Jason Haas 🇺🇦

Director of Outreach @ Optimist Theatre, makers of Shakespeare in the Park in Milwaukee. Former Milwaukee County Supervisor and spouse of @ethickingstacie.

[Lake Michigan @LakeMichigan13]

I might have buoyfriends that are on vacation but right now but I am on Team @SamKuffelWx

[akivamcohen.bsky.social @AkivaMCohen]

So here's the thing. You can only violate people's legal rights and your own word so far before they lawyer up and come after you.

I really do hope Musk changes his mind and does the right thing - the employees deserve that. But it'll be fun as hell if he doesn't.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@eeforrrest @CarlyDanger Not to belittle it (poke, poke, poke), but there's a contingency a metric ƒ-ton of cash to be raised for this to happen. Stay tuned till May 2025 for more!

[Cavalier Johnson @CavalierJohnson]

Yes he did. Yes he did.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@IsaacRowlett @MayorOfMadison Isn't it nice when they copy us? Granted, ours is east-west.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

(Alt description was being janky, so: the above image has our Shakespeare in the City logo, which has a stylized William Shakespeare riding a skateboard, with a quill in one hand, and poor Yorick's skull in the other.)

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

Hello, Milwaukee! I am building a coalition to cement the path forward for Optimist Theatre, local producers of Shakespeare in the Park. Our 2024 season was great, and there is strong demand for more free, professional shows. With your help we have more shows in 2025!

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

This coalition will help cement our path forward. Working on this summer's tour showed me that theatre is home, and I want to bring it to more people across Milwaukee. Let's talk!

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@shawnrolland @IsaacRowlett We in GenX were disconnected and neglected, but it's okay. We're used to it.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@Citizen_MKE @DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett @ISFriendsHour Economies of scale are exactly why we will see more consolidation and cross-service. I remember in the early '90s someone groused about how fast Middleton got its streets plowed in winter, compared to Madison. There are reasons for that...

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@Citizen_MKE @DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett @ISFriendsHour The way it's so expensive to run any city or village, large or small.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@ISFriendsHour @DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett Thank you. Good to hear!

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

This arena is the same size as the United Center where the DNC was held. 22K.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett @ISFriendsHour One place to look at is road and highways. Many burbs still have county hwys. That said, highways are ~very~ expensive, around $1MM/mile last I knew about it. This speaks to the need for better muni financing, as well as organizing and unifying.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett @ISFriendsHour In the Patrick Cudahy fire, area fire depts. couldn't talk to each other via radio. Thus began a long process began to unify emergency dispatch, which is now (mostly) under Milwaukee County's operation. Is the City's system may still be separate?

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@DiscourseMKE @IsaacRowlett @ISFriendsHour I came here to say this. They already share a school district with West Allis. Your other point about consolidation public safety services makes sense. Look at the North Shore consolidated services. It saves them a lot of money, and operates quite well.

[Jason Haas 🇺🇦 @haazah]

@KathyLangeNovak @IsaacRowlett And the dissolution of the Town of Madison literally just happened within the last year or so. A long-standing drama, resolved.