Why Does it Matter if We have No Affordable Housing Plan?
Seriously, isn't our housing affordable here in Madison? Take a look . . .
Screwing up on Allied Drive?
No, I'm not talking about the residents who live there, I'm talking about the City of Madison. So, we're probably going to bid...
Another week: Come, And Gone. 33 days left.
So, remember when the Mayor let Inclusionary Zoning die? He promised a committee that was charged to come up with new answers by...
Property Tax Exemption: Where’s the "Out"?
So, Attorney Tim Radelet has suggested how the City can get out of this situation. The Property Tax Exemption Subcommittee of the Housing...
Voila! And now the Mayor Agrees to Try to Add 30 Police Officers
That didn't take long. I wonder what the "sacrifice and cuts" are going to be? To: Chief Noble...
Taxpayer Free Affordable Housing – Defeated.
Q: What if the City could come up with a program that created affordable housing and didn't cost the taxpayer a dime?A: ...
Economic Development Plan – Recommendations 4 – 6
Junkets to Southern California and Germany, yeah, that's what will help economic development . . . RECOMMENDATION # 4 – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLKITED PLAN...
Council Recap: Jan. 22, 2008
Here's the run down of the council meeting that lasted til after 11:00 last night. Sorry, the links will have to wait until...
Back to the drawing board . . .
Yesterday, we received news that the Supreme Court refused to hear our case on our Inclusionary Zoning appeal.So, the question remains, how are we...
This is just silly.
Ok - so I heard about this from 3 or 4 people before it was in the newspaper and its been bugging me, but...
How the Realtors (and other groups?) want to gut the IZ ordinance
At noon today, Phil Salkin presented a plan to "amend" the inclusionary zoning ordinance for the City of Madison to the Mayor's workgroup. Phil...
Homelessness, a start.
Yesterday, Kathleen Falk's Office invited me to attend a press conference on homelessness. It was an opportunity to thank County Board Chair Scott...