CityCampMadison
This Saturday, May 21st, is “CityCampMadison”
http://citycamp.barcampmadison.org/
The idea behind a CityCamp is to bring together people who are interested in "Civic Entrepreneurship" - creating solutions...
How to Non-vite the Public to a Public Hearing
A recent example is a good place to start.1. Make sure the notice for the public hearing doesn't include the information the public...
Economic Development – Vision/Goals vs. Workplan
Yesterday I attended the Economic Development Commission to talk about how we move forward on the Economic Development Plan. I had talked to...
Three Last Minute Legal Opinions On the Edgewater
Since most people aren't likely to know these exist prior to the meeting, I thought I'd share. The docs were sent...
Even in Dane County the Fiscal Conservatives are Breaking Us!
We have been chronicling how the fiscal conservatives are breaking the bank, now we see it "trickling down" to the Dane County Board....
City Committee Resignations
When I first heard about several committee resignations due to being upset with a decision of the Mayor, I thought they were talking...
The problem with TIF policy
Some things, require no explanation . . .*******************April 16, 2007 - Cancelled*******************May 14, 2007 - Cancelled*******************Meeting held June 4- Absent Sanborn, Konkel*******************June 18...
Don’t Take Your Guns To Town…
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall...
Friday Round Up
Due to the short week, lots of topics left to cover, so little time, so here's a recap of some important, some snarky, items...
Sundays Community Meeting
Hope to see everyone
Sunday, March 27, 3-4:30
Monona Grove High School Commons
4400 Monona Drive, Monona
How did we get here?
What do we anticipate with
the...
Barely Navigating the Madison Weekly Schedules
After trying to post the interesting meetings coming up this week, I was so frustrated I wrote the following memo to several city staff...
Sunny Take Two
Recently WPRI hack and Herald - Independent Columnist Sunny Schubert wrote a column congratulating Gannett Newspaper for checking the Verify the Recall database,...