WHITNEY GOULD PASSES COMMITTEE SCRUTINY

GOULD PASSES COMMITTEE SCRUTINY
Members Heap Praise:
"Fearless," "Benefit to the Community"
"Open with Ideas"
among plaudits

By Michael Horne

Whitney Gould received the unanimous approval of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee this morning in her quest to join the City Plan Commission. The Doyenne of Design had to cool her heels in a City Hall corridor for forty-two minutes beyond her 10 a.m. scheduled appearance, televised live on City Channel 25, and available on its achives for eternity. The delay was due to the committee meeting in closed session regarding litigation by opponents of the Downer Avenue garage now under construction.
Ms. Gould was described as a "fearless commentator," by City Planner Dr. Robert Greenstreet, and indeed her countenance seemed leonine with her mane of silver hair framing an impassive face as she was scrutinized by the committee members, all of them men. Alderman Michael Murphy admitted to having "mixed feelings," but he reconciled himself with the realization that the loss to the Journal Sentinel is outweighed by the benefit to the community, and to mankind at large, of Ms. Gould's upcoming service on the Commission.
Alderman Michael D'Amato, the committee chair, asked Ms. Gould "to be as open with ideas as you were at the Journal [Sentinel]."
The next hurdle for Gould will be the Common Council meeting of February 5th, 2008. Alas, unanimous approval will not likely be hers then, due to the expected absence of Ald. Michael McGee, who is in the custody of the state.

FUN FACT!
Did you know that Whitney has a B.A. in Art History and German -- with honors, thank you? Herr Gott, I had no idea! She wrote her first Milwaukee Journal editorial in 1967. Curious for more? Milwaukeeworld has Whitney's official biography here!

--Michael Horne