Mayor’s Deal on Overture (Updated)
Well, here's the latest info . . . .just hours before the 7:00 meeting tonight.
Is Today The Day Democracy Dies?
And then they came for democracy . . . Sounds dramatic and traumatic, but today is going to be an ugly day at the capital, perhaps worse than Act 10. While many people are focused on school vouchers, at the exact same time, something that has a much more far reaching effect, on everything, every issue that legislators and even local governments vote on.
Capital Budget Presentations – Public Health
This is a department that has to have their budget passed by both the city and the county.
Electricians Endorse Parisi
IBEW also endorses pre-primary.
Random Round Up
Lots of things in my inbox to share . . .
Zach Brandon, A “Republican?”
Special thanks to the forwardlookout spy network for this one . . .
The County Week Ahead
It is convenient that they have no meeting on Monday, gave me an extra day to get done their schedule.
TUESDAY
Oct 19 8:30 AM Commission on Sensitive...
Board of Estimates Recap
Why we do so many reclasses, a new Finance Director and Overture employee payouts for sick leave . . . with bk comments.
Overture Rebuffed.
Yeah, that didn't go so well. This is the quintessential show down, the elected officials who think they know what is best, verses the people with the money. Can't wait to see who wins!
The County Week Ahead
Here's my shot at it, with little information easily accessible to guide me . . .
Concession in City/County Tax Collection Dispute
It seems like they might have a proposal to solve one tiny portion of the dispute, but we still don't know what tiny percentage of people will take advantage of this, there's still the foreclosure/delinquency issue that is not resolved and the question of if all the costs for new software, reprogramming and other staff headaches are going to be worth it.