In the Autumn, 2009 edition of Watchdog Views, the Watershed Watchers (a grassroots citizens group from the West Bend area of Washington County) congratulated the Highway J Citizens Group, U.A. (HJCG) on its recent federal lawsuit victory stopping the Highway 164 four-lane expansion project in both Washington and Waukesha Counties.

Also, Watershed Watchers thanked Judge Lynn Adelman for "clarifying the difference" between an open house public hearing vs. a town hall public hearing and then holding that the open house type public hearings were illegal because they offered "no opportunity for one citizen to learn about the view of a fellow citizen" and "no opportunity for one citizen to influence another" during the public hearing process.

Please read the entire set of excellent news articles from the Watchdog Views newsletter by clicking on the highlighted link below.

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