A tale of 2 committees
So, Public Safety Review Committee meets and does nothing, refers the Mayor's "Bench Ordinance" and the media reports it. 5 media outlets showed up.
The Equal Opportunities Commission unanimously votes it down . . . crickets. No press.
Why?
What is wrong with people?
Who planned this?! Are they completely unaware of what happens on August 15th every year? And yet connected to the University? Seriously peop0le.
Moving Daze Are Upon Us
Madison “Moving Day” Essentials
Dane Dems against Bench Ordinance
Passed unanimously.
County Throws Out Homeless Property
While everyone else was at the Philosopher's Stones yesterday, this was happening at the City-County Building
I couldn’t blog this morning . . .
What was on my schedule to blog was all the gross stuff the mayor has been saying . . . and I just didn't want to listen to it again, its just so gross, he has no respect for people or their confidentiality and he's so WRONG on so many facts . . . . I have to write that blog, I just don't want to put myself through it. Instead, let me tell you about somethings that are going remarkably great!!!
Madison’s Panhandling Ordinance Likely Unconstitutional
Press release, letter (and attachment) from the ACLU that the Mayor and alders received this morning.
Two Meetings This Week on the Bench Ordinance
So, the meeting tonight is publicly noticed on the Weekly Schedule, the EOC meeting on Thursday is not. yet. noticed. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. If you can't make it, read on to get email addresses to let the committee members know what you think.
Latest “Update” on Judge Doyle Square/Exact Sciences
Board of Estimates had a special meeting yesterday to get an "update" on Judge Doyle Square. They give us very little information in public . . . then go into closed session. Who knows what they are talking about in all these closed session meetings (every Board of Estimates meeting has gone into closed session on this matter), but I guess we'll find out when they finally ram this thing down the public's throat, with little public input and about 3 days notice of the final "deal" they have worked out.
Fo’ Mo’ Meetings
So, freaking annoying. Why bother pretending there is a weekly meeting schedule.
County Week Ahead
21 meetings, 3 listed (some twice) with no agenda, 9 meetings before 5:30, 1 cancelled, 1 has minutes as an agenda?!
King Soglin Declares He’s Removing Art Installation at the top of State St.
Chief Koval requested it. Apparently art deigned to engage the public is attracting the wrong type of public and now its bad art to be removed. Note to artists: Your art must only attract the approved kind of people. The second piece of City installed art ever to be decommissioned if I have my facts correct. No public discussion, no public input, just gone!