Water Utility Finalists
The names have been released. Here's the two finalists. The interviews with the oral panel are scheduled for Monday, May 19th. ...
Those 30 cops
Did we need them or not? After sitting in a hot, sweaty, stinky room 260 in the Municipal Building for more than two...
The Cost of 30 Police Officers.
At the last council meeting, we stopped crime in Madison. Well, not really. We passed two ordinances, one that would stop new...
Stimulus and the City
I'm so glad Kristin from the Cap Times heard this the way I did:"Are we going to do this piecemeal or is there any...
Downtown Parking and Snow
The very first issue committee I ever sat on was a "Backyard Parking Implementation Committee" that was looking at commuters parking in backyards. ...
Thousands of Gallons of Sewage Close Beaches
Ick. No swimming in Lake Monona! BEACH CLOSINGS ON LAKE MONONA ANNOUNCED Sewage Release CitedMadison WI – June 27, 2008- Public...
Last Round Up of the Week.
I'm likely not going to post for the next three or four days . . . maybe. We'll see what's going on...
Chilly Morning Round Up
A few topics to chew on as you drink your coffee or tea, or hot cocoa and try to warm up . . .GOOD...
Your Chance to Impact the Water Utility
This is from a neighborhood listserve and I thought I'd share it. Thanks to Dan Melton for getting this information together:WANTED: Three...
Upcoming Downtown Plan Meetings
Next meetings June 24-26During the last week in June, the City will hold a series of six Downtown Plan public meetings covering specific themes...
We got it Bass-Ackwards!
What should our 30 new cops do? We still don't know. I asked for that report, that Chief Noble Wray allegedly held...
Call the Building Inspector!
Last week, I got into a little argument with George Hank from Building Inspection. The argument went something like this (yes, its edited...