Where do the Homeless Go in this Heat?
Word on the street is that you will get arrested for trespassing if you are in the city-county building and that the city has...
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.
Additional City Meetings this week.
Three were added yesterday.
Very Tall E Washington Project Gets Blessing
The 700 block of East Washington Gebhardt project gets initial approval from Urban Design and a recommendation for spot zoning/change of ordinance for a taller building . . . did anyone notice? Why isn't it controversial?
DATCP Notices Students!
Wow, I've been in the tenant/landlord business a long time and rarely, if ever, have I seen the state agency (DATCP = Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection) that is supposed to be dealing with tenant/landlord problems step up during the August 15th time period. That changed this year.
Help Save Community and Goverment Access Television
USA Today is paying attention to WYOU, our own community television station, but is Madison? It's ours to lose, or save. And our government access channel is also losing funding and will see changes.
Take Action: Trump trying to undo Fair Housing laws
Comment due to the federal government by March 16 - see below from the National Low Income Housing Coalition to get more info and submit comments. Consider commenting today.
County Week Ahead
Last week before two weeks of mostly downtime.
$35 Wheel Tax?
Alder Grant Foster has a proposal to lower the Wheel Tax to $35. Think it will fly? Will anyone else have such a proposal? Council meets tonight, we'll see!
Fruits and Nuts Victorious! (In Progress)
Yup, the Parks Commission agreed to the Memorandum of Understanding that does not require a lease or insurance that would have been prohibitive.
Madison City Week Ahead 4/12/21
33 meetings so far, new alder training, 3 missing agendas, and much more.
City Week Ahead 4/13/20
Plan Commission continues approving developments, Transportation approving bus routes and rubber stamping emergency actions taken, counting the votes from last Tuesday's election and more.