Allied Drive: They don’t know.
Yesterday I went to the meeting on Allied Drive to see the grand unveiling of the "plans" for Allied Drive. Fortunately, I didn't...
Homelessness, a start.
Yesterday, Kathleen Falk's Office invited me to attend a press conference on homelessness. It was an opportunity to thank County Board Chair Scott...
Council Recap: December 4
The council meeting was a short 1.5 hours, with little to report. Here's what happened of note:1. Dick Wagner received the Jeff...
Common Council Recap: November 6th 2007
A short meeting, only an hour. That's always trouble for us in the months to come. Or actually, more likely, next week...
Lottery for Low-Income Housing
Just as Dane County Housing Authority opened their Section 8 waiting list (now closed since October 12, 2007) for the first time in 5...
CDA & the City: Just ignore the Contract!
The CDA, or Community Development Authority, is in the news for wanting to be the developer for Allied Drive and some hiring and contracting...
Is the Mayor above the Law?
Can he just ignore Madison General Ordinances because he thinks he has a better idea? If so, why not just eliminate the Common...
Housing & Homelessness: Cuts plus no new City funding.
In a year when we have heard all about adding 30 police officers to our City budget and the police department budget went from...
Allied Drive – No budget, contradication and a road with little detail.
Q: When is a road not a road?A: When it involves the Allied Drive neighborhood and the Mayor.So, hunting down the details...
Inclusionary Zoning Updates
As the market slowed, so did the production of housing, including inclusionary zoning units, but we recently got an update that although there were...
Taxpayer Free Affordable Housing – Defeated.
Q: What if the City could come up with a program that created affordable housing and didn't cost the taxpayer a dime?A: ...
Voila! And now the Mayor Agrees to Try to Add 30 Police Officers
That didn't take long. I wonder what the "sacrifice and cuts" are going to be? To: Chief Noble...