The City Budget Week Ahead
They still managed to schedule 21 meetings, even tho they can't scheduled meetings during budget, which is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night.
The Social Justice Center Thanks YOU!
Wow, thanks to everyone who made the dedication of the Nan Cheney Community Room such a wonderful event! Check out the video and please help thank everyone who made it happen! No more squeaky chairs!
Tonight, the Social Justice Center Unveils . . .
The Nan Cheney Community Room! Stop by and see the improvements!
Today would be Nan Cheney's 80th birthday, and we're going to celebrate by...
Central Library Update
The next meeting is December 7th . . . here's the Mayor's office spin to the alders, from the spinmeister.
City Property Values Higher Than Expected
By $11M. So even with the Board of Estimate changes, that's an increase of 4.93%, not 4.99% so the council has more room to raise taxes if they are going to stay within the 5% limit the Mayor unilaterally set for them. It should help the county and school board a bit too. Here's the details:
The Council’s Overture Consultant
On Tuesday, the Council had a long discussion on hiring a consultant to review the AMS model for the Overture. They had previous rejected the same proposal. During the meeting there were doubts about the consultant. Here, we finally hear from the consultant.
Tea Party Launches Counteroffensive Against the Train
In response to stories of Governor-Elect Scott Walker's transition team's office being swamped with pro-train calls, conservative e-mail lists have just been blasted with...
Budget Amendents For Council Next Week (Final)
17 capital budget amendments, 17 operating amendments and one attachment. Here they are and a quick run down of what they mean.
A Comment, On Comments,
I moderate some of the comments on Forward Lookout, and there are some that do not get through, let's review why . . .
Plan Commission Discusses Development Process “Improvements”
The EDC report was the subject of plan commission discussion previously and they did a report back to the Economic Development Committee, but Julia Kerr's new comments from Monday night are specifically are worth noting.
Capitol Watch: Wisconsin the New Arizona?
The all republican capitol is sure to set the state back centuries . . . so I'm starting a new Capitol Watch feature to point out my outrage of the day. There will be many, I had to choose one for today. Should Wisconsin be the new Arizona when it comes to immigration policy?
Mayor Grabs More Power
In response to questions about how and when the latest committee to look at the houses in James Madison Park was formed and appointed, we get this from the city attorney's office - unlike the past 12 - 15 years that I have been paying attention - now, the Mayor just is making appointments without Council approval. Even when the staff who ordered it doesn't know what I'm talking about.