Dane

Yeah, the vacancy rate is about 2%, affordable housing is impossible to obtain and so lets make it harder to get into public housing - housing of last resort for many on fixed incomes.

Recent tests at Madison-Kipp Corporation reveal “shocking” levels of PCEs in groundwater beneath the factory and offsite, according to Dr. Lorne Everett, an international hydrogeology expert and key witness in the RCRA civil lawsuit brought by neighbors against Kipp. Everett, who has worked with hundreds of contaminated sites worldwide, concluded that Madison-Kipp is “one of the most contaminated sites that I’ve ever worked with.”

8 meetings, County Board meeting will be at Vilas Zoo (insert your own joke here.)

County Executive Joe Parisi likes to talk about Dane County values. And politicians like to say that a budget is a reflection of those values. Given recent events, what exactly are Dane County's values?

Of interest, Department Equity Plans, questionable contract extensions, "Familiar Faces" presentation on frequent users of county services and the quarterly lake levels management report.

I got this through one of the list serves from the Children's Hospital, but thought it might be of interest.  It came with this note "This is not a comprehensive list but it’s a tool we created to use with our team and clients. It might be helpful to direct service staff."

Hands down, my favorite group in town! Check out the unbelievable work they do!

A menagerie of local government and city of Madison things going on around town . . . this one was collected over the past week . . .

Budget, sweet budget! Public Hearings Wednesday and Thursday! Also, airport noise, suing over not being able to build on top of the jail, affordable housing fund decisions and more.

This is truly random and quickly done over a couple days . . . it's been a crazy week that included a trip to Atlanta, a death in the family and the elections . . . so, this is what I have!

Here ya go! Enjoy!

Willing to go to court to defend his right to have Occupy camp on his land.