End of the Week Round Up
Now taking suggestions for a better title for these random comments on the things going on in Madison. Today, the post includes Soglin/Skidmore...
TIF priorities
Yesterday the TIF Policy Committee met to discuss priorities for TIF funding. Current priorities are Support the Downtown, Neighborhood Revitalization and Economic...
Board of Estimates (Preview of Issues to Come) Recap
Mark Clear violates ethics ordinance?, TIF falling out of favor with Madison School District and County (could future TIF districts and expansions . ....
The problem with TIF policy
Some things, require no explanation . . .*******************April 16, 2007 - Cancelled*******************May 14, 2007 - Cancelled*******************Meeting held June 4- Absent Sanborn, Konkel*******************June 18...
TIF Policy – What’s Next?
The committee finally finished its report! Only a year late!The report is done and now it goes off to the Board of Estimates...
I wonder . . .
So, we gutted the lobbyist registration ordinance last year . . . but some people still need to fill out the expense reports...
TIF: What’s In? What’s Out?
Tonight the Board of Estimates may finally act on the TIF policy that we've been working on since fall of 2004 . . ....
Best bang for the (TIF) buck!
This morning's WSJ article on TIF got me thinking . . . about something we did alot of thinking about months ago. If...
An agenda for the City
This spring's elections need to be about more than water, trolleys and taxes. Yes, our water needs to be safe to...
James Madison Park Committee (& TIF Committee)
It's going to meet, really, truly. You won't be able to hold your breath until it happens, but here's the latest,...
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...
Talkin’ Taxes
3 Polish guys named Dave (hey, the Mayor said it, not me) and the tiff between the City and County on quarterly tax payments for the City of Madison and the E word. Talking to Lucy Mathiak about the Schools and the Edgewater TIF.