Does the city of Fitchburg really need this?
That’s the question Fitchburg residents should be asking themselves regarding the proposed 868-acre Northeast Neighborhood in the city’s far northeast corner. Or so says Cal DeWitt, UW-Madison’s highly respected environmental sciences professor.
Indeed, if Fitchburg residents took the time to look into the issue, DeWitt says, they’d quickly realize why the city would be making a huge mistake by approving the project. And why that approval could well come back to haunt the city years down the road.