Why Cottage Grove Desperately Needs a Library!
So the people in the village who so adamantly oppose the library, will not make a fool of themselves when they try and write...
Simpson’s Soliloquy on Words of Reason
This weeks Herald Independent, the paper of record for the Monona Grove School District, had an interesting column from their latest Cottage Grove...
Hey, Let’s Change TIF Policy . . . AGAIN!
I've been hearing rumors of this, saw an email that went out last week, and now we have the official word from the mayor . . .
MMSD No Vote on Edgewater TIF Recommended
This isn't a surprise, but the agenda for Monday's Board of Education meeting includes a recommendation from the administration to instruct their rep on...
Republican Bully’s
H/T to Jay Bullock for catching this.
Last week UW-Madison's own professor of history, geography and environmental studies penned this op-ed in the NY...
Monona Grove Budget Reductions!
Monona Grove School District will be holding three meetings regarding the $1.2 million dollars in reductions that we need to make for the next...
Edgewater Project-Labor Agreement Still Elusive
I've heard back from everyone except Bruer and Maniaci and the Building Trades. See the alder responses below.
Wow, Interesting Madison Prep Debate.
Allen Ruff has been blogging about Kaleem Caire and in pointing out the facts, he has drawn criticism for attacking Caire. However, I...
Blaska Out of Touch?
So, I went to the meeting about the "code of conduct" on the SW side expecting people to rail against "those people" on Section...
Civil Public Discourse – Cottage Grove
Is a great idea to strive for, but personally, if I had to pick, I would prefer INFORMED public discourse.
Tonight, at...
Last Minute Changes to Edgewater TID Rushed Through Plan Commission
Last night was one of those nights that sucked to try to cover things in city hall. I managed to catch part of Landmarks, part of Plan, part of Landmarks again, park of Plan again and none of Board of Estimates. And, the kicker, my TiVo died so I couldn't compensate. Boo. Anyways, here's what Plan did on the Edgewater TID with bk comments.
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