Council Recap: Jan. 22, 2008
Here's the run down of the council meeting that lasted til after 11:00 last night. Sorry, the links will have to wait until...
The Week Ahead: Allied, Allied, Allied Again
Lots of double and triple booked people this week . . . and a whole lot more Allied Drive.MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008(I just noticed,...
Common Council Recap
A three hour meeting took care of a 839 page packet of information for the meeting . . . not too bad. Here's...
Allied Drive – 50% Homeownership
Well, here we go, some of the issues I have raised about affordable housing on Allied Drive, the property the City bought there and...
This is just silly.
Ok - so I heard about this from 3 or 4 people before it was in the newspaper and its been bugging me, but...
What? What is the CDA doing?
Why does WARF - the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery - want the CDA to give them $300,000 for their $180M bond project? And...
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...
Budget Night One: Public Testimony (Updated – Final)
Last night, we heard 5 hours of public testimony on the budget, and didn't vote on one single item. We have 17 Capital...
An agenda for the City
This spring's elections need to be about more than water, trolleys and taxes. Yes, our water needs to be safe to...
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...
Madison Buses – A System for Traditional Commuters
Last night, I attended a 4 hour public hearing about the proposed bus route changes. This post is late this morning because I...
Nuisance Abatements and Evictions
I was at a meeting of the Allied Drive Task force and was amazed when one of the Assistant City Attorneys explained how excited...