Thursday Morning Round Up

I went to no city or county meetings yesterday . . . there was nothing of interest, how bizarre!EDGEWATER TIF - A...

Preparing Effective Testimony For Plan Commission on the Edgewater Hotel

Over the years, I've heard lots of testimony. If you want to make your testimony effective, here's my recommendation:1. Be prepared, review...

2010 City Budget Deliberations – Day One (Capital Amendments 1 – 10 – Final)

7 pages of 2 dozen amendments to the Mayor's Budget, 5 hours of public testimony and questions of the public and after 7.5 hours,...

Wednesday Round Up

Today is Friday for me, as I get to enjoy another 4 day weekend (Steel Bridge Music Festival in Door County!), then panic when...

Mayor Dave’s Hunger for Power

First it was the Water Utility, then the Transit and Parking Commission during the recent bus fare debate, now the Landmarks Commission. While...

Long Overdue (Again!) Mid-Week Round Up

Lots of scattered/random thoughts . . . BIG PINKLooks like "Big Pink" gets a reprieve. That's good news!HAYRIDES?Has someone in the Park's Department...

Short Round Up – Read the full Letter

That Edgewater letter, library battle heats up, comments on Apex proposal and volunteers needed for imporant project . . . more, but I gotta...

Another Round Up

Panhandlers box, Madison's Cultural Plan, Sheriff's Overtime (doubled what has been budgeted for years), Future Cities, Nancy Mistele screams at County Board Supervisors, Bus...

The City Week Ahead – There are many things happening besides Edgewater

Here we go again, lets see if something is going on besides adding 83 hotel rooms to the City of Madison for $16M ....

Starting off a Short Week Round Up

A short, but action packed week ahead, here's a round up of issues going on . . . TERRENCE WALL KICKS OFF HIS CAMPAIGNWell,...

Suspiciously Light (City) Week Ahead

Only a total of 14 meetings listed . . . so far . . . Monday, February 1, 201012:00 PM MADISON BOARD...

Board of Estimates Recap (Including Edgewater Ordinance Change, No TIF discussion)

After the Board of Estimates meeting, one person said the meeting reminded him of this. I thought I might have some fun with...