Planning for Porn
Just when I think I've seen everything . . . someone tries something new . . . .Check out this memo from Alder Bruer...
What’s a Brownfield? The State Capital?
Ok - so in actually reading the info for the Economic Development Commission Meeting, I discovered that my house and my recently redeveloped office...
The Hype about Neighborhood Conservation Districts
You'd think that the recent proposal for Neighborhood Conservation Districts said that nothing could ever be demolished or built anywhere in the City again,...
Mayor Dave’s Hunger for Power
First it was the Water Utility, then the Transit and Parking Commission during the recent bus fare debate, now the Landmarks Commission. While...
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...
7 . . . 5 . . . 3 . . .
While some of us continue to argue about if buildings should be 8, 10, 12 or 15 stories on East Washington Avenue, real life...
New Year’s (Slow) Week (Weak?) Round Up
Here's what I got . . . I'd have been tempted to skip it, but it looks like there are still plenty of...
Upcoming Demolition
Demolish a building for more parking, from the demolition listserve.Please be advised that Jim Meier will be filing a demolition permit application on June...
The City Attorney’s Opinion on How To Decide on the Edgewater
The key to the Council's decision is . . . Thus, the question comes down to whether the Council finds that “owing to special...
2007 Budget – Sick Leave Not Implemented, And More
Wouldn't you assume that when something gets put into the budget and it gets the votes on the council, that it would get implemented....
Horror of Horrors
“Unfortunately, (the park) is taken over by folks who sit there all day and hang out."Sometimes, smart people, say dumb things. People who...
Inclusionary Zoning: How many incentives are enough?
The City of Madison adopted an Inclusionary Zoning program a little less than two years ago. The theory behind the program is that the...