Edgewater: Denied! (Final)
It was a 7 hour meeting . . . I missed the first three hours, which consisted of 1.5 hours to 2 hours of...
It’s not that simple.
Mike Ivey and Paul Soglin would have you believe that we have to grow up or grow out and the downtown neighborhoods are standing...
Common Council Recap – The Basics
A report, from citizen reporter Konkel! ;) GETTING STARTEDThe meeting started around 6:38, Mayor was in the chair since before 6:30, but it...
Planning for Porn
Just when I think I've seen everything . . . someone tries something new . . . .Check out this memo from Alder Bruer...
Random, Preferential Economic Development Assistance?
A Story about the Decimation of the Madison Capital Revolving FundSigh . . .During the budget debate, I, along with Alders Judy Olson and...
Breaking Down How the Council Decides if they Should Overturn the Landmarks Commission
The decision before the council on Tuesday in NOT whether they should approve the Edgewater project, it is only a question of if they...
“Cars First” is not a Progressive Policy Position.
So-called "Progressive" talk show host John “Sly” Sylvester doubled down on the “Cars First” rhetoric last Friday, flipping his rationale from “because we pay...
A little more Round Up
There's a little bit out there to comment on . . . EDGEWATER TOURI considered going, but didn't feel like listening to another sales...
TIF – Good questions.
The recent WSJ article about the Board of Estimates meeting on TIF made me ask some questions. I couldn't stay for meeting to ask...
Short Recap of Short County Board Meeting
Watched it on TiVo . . . wasn't feeling well so went home. So, you don't really get the same information as if...
End? of the Week Round Up
This may be my last post for the week. I have the rest of the week off . . . but then again...
The Problem with Vinyl: It kills people and is bad for the environment/food chain.
Recently, there has been a discussion about how to create affordable housing on the Isthmus on thedailypage.com. That discussion has gotten very wonky and...