East Isthmus Planning Council Update
Wow, big changes in the works. Volunteers needed!
Strangest Meeting Location Yet . . .
You know how I pick on the city from time to time about silly meeting faux pas . . . well, the county outdid them times 100! Check this out . . .
Early April Fools Joke?
Life is ironic.
ACLU Urges Reconsideration of Panhandling Ordinance
Ya pretty much saw that one coming, right?!
What?
I'm having a hard time reading between the lines here, did they seriously say the TIF Coordinator won't answer questions except from the developer and policy makers after his report is out? What's the mayor's role in here in the first points? Can you say Cieslevistan?
City Operating Budget Presentations, Night 1, Part 2
These are the presentations from Monona Terrace, Library, Administration Agencies (Assessor, Attorney, Civil Rights, Clerk, Employee Assistance Program, Human Resources, IT and Finance)
16 Ethics Complaints Filed Re: Overture
Davin Pickell has been a busy man. He's filed ethics complaints against the Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Mayor's Staff Paraino, Tom Carto, Dierdre Garton, Council President Mark Clear, Council Pro Tem Lauren Cnare and Council Office Staff Lisa Veldran. The Ethics Board hasn't seen this many complaints in at least 15 years, there's 15 of them!
Board of Estimates
Had a jam packed meeting yesterday (parking rates, affordable housing trust fund, E Washington Ave. property, Southwest Safety Initiative, two-way Johnson and Gorham, etc., here's some highlights:
Mayor and Council Say Madison Should have Local Control! Don’t ruin our communities!
They are better Republicans than the Republicans in the Assembly . . . could the City be headed to court to challenge Local Control and Uniformity? I wish. I really don't know, but the mayor raises a really, really good issue (read why I love this mayor even tho we don't always agree!). Best quote: Ald. Lauren Cnare "this is about more than being mean to renters, its about ruining neighborhoods"!
Susan Schmitz (DMI) and Bill White on the “Broken” Development Process
Turns out, they say the development process isn't broken. And they back off of many of the other statements in their report.
Gosh the County Can Be Rude!
Is it just me? Or is this lack of responses kinda stunning. How do you resolve a conflict when one party is simply ignoring the other . . .
Updates on Proposals for Don Miller Properties on E. Washington
Yesterday the Council was briefed on the proposals and all the "challenges" to policies that the projects will face