Board of Estimates Recap
TiVo'd, but it was a much shorter meeting than I had anticipated . . . Edgewater TID and Affordable Housing Trust Fund raid by CDA referred. Money for McDonald's approved.
Which Community Service Programs Will Get Funding?
There is a public hearing at the Labor Temple tonight and many groups are losing money compared to the funding they got in the past. Here's the winners and losers and those who are keeping their flat funding for two more years, which one might (and should) argue is a loss. You can't continue providing the same services with the same amount of money . . . costs go up every year.
Did Anything Happen Yesterday Besides the President’s Visit Round Up
Four city meetings cancelled, but most not til yesterday, but they still had the Library Meeting, the Overture Meeting and the Emerald Ash Borer...
City Operating Budget: Cliff Notes
I have 42 pages of notes . . . and not enough time for all the details right now, but here's the cliff note version until I finish all my budget blogs in the next few days.
Round Up! 5 Days in a Row!
Ok, I met my goal of doing the round up for a week in a row, and hopefully this is back on a daily basis . . . because it is very popular . . .
What’s up with the Blogger Slacker?
Sorry, no post today, here's why . . . .
Late City Week Ahead
Sorry I was slow on this one, work, video, Packer's game etc. got in the way.
Common Council Recap (Minus Zoning Code Rewrite)
The Zoning Code Rewrite was referred after a public hearing, but they will vote on the 29th which is amazing how quickly this is now moving. I'm sure unintended consequences will be felt for years. They spent about an hour and 10 minutes listening to testimony from what mostly looked like lobbyists. Here's the rest of what they discussed last night.
Calendar!
We've been working on updating the community calendar we have, and you will start to see events there again. If you have events...
Landmarks Commission on the Sustainability Plan
Many, many hearings on the sustainability plan this week. I covered one of them here, two others were tonight.
Fire Chief Position Only for Insiders
This kinda smells . . .
Knock Down Landmarked Building for Better View of Capitol?
Really? And completely remove and then rebuild/replace another landmarked building? That's not a facadectomy, that's just offensive. Why are they doing this? So the Overture can host more weddings that can have a better view of the capitol?