McReynolds' march - the country club version

Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds' is boasting of walking 100 miles in this press release as part of his bid for the 21st Senate District. The release mentions he is going door-to-door and waving to folks in parades, but it fails to mention the numerous stops he is making at private country clubs in southeastern Wisconsin.

On June 22nd he had a fundraiser at the Racine Country Club. It's a private club that doesn't seem to want any outsiders coming in so they have a closed guest policy. His most recent country club stop was at Westmoor County Club in Brookfield on June 28th. A nice little place where it costs about $36,000 just to get in the door as a member. It is also private and has a closed guest policy.

I'm sure McReynolds got a nice, well-rounded picture of the needs of the district he wants to represent at his Westmoor fundraiser in Brookfield.

Brookfield, as you may recall from this article, has an alderman that doesn't think affordable housing is necessary.

Saying that Brookfield doesn't need to provide affordable housing, an alderman wants to scale back the density of future construction of apartments and condominiums in the city.

Ald. Jim Heinrich's call to put the brakes on multifamily housing drew opposition from the Metropolitan Builders Association, which urged the city to retain its support for such housing.

"I personally see no need to provide affordable housing," Heinrich writes in a July 11 letter to aldermen and plan commissioners seeking a formal review of the need for more multifamily housing.

Heinrich claims to have the backing of his constituents on this too. He also notes:

"You're not going to have problems with apartments if you don't have apartments," he said.

And you certainly won't have to see them on the drive to your country club.

UPDATE: A reader pointed out that McReynolds also had a fundraiser at the Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine. It is also a private club closed to guests. Three strikes and your out of touch.