group 12 got to present their end of the year or their youth in governance project.
While group 13, the new ones got to look on.
So it was like full circle.
And then they got to get sworn in.
And they serve right alongside the county supervisors on one of our standing committees.
They do get to vote.
It's a non-binding vote, but they do get to vote.
It goes down into history.
And then they come up with a service project for the year.
It's one of those programs where you just sit and you realize why you're saying it puts us county supervisors in check.
Basically, when we make decisions, we're not just making it for ourselves here now.
We get to look at the youth across the room and know that we're making decisions for our future.
It's beautiful.
I think well-rounded kind of program and realization as we sit there as county supervisors.
So I absolutely love it.
They'll go on a bus tour next month.
And they get to see all recene county services.
This is something I think all residents probably would benefit from because oftentimes we don't understand.
To the full extent what the county or even the city has to offer us.
So a lot of times there's complaints about construction and things like that.
But there's a lot of services we provide our residents.
So how many of those youth think they can read your cursive handwriting?
Is cursive and they never reach that?
Do you think that's pretty neat though?
It is.
But a lot of youth, they've never seen cursive handwriting before.
Because I don't think they teach it in a school anymore.
No, but they probably could read it.
I don't know if they could write it.
If you ever look at the signatures now, they just really look like print.
We set this off to the university to be deciphered and it looks like, well, we're not sure.
You have a very neat handwriting, but it's cursive.
It is.
Yeah.
You talked about what I have in front of me.
Melissa's got a pair of glasses on her face, a pair of glasses on her head.
I do.
It's funny because I have my sunglasses on my head.
And I thought they were reading.
I thought they were my reading glasses.
Well, they don't serve that much purpose.
So she went after a cardiator glass and not realizing she actually had her glasses on her.
I cannot be the only one who does this.
Maybe it's a marker once you pass 40.
You're supposed to be better than us.
You're in government.
You know what?
It's just to show you just how human I am.
District four, we're seeing County Board Supervisor Melissa Comprilian is in studio with us.
When you have your board meetings, is it like chaos?
People screaming at each other?
Well, not our latest one.
We don't have everybody's gorgeous.
You just have it on the other day, right?
Yep.
What happened?
Anything good?
Yeah, it was very good.
County Executive Ralph Maliki gave the state of the county address.
And our youth and governance that I just talked about.
The outgoing.
Did their presentation and the incoming Judge Linat swore them in to their oath?
And our chambers was full with a lot of proud parents in the room and then community supporters
for Ralph Maliki's state of the county address.
So.
Judge Linat's husband is one of my doctors.
Really?
Well, look at that.
See, it's all about communityism.
No, he was my doctor.
Then she became just like, I didn't do it to get out of parking tickets or anything.
I sure don't.
I came up with my parking ticket story.
No.
I went to this parking ticket.
I get a letter from the city of Milwaukee.
My license is going to be suspended because I didn't pay a parking ticket.
So we downloaded the citation and it's in Mercedes Benz.
I got the parking ticket.
Obviously, I don't drive Mercedes Benz and I haven't parked in Milwaukee in 10 years.
So we call up very nice people in Milwaukee, very nice people.
Turns out the person who put it into the computer transposed a letter.
So I got my pardon and I hold it.
You know, I have people get pardoned from prison.
That's my letter.
My pardon.
So this letter was sent to me and it said we, you know, it's all voided out and everything.
It was a nice letter.
There was one thing missing from that whole letter, the word apology.
Oh, God.
They didn't find it in their heart to do that.
Sometimes that's hard to come out, isn't it?
Yes, I know.
Nobody wants to apologize.
Okay.
Let's talk about the behavioral health building.
What is that about?
Oh, that's fantastic.
So the behavioral health building, if you happen to see construction,
if you're driving down Taylor, where there is not construction right now,
except in the building, a cost from the Cornwall.
People know it as workforce development site over in Taylor.
So I'm touring it tomorrow.
There was an opportunity for those to tour it sometimes back.
My schedule is a little condensed.
I wasn't able to make it, but it's a 50,000 square foot facility.
And it's opening later this year.
The big news is for the first time, Racine County will have a residential substance use treatment program right here in Racine.
And there's nothing within 40 miles.
So no one should have to leave their community to get help.
And starting this year, Racine County, they won't have to.
And alongside that new building, we have what's called wellness connect.
That's our single coordinated access point.
So one phone call, no wrong doors for anyone seeking mental health.
And this is not only for mental health, but substance abuse that usually sometimes is part of
the issue or emotional support.
It's completely confidential.
It's a phone call or in person.
And I'm just going to recite the number just a couple times because I think it's important.
A lot of people are always listening that may have someone who is in need of this service.
So it's 262-638-6741-262-638-6741.
And the coordinated approach has already saved $600,000.
And that was something Ralph Maliki spoke about by getting people to the right care faster.
Sheriff Schmaling put it perfectly.
He called this work a compassionate path forward.
One that offers care instead of cuffs.
So right here in Racine County.
That's pretty neat.
I think so too.
It's kind of frustrating and scary if you have a problem and you can't get help.
Goodness.
And you know, there's a lot going on.
There is just so much going on.
I know we often talk about the prices of things.
