New Record for Changes to the City Week Ahead!
14 this week!
Here We Go . . . 1st Snow Plowing Update of the Year!
Yup . . . its that time of the year again . . .
Heidt Questions Voter ID Need and Cost
$7.4 million? I thought we were broke, but not too broke to prevent people from voting.
What Emails Didn’t the Alders Get?
141 of them total plus 33 web contacts . . . here's the topics that were included . . . check to see if you email didn't get through and think about re-sending (if its not too late)
District 12 Candidates on Affordable Housing
While all the candidates say that affordable housing is a priority, read here to find out what they say they will do about it!
Homeless Mortality Rates 3 to 9 times Greater than Housed Persons
Yesterday morning, I called the coroners office to confirm the death of a homeless person, for which I only had a first name. He experienced problems outside of Shelter 1, on his way to Shelter 2 or 3 for the evening. 911 was called, staff performed CPR and he died at the hospital. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death.
Open Records request findings…
I recently did an open records request from our Village Board and found a couple very interesting documents that I felt needed to be...
Are We Really Going To Do This?
$17 - 47M in TIF to redevelop the Government East Parking Ramp and the Municipal Building into a hotel and other uses? Should we spend $8M or $1.5M more in 2014? Or pause while we rethink this? Council votes tonight!
Monday Show Down?
Again. The Homeless Issues Committee was asked by the City-County Liaison Committee to look at solutions for the issues of homeless people being in the City-County Building. That meeting and conversation didn't take place because the staff blew it and didn't get the agenda out, even after they were reminded to do so . . . so that work wasn't done before the next meeting on the issue . . . which is Monday . . . sigh . . .
Still Here! Tiny House Village Updates
I got a little distracted this week . . . for a good cause!
Madison City Council Won’t Stand Up Against Citizen’s United?
Republican Party applauds them!!! What?! The Democrats on our City Council applauded by the Republicans?! I've been asked to explain and I can't. What happened, this should have been a slam dunk. Is it because the Council knows better than Mike McCabe and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign? Or, they hate the Mayor? Or, they love the Chamber of Commerce and the Madison Area Builders Association?
What’s on the Council Agenda for Tonight
Here's what has been suggested for discussion - plus anything anyone shows up to speak to or any last minute additions. The rest of the agenda will get passed, as recommended.