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Good grief, what hell do we have to be living in for the stars align to make that happen?  Two extremely unlikely events converge in the Mayor vs Police Union spat.

Alders Shiva Bidar, Donna Moreland and Rebecca Kemble will have their 8th meeting today, with another meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 5:00.

A whole week's worth of updates again.  Alder updates and many of the usual updates from the City of Madison.

This order is for unsheltered homeless persons and creates safe outdoor spaces for those not staying in the shelter. 

Up to $3M in lost tax revenues, up to $171M in lost property value, PFAS levels that exceed drinking water standards of 70 parts per trillion and more.

1 person on the ballot for City Alder District 8 6 school board candidates vying for 3 seats with 1 unopposed and 2 seats contested, including a primary 24 current county board supervisors unopposed, 8 new supervisors will walk on without having to win a contested election, 3 of the 11 vacated seats have races and 2 incumbents are opposed.

New alder seated, discussion on Meadowlands apartment project (density, affordable housing, city services), not one registered to speak on the city operating budget, interim police chief blows off common council and climate change coalition. 

Cancelled meetings, News, Starkweather Creek PFAS statement from Mayor, flooding updates and more.

News, Tea with Satya, Water Utility poll, leaf pick up and more . . .

"...the adverse impacts described in the Draft EIS will substantially reduce the quality and quantity of current affordable housing stock, decrease the value of the property tax base, reduce opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development, disproportionately affect children and families of color, and are contrary to the City of Madison’s values of equity, sustainability, health ..."

Say what? It's a fancy HUD title for a report that HUD requires the city to do every 5 years that shows, once again, just how racist and all the other 'ists Dane County is. This one is particularly focused on housing. If you've been following along, there are no surprises here. The big question is, will this report lead to action that actually impacts the people impacted by all the 'isms. The CDBG commission will be considering this tomorrow night. Particularly they will be discussing the priority of the strategies.

Everyone keeps asking if I'm on the Public Safety Review Committee (PSRC) or not, so I asked and here's the official word!