TOWN OF CAMPBELL, Wis. (WKBT)- Town of Campbell supervisors are angry; calling the mayor of La Crosse’s response to an official town request unprofessional. The town asked Mayor Tim Kabat to test all French Island wells for a dangerous compound.
There is a right way and a wrong way to treat your neighbor. Town of Campbell Supervisor, Lee Donahue says the City of La Crosse chose the latter. “They are not doing all they can. They need to test every well and provide safe drinking water to every resident now.”, says Donahue.
The City of La Crosse is testing some parts of French Island for a dangerous compound called PFAS. The man-made chemical has been linked to infertility, thyroid disease, and cancer. PFAS was used to produce the fire-fighting foam sprayed at the La Crosse Airport, that according to the city’s own tests spread, to more than 100 private wells. There may be more. We don’t know how many, because the City of La Crosse refuses to test the entire island. “If this would have been done three months ago we would be working on a solution. Instead; we’re still pointing fingers at each other.”, says Town Supervisor Ralph Thoren.