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Approving Edgewater’s “Public Improvements”

Board of Public Works items on the Council agenda can be some of the least informative, so I'm not sure I really know what is proposed to be approved but here is what I do know . . . and it includes our first glimpse of the "Public Access Management Agreement"

The City’s Grand Housing Plan?

Seriously, after years of study, this is what they have come up with?

$250,000 for Tenney Park Shelter in Exchange for . . .

Donors, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Check this out, from the resolution WHEREAS, Donor, as defined below, has expressed a desire to close...

Alternate, Alternate Resolution for Overture

And SCFL (South Central Federation of Labor) approves . . . This came out late Wednesday . . . From: Schmidt, Chris Sent: Wednesday, November...

County Week Ahead

Relatively few meetings . . .

Back to Work (City) Week Ahead

Back at it! As the calendar rolls into December and election season officially starts! I wonder how many meetings get added this week because they got lost in the shuffle during the short week last week.

Overture Amendments

The "Plan B" or private-private model, which is still a public-private model has a few issues yet to resolved. As many as the first model, I suspect. The council has just 21 recommendations for changes. If this takes as long as budget, they'll be there for a good 7 hours or more on just this item alone.

SCFL on Overture

South Central Federation of Labor has a thing or two to say . . .

$25,000 Overture Report

Here's a quick synopsis and links to the chapters. The consultants will be in town this weekend and at the council meeting on Tuesday.

How Development Really Gets Done

Send your lobbyist to talk to the Mayor and get the State Journal to print a favorable story.. It's so commonplace and understood, it appears in public documents, as a matter of fact. Nevermind the rules.

Ethics . . .

I'm a bit behind on the promotion of my show on WYOU, but here's the show I shot a few weeks ago on ethics.

Ready for Snow?

The city thinks it is . . . here's their update from yesterday: SNOW PLOWING UPDATES by Alan Schumacher, Streets Superintendent posted November 22, 2010 1:26 PM ARE...