What’s Historic?
So, as the downtown continues to thrive and we see very little end to the onging redevelopment, we are running out of vacant land...
Demolition Ordinance Needs Revision
Seems odd to me that we treat deciding about the demolition of a home built in the 1800's the same as the demolition of...
Demolition for Parking Lot
House torn down to create parking lot for nearby condo owners . . . Please be advised that John Sveum will be filing a...
Scott Walker Slaps Down Blaska
In case you have not heard, Scott Walker's campaign manager, Michael Grebe, is suing the Madison School District. Well, Grebe could not sue the...
It’s not just the WSJ . . .
So, I was intrigued by the Cap Times reporting of the Plan Commission discussion on demolitions we had at the Plan Commission the other...
Vicki Hit A Cop!
Vicki Mckenna was asked a legitimate question recently by Dylan Brogan. Something along the lines of
"Do you think that the police at the U2...
Nothing is Ever Easy!
No good deed goes unpunished. Last night, I tried to be "pro-business" and move reconsideration of a demolition permit. Silly me.Last week...
Demolitions and Conservation Districts
This morning's WSJ has a half-way decent article about our demolition ordinance (yes, that was a compliment) and an upcoming conservation district ordinance. ...
More Demolition
Downtown Demolition . . . there's no explanation and I'm blanking on what might be going on here. Seems odd to be demolishing...
Demolish St. Raphael’s?
Unfortunately, this could just be done without City Council approval. Here's a chance to give your input!JUNE 2 PUBLIC MEETING ON DEMOLITION...
St. Raphael’s
Clearly, it is a landmark. Clearly, the demolition permit has been issued by staff. Now what?Last night's Landmark Commission meeting was a...