County Board Finance Committee 43 Budget Amendments, 9 Fee Changes in 45 Minutes
Now that's efficiency! And lacking in transparency and public accountability! Who did actually decide what made it in to the amendment packets and what didn't?
Can’t Get An Answer from the County . . . Again
If you send an email and no one responds for 12 days and you have asked specific questions that need to be answered because the event happens in 18 days and may involve arrests, seizure of property and who knows what else, what do you do? WWBD? Something considered "annoying" and "counterproductive", I'm sure. :)
Alders and Supervisors express concern over reopening plans
Well - thank you alders and supervisors! The response from leadership was not so great.
F35 Comment Period Deadline Friday
Comments to the National Guard matter! That was the message from elected officials on Monday night at Hawthorne Elementary School (video included if you missed it) and the public did speak out! Excellent overview from Retired Colonel Rosanne Greco from S. Burlington VT. Updates from Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition included.
Dane County Board Recap
This is the meeting after the meeting about the jail. The County Board's regularly scheduled business meeting. Usually consisting primarily of announcements and rubber stamping the committee recommendations, so I usually haven't been blogging it.
County Comprehensive Planning Update
Ok, I went to the meeting last week. Of course, I was the only mere citizen, and there is a really good reasons...
Dane County/Madison Public Health on PFAS & Fish Advisories
Don't eat fish from Lake Monona or Starkweather Creek more than once a month, bluegills can be eaten once a week. See what else the public health department has to say!
Daily Round Up – 9/4/20
Here's your news round up and various other announcements and tidbits that didn't make it in to their own post!
Last Chance for Public Input on County Budget Amendments
Tonight, tomorrow night and Wednesday night!
Electricians Endorse Parisi
IBEW also endorses pre-primary.
A moment of silence.
We have a lot to think about.
Thinking you need a Union?
Well, learn how to do it yourself! As "management" I probably shouldn't be encouraging this . . . but it would...