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Operating Budget – The Gory Details (A Start)

Well, I'm typing this up 4 days later, so its gotten a little fuzzy, but here's what I remember/have notes on.The evening started off...

The Friday Snarkarama

I have about 30 blog topics in my queue that I haven't gotten to, I might not have snarky comments about all of them,...

Capital Budget 2009 – Final

Ok - here's my update. When I'm done, if I have time, I will post my notes on the great (as usual) public...

Operating Budget Dates

While the Capital Budget is well underway, we haven't even seen the Operating Budget yet. However, so far I have heard $2 bus...

This Year’s (Yet Again Ridiculous) Operating Budget Process

Despite all our talk about how to improve this year's budget process - it seems we have made no progress and seem to be...

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 . ....

Budget Smudget – Council Recap

Last night we had a council meeting to hear about . . . drum roll please . . . THE WORST BUDGET YEAR...

Those 30 cops

Did we need them or not? After sitting in a hot, sweaty, stinky room 260 in the Municipal Building for more than two...

The Budget Amendment that Created the Most Hatred . . .

And the winner is . . . Operating Budget Amendment #38. Registration of Commercial properties:Agency/Service: Building Inspection DivisionGeneral Fund RevenuesPage(s): 138, 14Sponsor(s): Alds....

Chilly Morning Round Up

A few topics to chew on as you drink your coffee or tea, or hot cocoa and try to warm up . . .GOOD...

Operating Budget – The Short Version

I haven't even finished the Capital Budget from yesterday . . . got caught up in a meeting and phone calls and hundreds of...

Fuel costs are . . . down?

This fuel cost argument isn't exactly panning out. The WSJ did a story that started to explain that the WORST BUDGET EVER IN...