Most Madison committees shut down, development rolls on
There's only 4 meetings this week, but over 30 different developments will be discussed at the meetings. What makes development so much more important than other issues?
Friday Round Up – 4/23/20
Usual random mish-mash of useful updates from various sources, enjoy!
Madison City Week Ahead 4/27/20
DEVELOPMENT WEEK!! While everything else is shut down, development rolls on - 33 projects. 4 meetings and a yet to be noticed Common Council Executive Committee meeting?
Alders ask Madison City Committee Chairs to violate open meetings laws
I tried to tell them this at the CCEC meeting, but they didn't listen. Sent out the request, and I pointed it out again, and now, they seem to agree.
City Attorney’s Parting Cheap Shots!
For 20 years Progressive Dane has been meeting with its elected officials prior to city and county meetings . . . and now, its a problem?
Wednesday & Thursday Round Up – 4/22 & 4/23
Updates and round up, random thoughts, city face mask policy, golfing, stormwater, salt, virtual Sustainable Saturday and more.
Tuesday Round Up – 4/21/20
Alder daily round up, homeless services consortium updates and thank you to community, federal eviction moratorium, childcare for essential workers, demolitions and more.
Meet your new Madison and Dane County Leadership
Both the Madison City Council and the Dane County Board elected new leadership yesterday at their "organizational" meetings.
Madison/Dane County, where will you apply for eviction prevention dollars?
The United Way recently gave about $800,000 to over 50 agencies for eviction/homeless prevention. If you are a renter, where will you apply?
Common Council Executive Committee Recap 4-21-20
Short 40 minute meeting, mayor's update, voting on Surveillance Cameras ordinance and report without PSRC recommendation, Konkel's response after the meeting and updates from the Council President after the last meeting.
What will the Madison City Council talk about tonight? (UPDATED)
This has 5 substitute pieces of legislation, an introduction item and one more missing substitute along with the consent calendar - voting for council president, looking at mayoral and council powers, following up on ad hoc police policy committee recommendatoins and more.
Madison Mayor didn’t need any emergency powers
Tonight the City Council votes on the 23 emergency orders the mayor had to make - but were any of them actually something that had to be done in an emergency? No. Not. one.