Capital Budget Items of Interest
The last two evenings we had each of the departments come before the Board of Estimates, with all alders invited and all city committees...
Mayor’s Hearings on the Budget
Only 15 Westsiders turned up last night to talk to the Mayor about a potential 10% increase in taxes. Why?Perhaps the Westsiders are...
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...
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...
The Capital Budget Process
Maybe we'll pay more attention to it this year, since the years of warnings we have been giving are finally becoming a problem. ...
Upcoming City Budget
The Mayor briefed some alders on the budget yesterday at noon, and it seems there is some confusion. Yes, this is going to...