Madison

Just looking. But they are in the very early stages of considering it.

So, as homelessness is getting more attention, you hear the mayor say the city is spending $3M on services and the county handing out lists of the services available and non-profits are telling us that services are "readily available" but lets take a look at what is really going on.

Thanks to Grace Episcopal Church for opening their doors, Karen Andro from First United Methodist Church for coordinating volunteers and Bethel Lutheran Church for helping staff the day. Z! (and board members) from Shine was there most of the day as well.

The City sends out notices when they cancel meetings - I don't know how to get notified when the county and school board do, but here's what I can figure out at the moment. City cancelled 4 meetings, added three.

This is a much more readable version of what the council workgroup offered to the Overture parties. And, a list of the potential meetings coming up, every day.

Oh . . . and . . . the council. From: Carto, Thomas Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:34 AM To: ALL ALDERS Subject: FW: Message to Staff To...

All that comes out of the other end of my keyboard is venom. I can't stomach watching what the county board did last night and what the council will do the next two nights. And then think about the reality that I see every day at work and the people hurt by their inactions. It's unconscionable. Their priorities are so screwed up.

All kinds of interesting things on the agenda, but I guess they think there is not much worth talking about . . . here's the two items council members have separated for discussion - kinda.

I don't know what the point of a "weekly meeting schedule" is if half the meetings are missing.

I haven't seen anything so petty and disgusting and hearless since the days of Dave Cieslewicz

Says the police department. ?! Chalk this up as one of the odder things I've seen.

I'm so confused about when to expect there will be a snow emergency. I thought the rule was that if there was more than 3 inches of snow and it had stopped snowing, there would be a snow emergency that night and the following night and that the snow emergency would be called by 6pm. But apparently, this year, we're just making it up as we go along . . . which is going to lead to confusion and more tickets for my neighbors.