Allied Drive . . . February 1st is Coming.
February 1st, the big deadline for the WHEDA application to help make the housing affordable on Allied Drive. And what do we...
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...
Excluding the Public: Formula Point #10
So, yesterday when I posted the 9 point formula for non-viting the public to a government meeting, I did feel like it should have...
Making the Simple, Complicated. Updated. Twice.
Sometimes, doing the simplest thing around City Hall, can be so unnecessarily difficult if you're paying attention and trying to make things happen in...
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...
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...
Friday Round Up
There are so many issues in my queue to blog about, and so little time, so today, I have a little bit of this...
What’s Missing?
Just a few minutes ago, the Common Council received this e-mail from the Mayor:From: MayorSent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:08:55 PMTo: ALL ALDERSSubject: RTA...
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...
Last Minute Info for Tonight’s Council Meeting On . . .
Property tax exemption . . . here's the city attorney's latest memo . . . The email that accompanies the memo is as follows:Mayor...
Unbelievable: Where have our ethics gone?
Sometimes, I bumble into something that is too good not to share.On Tuesday I introduced a resolution about the City's objection to a variance...
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...