Capital Budget Votes

So we started on the Capital Budget at 7:00 with everyone in attendance once Judy Compton got there just a smidge late. The...

No one?

So, we are being told that can't do an RFP (Request for Proposals) to find someone to develop 9 acres of land on Allied...

I made a mistake.

Gasp. Horror! That's right, yesterday, I made a mistake. One is bound to do that from time to time. The...

Allied Drive – 50% Homeownership

Well, here we go, some of the issues I have raised about affordable housing on Allied Drive, the property the City bought there and...

An exercise in Unfriendly!

I went to the Allied Drive "Move Forward, Not Out" festival last Saturday. I have to say, it was an exercise in "unfriendly"...

Allied: Agreement Broken, Now What?

For nearly two months I've been asking a question . . . and I get at least a partial answer in the newspaper today.Financing...

Pesky Open Meetings Laws

Sometimes, I think I'm the only one who cares about this type of thing. And people get really upset when you bring up...

Wednesday’s wanderings.

Yesterday's blogging frenzy continues as there is so much to comment on. Today's topics are broccoli, trash cans, stalled Tenney Lapham Neighborhood plan...

Madison Buses – A System for Traditional Commuters

Last night, I attended a 4 hour public hearing about the proposed bus route changes. This post is late this morning because I...

CDA – No, you can’t see our WHEDA application.

During the approval of the Allied Drive project, one of the talking points of the CDA advocates was that they would be far more...

Allied.

Sigh. I don't think I can sit through another meeting on Allied, but I have one today and there's one more tomorrow. ...

Allied – What’s the real story?

Living on Allied Drive is not easy. Sometimes, "the City" doesn't "help".At their last meeting, the Allied Drive Task Force voted to give...