Fuel costs are . . . down?
This fuel cost argument isn't exactly panning out. The WSJ did a story that started to explain that the WORST BUDGET EVER IN...
Budget – Who’s in? Who’s out?
Here's a summary of the jobs lost and gained in the 2009 budget. Despite the fact that it is the (cue the thunder...
$2 Bus Fares for What?
Gas prices, right? Wrong! Here's what increased bus fares would pay for:1. Fifty thousand dollars for reestablishment of the popular “Route 10”...
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...
City Department Recommended Cuts to Budget
Here is the full list of budget cuts or revenue increases that each of the departments recommended to the Mayor for a menu of...
Operating Budget Dates
While the Capital Budget is well underway, we haven't even seen the Operating Budget yet. However, so far I have heard $2 bus...
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,...
First Swing of the Capital Budget Ax.
Here's a brief list of the items that are proposed as amendments to the Capital Budget. The list should be available in Legistar...
How Many Tasers Do We Need?
Q: How many Tasers do we need?A: Blah, blah, blah, blah. In short, I can't answer that right now.Q: Can...
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...
My thoughts on this year’s Capital Budget
I said I'd do this last week . . . but alas . . . the best laid plans . . . sometimes "tomorrow"...
Council Budget
The Common Council budget has recently become the center of the little city hall controversy. Yes, someone made a serious blunder in not...