Cottage Grove – Where Democracy is a dirty word!
We recently held elections in Cottage Grove where Mike Mikalsen, lost his appointed position of Village Board President. The new Village President,...
Mayor Dave’s Committee Appointments
You know, over the years, the Mayor has made some unusual decisions about re-appointing people to various committees. It's his prerogative, just ask...
The Week Ahead: July 30 – Aug 4 – Take Two!
Ah, that's better, a whole bunch of meetings I had in my calendar finally popped up on the Weekly Schedule. So, try again....
Why the Choice for County Clerk Matters
I believe that the appointment of the next Dane County Clerk will have a significant impact on the future direction of our State, our...
“Tourist Rooming Houses” – Regulating AirBnB and the like in Madison
Madison is thinking about trying to regulate AirBnB-type rentals. It probably should, but it’d be helpful for them to step back and think about what we’re trying to accomplish. The proposal right now is terrible, but this may be one of the easiest examples ever of where just a little bit of common sense can amend it into something reasonable. There's a public meeting to discuss this all on Thursday, September 26th at 7:00pm.
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...
Dane County Executive poll
The Spring Primary is less than a week away. With the questions surrounding the poll released by Joe Parisi's campaign, I thought...
What’s in a Name?
Depending upon who you talk to, the promise of the future? Or much ado about nothing?Currently, the City of Madison has a Department...
Take Back the Bike Path!
In response to the shocking sexual assault on the Capitol City trail last Saturday Morning, local residents of the Marquette Neighborhood have organized a Take...
More Qualified.
Many of you have been following the hiring issues with our Facilities and Sustainability Manager, well, here's the qualifications of the other candidates:Applicant One:Bachelor...
Westside Crackdown – Help or Harm?
In an effort to think more about policing, I've been reading various materials. This one article, has stuck in my mind for various...
Open Records request findings…
I recently did an open records request from our Village Board and found a couple very interesting documents that I felt needed to be...