Governmental gobbledygook aside, something special is under way in Oconomowoc.
Gov. Jim Doyle proclaimed last Thursday "Oconomowoc Community Built Playground Design Day" - huh? - and not to be outdone, Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas followed suit.
Cathy Schreiber doesn't mind a politician bringing that "sense of importance" to a grass-roots project she cares about, so she brushed off my mockery of one more proclamation from the gubernatorial assembly line that bring us such gems as Root Canal Appreciation Day.
"Obviously, it got your attention," she noted. Touché.
What really gets my attention, though, is not a politician's pomp but a bottom-up effort of community volunteers to build a playground for children, fully accessible to those with disabilities right alongside those without.
This one looks like it will be a doozy.
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