Council Recap, Part I
Essentially a live blog - I'm not going back to edit . . . sorry.
What the City Council is Talking About Tonight
September 18, 2012 Common Council Meeting
Proposed Consent Agenda Exclusions
Things Going On Around Town Round Up
Not a media round up - but a round up of various emails I get about events, presentations, input sessions, etc.
More Meetings That Didn’t Make It In by Monday Morning
I don't know why its so hard, but there is a definite patter to which staff care enough to get their stuff in and those who don't. I don't always follow up - but PSRC and Board of Assessors are frequent offenders.
Hey, Let’s Change TIF Policy . . . AGAIN!
I've been hearing rumors of this, saw an email that went out last week, and now we have the official word from the mayor . . .
Homeless, but still deserves respect
Daniel Callahan was recently ruthlessly kicked off the homeless issues committee and called a racist by County Executive Joe Parisi - but he is willing to fight back. Demands apology in the least, reinstatement or appointment of another homeless person in the least
County Week Ahead
Also no meetings tonight, but a packed rest of the week
City Week Ahead
Another day, another week, more meetings. But none tonight.
Elections Matter!
When Judge Colas ruled that parts of ACT 10 were Unconstitutional, the Governor was quick to personally attack Judge Colas but never once mentioned...
It’s NOT Working at The State Journal!
Recently, Capital Newspapers announce that they had cut 26 more jobs.
Which is surprising since you would think that their union busting and...
Careful, Loiter or listen to music in city parks, you could be banned!
Ok, I know it sounds silly, but the city parks department is considering a new parks policy tonight and here's some of the silliness, including that your neighbor can turn you in without the parks department staff seeing anything, you could be banned and there is essentially no appeal.
Joe Parisi Can’t Be Serious!
I haven't seen anything so petty and disgusting and hearless since the days of Dave Cieslewicz