Property Tax Exemption Stalemate Continues
So, the meeting planned for noon yesterday in the Mayor's office had to be moved from the Mayor's office to room 260 to accommodate...
Help Dane County Families Stay in their Homes!
It's time for the Tenant Resource Center's "Iron Chef" Cook-off event. It will be at the Brink Lounge from 5 - 7 on...
Tent City Rally Today at Noon at the King St Entrance to Capital
A rally to support a state level fix to the property tax exemption issue for non-profits.“Tent City” rally to highlight need to restore property-tax...
SGM: Where are you?
More than 2 weeks ago, I sent this letter to Smart Growth Madison, Inc. So far . . . no official response. However, two...
Short Week Monday Morning Round Up
Edgewater free round up . . . CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MIASo, where is our Economic Development Commission, our Economic Development Director and city leadership?...
The Sun Sets on Inclusionary Zoning
And no one is going to stop it. After spending over 5 years of my life working on the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance,...
IZ Myths (or Lies or Spin) – #1 – 5
I was going to do a blog entry about the IZ myths, or lies, or spin that I have been hearing and I was...
City Solutions to Affordable Housing
"Galoot" on thedailypage forum asked what Cities can do for affordable housing beyond the state and federal programs such as Section 8. It's...
I made a mistake.
Gasp. Horror! That's right, yesterday, I made a mistake. One is bound to do that from time to time. The...
How many million will this cost us?
Every once in a while you read something in the paper, and you can just see it coming. I wonder how much the...
How the Realtors (and other groups?) want to gut the IZ ordinance
At noon today, Phil Salkin presented a plan to "amend" the inclusionary zoning ordinance for the City of Madison to the Mayor's workgroup. Phil...
Random thoughts of the day . . .
Short and sweet . . .1. I want my paycheck too.2. Thank goodness that did not work out. Didn't even make...