BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ)- Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach will be in Washington D.C this week, to advocate on behalf of Brown County.
Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt says Streckenbach was invited to discuss issues facing the state and county.
“The County Executive will be meeting with different members of the Administration.”
Other executives from Wisconsin counties were also invited, as the day focuses on Wisconsin.
Streckenbach also scheduled a time to sit down with Congressman Mike Gallagher and Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson.
The purpose of that meeting is to discuss federal funding for infrastructure in Brown County.
“They will have an opportunity to discuss issues on a State level and issues on a county level because Wisconsin is so diverse.”
Issues that Streckenbach plans to address are regional infrastructure like the Southern Bypass, Port of Green Bay, and Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport, along with Mental Health services like trauma-informed care and community treatment options for dealing with the scourge impacting the local communities like the opioid crisis.
“It’s a lot that is at stake here, and certainly those are important areas that the County Executive will be advocating for.”
Streckenbach will also get to tour the White House.
