Board of Estimates Re-cap

A bit of a preview of issues to come, some revealing of some issues that won't ever get talked about at the council ....

Board of Estimates Capital Budget Votes

Here's the votes and discussion on each of the Board of Estimates amendments 1 - 21. Amendments 21 - 27 including the Edgewater...

24 Amendments to the Mayor’s Budget

Here's the highlights . . . CAPITALLibrary - Schumacher, Sanborn, Skidmore want to add language to Central Library "The City will not enter into...

Round Up – A little less fired up today . . .

Catching up on a few things . . . CITY LOOKING FOR NEW PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESSWith all the talk at Community Services about...

Round Up!

Here's a round up of interesting tidbits - business schmoozes the council & lobbies for the upcoming budget?, Urban Design Commission musings, more Edgewater...

Here We Go Again, Monday Morning Round Up

Here's what I have this slippery Monday morning . . . MAYOR DAVE IN TROUBLE?Wow. Mayor Dave is the talk of the town....

EEEE Round Up: Everything Else Except the Edgewater

That title sounds like it should be sung to the tune from "All Along the Watchtower" . . . but yes, there are other...

City Operating Budget Amendment Discussion and Votes (Final)

Ok - I'm done . . . enjoy! AMENDMENT ONEAgency: Miscellaneous Appropriations / Direct Appropriation to Capital; General Fund Revenues; Capital Revolving FundPage(s):...

Capital Budget – What’s in, what’s out (Part 1)

Here's a comparison of what departments asked for and what they got plus the Board of Estimates discussion on these items. I included the...

Pre-Thanksgiving Round Up

It's a slow week, but somehow, I still found a few things to comment on.WYOU BLUESIf you ever thought about donating to WYOU, now...

City Community Services Funding Shake Up

Even tho everyone is focus on the 2010 budget at the moment, yesterday, the Community Services Committee's subcommittee heard about new staff proposed changes...

Board of Estimates Operating Budget Amendments

Ok - here's a partial report . . . public testimony and amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (10 &...