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- Noise Pollution Until Midnight Late-night games and lingering crowds disrupt rural peace across Vernon, Big Bend, and neighboring townships, with noise often lasting well past 11 PM.
- Lighting Intrusion from 85-ft Poles Towering light fixtures spill glare into surrounding homes due to uneven topography, disrupting sleep and altering the region’s rural nighttime viewshed.
- Policing Shortfalls Out-of-state teams bring large crowds, vandalism, and alcohol-related incidents that overstretch limited police resources across multiple jurisdictions.
- Traffic Congestion on Hwy 164 Over 1,000 daily vehicles overwhelm narrow rural roads like Hwy 164 and Skyline Rd., blocking emergency routes, endangering children, and delaying Waukesha commuters traveling to Milwaukee industries.
- Regional Commuter Delays Hwy 164 is a vital corridor for Waukesha workers. Weekend event traffic causes long backups, with few alternate routes—raising potential road widening costs into the millions.
- Parking Overflow and Road Damage With 1,500+expected vehicles and team buses, overflow parking spreads onto township roads, forcing expensive upgrades such as roundabouts and shoulder expansion.
- Taxpayer Cost Burdens Infrastructure, policing, and stormwater improvements would fall on township taxpayers, while local revenue benefits remain minimal or uncertain
- Fire and Safety Strain Larger crowds mean increased emergency responses with no funding for added staff or equipment, leaving Vernon and nearby departments to cover costs.
- Failed Facilities Tax Burdens Failed athletic complexes saddle communities with crushing long-term debt from bonds and TIF districts that taxpayers repay for decades, even after closures. Hidden subsidies like land giveaways, infrastructure upgrades, and maintenance deficits quietly drain general funds, forcing tax hikes or service cuts to schools and roads. Neighborhoods endure property value drops, traffic chaos, and flooding risks without economic gains, while opportunity costs lock prime land away from housing or stable revenue sources. Don't let your community repeat these costly mistakes—demand full cost transparency now.
- Stormwater and Flooding Risks Massive paved areas heighten flood risks to homes, wetlands, and buffers near Vernon Marsh and the Fox River—creating potential mitigation costs between $5–15 million.
- Environmental Harm to Wetlands Runoff threatens water quality and wildlife in the Vernon Marsh and Fox River basin, drawing increased oversight from the DNR.
- Forced Sewer system hookups, and sharp increases in water demand. The sheer amount of water needed to sustain this facility — along with plans for hotels and other accompanying development — could put enormous pressure on Big Bend’s artesian water source. That strain could leave local residents
- Water Supply Infrastructure The BRECK athletic complex requires major water infrastructure because its turf fields, indoor arena, hotel, restaurant, and restrooms will demand massive daily volumes for irrigation, flushing, showers, and operations—far beyond what Big Bend's current artesian wells can sustainably provide.