The TiVo’d Common Council Recap (Property Tax Exemption Again)
I was unable to be at the evening meeting due to the fact that I had to go to a funeral north of Milwaukee...
Common Council Recap: 10/16/2007
It was short. We approved closing the two TIDS to give money to the city and school district. We gave the cops $100,000...
Common Council Recap: May 6, 2008
The Council meeting went until 8:00 last night and did, indeed, include a couple surprises. First, we approved the honoring resolution for Hickory Hurie...
Recap of Council Discussion on Edgewater (Final . . . Grades are In!)
At 2:40 in the morning the council finally started their discussion on the Edgewater . . . The first 2 to 2.5...
The War Against Neighborhoods
Last night at the Common Council meeting (live-blogged by Kristian at the Isthmus) a group of conservatives (I guess that's what you call them?)...
Council Recap: July 17th (from the music festival)
Well, "more on the agenda to talk about than usual" was an understatement. Here's what I can remember and have time to write...
The "As Long as I’m Awake" Council Recap
Well, I just got home at 2:00 . . . and it's not cuz we were at the bar!We probably should have known that...
CC Recap – Chronic Nuisance Ordinance
The Equal Opportunities Commission was shut out of the original process, promised that they could have their say and asked to report back to...
Common Council Recap: 4/8/08
The Council was a little loony last night. It took us about 4 hours to agree, unanimously, on just about everything. Here's...
Common Council Recap – It didn’t all fit in one post Again! (And I’m...
A shorter, meeting, still went til 11:23.GETTING STARTEDStarted late as usual. Meeting started at 6:40. There's about 30 members of...
Better Late than Never – 3/27 Council Meeting Report
So, Tuesday night's Council meeting did not disappoint. There was all the spinning, grandstanding, puffery and otherwise unnecessary talking that you could ask...
TiVo’d Council Meeting, Part II
The important/juicy part . . . Check here for part 1.PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONAlder Solomon clarified his motion was to figure out the implications...