Gender & City Employment – The Controversy Continues
So, Vikki Kratz calls me and asks me what I think about the Mayor hiring another man. I say, you can't look at...
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...
Finally doing something about the Water Utility?
Well, this puts a whole new twist on things. The question over who has the legal authority to manage anything at the water utility...
Again: Mayor’s office doesn’t understand public input, or care?
Some things, can probably speak for themselves, take a look at this, and remember, the agenda for the Common Council has been available since...
The Week Ahead: July 16 – 20
I'll only be in town Monday and Tuesday, but it looks like another big week ahead. Tho there is alot of missing information...
Engaging the Public – In August?
Two recent items caught my eye. August is typically a month where City Hall is running at a little slower speed. The...
Current Vacancies on City Committees.
Here's your opportunity to get involved in making Madison a great place to be! Check it out! If you are interested in any of...
Trash Talk
Sometimes I think you'd have to be living under a rock not to know what is going on in City Hall, then I remember,...
UDC: This sucks.
So, it's 9:00, the Urban Design Commission (agenda) is on item #7 . . . and I'm here for items #10 (scheduled for 6:15)...
Follow up information on Breese Stevens Field funding
Here's the list of other parks that will also be affected by the Board of Estimates decision on Breese Stevens Field. My previous...
Complaints about Wasting Time . . . Waste Time.
More from the world of the ridiculous. While most of the contacts I get are about things that are relevant to the neighborhood...
Robbing Peter (Downtown Area Parks) to Pay Paul (Breese Stevens)
Two weeks ago, an item that was never introduced through the council magically appeared on the Board of Estimates agenda. That item was...