The City’s Economic Development Commission Abandons Job Creation
This may get a little wonky, but it's not that complicated, hang in there! Check out the memo below where the Economic Development...
So How Much will Truman Olson Cost?
A reasonable question to be asked by a member of the Board of Estimates (City's finanace committee), what's the bottom line? The answer...
Air Quality vs. Economic Development
Those lousy air quality standards could hurt economic development! With the news that Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay are not meeting EPA air...
TIF Policy – What’s Next?
The committee finally finished its report! Only a year late!The report is done and now it goes off to the Board of Estimates...
Economic Development Director Do Over – 3rd Times A Charm
It must be Friday . . . that's when the City issues all of its bad news.Looks like we're going to try again to...
Hmmm . . . Something wrong here.
Press releases about public hearings two days after they occur, economic development plans that are currently meaningless (the hard work is yet to be...
Common Council Recap
Get it here, cuz you can't find it in the newspapers! I've already answered questions last night for reporters about what happened...
Homeless Services vs. Economic Development
What a ridiculous choice to have to make! Your input needed tonight! I believe the federal law and intent dictate what the...
Council Recap
Here's the recap of the meeting that I didn't really tell you about yesterday! (Sorry.) And the meeting that nearly wasn't. ...
How should hotel room taxes be spent?
How should taxes collected on hotel rooms rented be spent? Tourism promotion? Promoting Conventions in Madison? Or to benefit the community...
Economic Development – Vision/Goals vs. Workplan
Yesterday I attended the Economic Development Commission to talk about how we move forward on the Economic Development Plan. I had talked to...
Just ignore the council . . . and the public they represent!
(Note: You'll have to excuse me, I'm a little cranky this morning . . . GABLEMAN???? What is wrong with Wisconsin voters????)Last...