Capital Budget 2009 – Final
Ok - here's my update. When I'm done, if I have time, I will post my notes on the great (as usual) public...
Board of Estimates Capital Budget Votes
I blogged this during the meeting. But it is not quite "live blogged".Alders from the Board of Estimates (Bruer, Verveer, Clear, Rhodes-Conway, Clausius,...
Important Metro Facts. Fares = 2.6% of Budget
Before you buy that the bus fares need to raised to $2, think about the facts below. And, I find it particularly ironic...
My thoughts on this year’s Capital Budget
I said I'd do this last week . . . but alas . . . the best laid plans . . . sometimes "tomorrow"...
Raise Bus Fares to $2?
This is a question being posed to Alders by the Mayor for this year's budget. Actually, the members of the Transit and Parking...
Board of Estimates Operating Budget Testimony
Since the public testimony took a couple hours, I did a separate post.PUBLIC TESTIMONY (I hope I get these names right!!):Dan - Board member...
Operating Budget – The Gory Details (A Start)
Well, I'm typing this up 4 days later, so its gotten a little fuzzy, but here's what I remember/have notes on.The evening started off...
The Friday Snarkarama
I have about 30 blog topics in my queue that I haven't gotten to, I might not have snarky comments about all of them,...
Upcoming City Budget
The Mayor briefed some alders on the budget yesterday at noon, and it seems there is some confusion. Yes, this is going to...
Capital Budget Items of Interest
The last two evenings we had each of the departments come before the Board of Estimates, with all alders invited and all city committees...
What’s in the Capital Budget Boat Load?
Here's a quick summary of the Capital Budget, with several things the Wisconsin State Journal left out of their summary of the amendments -...
Operating Budget – The Short Version
I haven't even finished the Capital Budget from yesterday . . . got caught up in a meeting and phone calls and hundreds of...