And you know, it's difficult.
The house prices and food costs and even searching for work and the cost of cars and just living.
$55 to put gas in my chevilla today.
You see?
$55.
That's a lot of stress.
And with a lot of money.
It is.
Yeah.
A lot.
And there's even more to that.
You know, there's just these, it's difficult.
And sometimes we do need the help and support of others to guide us on a path that's a little more healthy.
And so here, you know, we have this phone number that you could give a call or, you know, reach out.
You can even reach out to you down here in the show wherever you feel safe.
We'll make sure you have the number two.
Sometimes it's who you trust and who you feel most comfortable with.
So it's good to have that service here.
Look about the aquatic center.
I remember when Pritchard Park was nothing.
You look at it now.
And it's all built up.
It truly is.
And we really have to thank County Executive, Jonathan Delegrave for leading that.
Because I remember when he brought it forward, it was really his vision.
I kind of stepped back.
I'm like, wait a minute here.
You know, we're leaving a removing a lot of this beautiful natural landscape.
And we're going to be putting in this hard scape.
But he really wanted a place of activity.
And where the community can come together.
And especially for the youth, he was really big in sports.
And it's really become that.
And it's opening this weekend.
You can get day passes, season passes.
There's also scholarships available to for eligible families.
They'll get 50% off.
So, you know, look into that.
She feel you may qualify.
And on top of that aquatic center opening up.
We also have Corey Lake Park.
That is back open for fishing.
But it should be back open for the year two for swimming, ADA accessible.
I'm sure you have some story of Corey Parks.
I know my childhood has some too.
But I think we paid like 75 cents or something.
Do you forgive me?
I didn't grow up here.
Oh, that's right.
I came here as an adult.
Have I found a location that you do not have a story tied to?
I then I walk my dog.
I used to bring to the go to the dog park there.
Well, yes.
That was it.
But no, I've never been there.
It's a great dog park, which that has been open as well.
And it's, you know, we are seen as a wonderful place, Don.
We're seeing county.
There's a lot of things that we have to offer.
But the community itself, I think,
is a lot of things to be proud of.
It is.
It is a very nice place.
Or you know what?
I wouldn't be here.
Yeah.
That's right.
And thank you for helping make it a wonderful place.
Oh.
How many people are on the county board?
21.
21 people.
Is that counting of the county board super, the,
the county executive?
No.
No, 21 supervisors.
Equally, so with our population, how that works?
And you are constituencies.
Equally divided.
So we have a little over 9,000, not quite 10,000 anymore,
but a little over 9,000, some constituents.
Jonathan Delegra, last time I saw him was a Richard Park.
He passed away a few weeks later.
Oh.
He was dedicating something for a war veteran.
Yeah.
I got to speak to him and he said, yeah, I'm going to get on the program.
Yeah, let's set a date.
Never had a chance.
That's why you never know what tomorrow is.
He sure did leave a mark.
And I'm glad that we had the opportunity for him to be in that leadership role
and be able to implement some of his vision.
I mean, even our correction facility over there on three mile road,
you really let the charge for that.
And our youth are definitely better off because Jonathan was in a position
to be able to put forth his vision and have the county board to support it.
So.
I don't know which glasses I should be looking at.
The ones in your eyes and the ones on your neck.
The thing is, I will leave these behind if they are not attached to my body.
And I will see you wearing these pink-framed glasses.
You are in the definition of four eyes or six eyes in this case.
We are giving you listeners quite the visual.
I took a picture of it.
I can't believe she took two pair of glasses at the same time.
Oh, my goodness.
Can I use that for my next campaign picture?
You certainly can.
Yes.
What are you running for governor?
No, no.
Oh, my goodness.
What are you running for?
I'm not running for him.
Spill the beans.
What are you running for?
No, I've put in 15 years, Don.
15.
That's nothing.
Oh, my goodness.
It does go by so quickly.
You know, I was just this little spring, little chicken, you know,
in the spring election of 2011.
And now here I sit.
I'm a grandmother.
And now a mother of four, I was only a mother of three when I started.
And my grandkids are, what are they?
10 and nine.
So.
I never mentioned this on the air.
But how many years do you think I've been doing this?
Oh, goodness.
Oh, no, goodness.
How many years?
I feel like I'm on the hot seat.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Yes.
Don, you have been doing this WRJN.
Radio.
Radio.
Here we go.
Have you been doing it for decades?
This August 2nd, 55 years.
Oh, a decade off.
A decade and a half.
Okay.
Thank you for coming in.
No, I don't know why you're so good.
No, there's through repetition.
You know how to do it.
Thank you for coming in.
Oh, thanks, Don.
Yeah, we get the mayor coming in tomorrow.
Good.
There's a lot going on in your best wishes.
Oh, could you please?
I will.
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
I'm sure he will.
All right.
Well, thank you.
Thank you, Don.
Fourth district.
Because my district Alderman is David McForth district.
Yeah.
And it sounds funny to give you the same fourth district.
I get it.
Fourth district.
We're seeing County Board Supervisor Melissa Comparillion.
Thanks for being in.
Gotta get in more often.
Please.
Take notes of the next County Board meeting.
So we have this.
In cursive.
Okay.
In cursive.
