Brief Board of Estimates Recap – Part One
Economic Development Director 5 year contract, policy body cameras (they are skipping Equal Opportunities Commission and Public Safety Review Board input and going straight to council, ironically, on a resolution that is all about public input - they are skipping the public input) and the new request for proposals for Judge Doyle Square are discussed.
Strangest Meeting Location Yet . . .
You know how I pick on the city from time to time about silly meeting faux pas . . . well, the county outdid them times 100! Check this out . . .
Don’t You Understand?
Hey homeless people, understand you are at risk, but we can't actually, you know, HELP YOU! Do you understand that? Yeah, you there, sleeping on the square on hard cement or uncomfortable bench, you DO understand its hot and you are at risk, right? What should you do, where should you go - well, we can't help with that. Just know it hot and you are at risk. There, we have warned you, we now wash our hands of this matter - Sincerely Dane County Human Services.
New Tenants’ Rights Attack from the State
Looks like the are planning to rush this (New Attack on Tenants' Rights) through . . .
Emerald Ash Borer FAQs
Treatment, tree removal, tree replacement - will your tree be a casualty of the yellow dots and emerald bugs?
TREATMENT
1. How many street trees are...
City Week Ahead
20 meetings, a few missing agendas . . .
Dane County Tenants Lose Rights Starting Today
Tenant Resource Center: Ready for Your Questions!
New Proposals for Houses in James Madison Park
The house furthest West has a likely use. Now we have more proposals for the Collins House and the one in the middle (The Ziegelman House)
Housing Committee gets a Wake Up Call!!
Uh, yeah, we have major problems with affordable housing. I think this was a sobering meeting for the committee members. I don't think they realized the depth of the problem with affordable housing in Madison. And honestly, I think they have more to learn. Many thanks to staff from Salvation Army and YWCA for coming to speak to them.
County Comprehensive Planning Update
Ok, I went to the meeting last week. Of course, I was the only mere citizen, and there is a really good reasons...
Early April Fools Joke?
Life is ironic.
City Week Ahead
21 meetings on the clerks agenda, 4 in legistar without an agenda and more meetings likely to pop up in the next few days. Only 9 meetings start at 5pm or later. Meetings at non-public friendly times such as 3pm, 1:30pm, 8am, 12:30pm and 2 pm. Public hearing on bus route changes for routes 37 & 38, Water Utility in debt an additional $2 million and more!