Civility, Aldermanic Courtesy and Working Together
Yesterday, outgoing alders were given the opportunity to say their good-byes, impart some words of wisdom to us and give us some words of...
Budget Smudget – Council Recap
Last night we had a council meeting to hear about . . . drum roll please . . . THE WORST BUDGET YEAR...
Vending and Nuisance Council Recap
Three hours, some good discussion, some maddening . . . yes, I ended up all mad again (second time this week and it was...
Council Recap – Banning Sales of Small Amounts of Alcohol (#41)
The final piece of the Common Council recap from Tuesday . . . banning liquor sold in small quantities.First, here's what would be banned...
All Aboard the Thuy Rollercoaster Council Recap
When the consent agenda came out with only Pham-Remmele separating items for discussion, I got several "Thuy Alert!" emails. I struggled with whether...
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 (less than 1.5 hours)
Short meeting. PETER TALEN FIRE ALARM ORDINANCEWe started off with something I don't think I've ever seen - one of the items on...
(It Shoulda been a Shorter Night) Common Council Recap – Final
Since everything was referred because Bruer wasn't here . . . I'm kinda surprised that the meeting still took two hours. Funding for...
Squirrely Common Council Recap
Ok - early morning blogger's fact finding mission complete. Back to blogging . . . The Council was getting a little uppity last...
Common Council Recap
Do-over and refer. That was the theme of the evening.CPRPre-council meeting we learned the new CPR. You know, the one where you...
Common Council Recap
Well, despite all the referrals, we still managed to meet until 11:00 last night. September 4th will likely be a long meeting. ...
The "Alder Rummel’s Birthday" Council Recap
The meeting started 12 minutes late, Alders Solomon and Kerr were not there, Alder Palm was late. And, it was hard not to...