Common Council Recap

Last night's council meeting was alot of fixing things that we shouldn't have to do on the floor. Here's what we did.#1...

Council Meeting Recap: July 3 2007

No better way to celebrate the 4th of July than talking about local government, eh? Ok - so before I forget, here's my...

Common Council Recap – Big Blank Checks!

Sad, sad day for the taxpayer. More blank checks for the CDA. For land that should have been free!The Council meeting started...

(It Shoulda been a Shorter Night) Common Council Recap – Final

Since everything was referred because Bruer wasn't here . . . I'm kinda surprised that the meeting still took two hours. Funding for...

Recap: CC June 19, 2007

Last night's council meeting lasted about 3 hours, with an additional 1 hour of presentation and questions about Transport 2020 and Trolleys at 5:30....

Council Recap – General & the Smack Down . . . Minus Danisco

Ok - this is the quick rundown, minus the Danisco discussion, that will be a separate post. For reals, not kidding this time!GETTING...

Wisconsin State Journal missing in action . . .

I often wonder how decisions are made about what to cover in local newspapers. We know at the Wisconsin State Journal that they believe...

Vending and Nuisance Council Recap

Three hours, some good discussion, some maddening . . . yes, I ended up all mad again (second time this week and it was...

What is the Role of the Economic Development Commission?

I was surprised at the last Common Council meeting when we tried to refer an item to get advice from the Economic Development Commission...

Council Recap – Banning Sales of Small Amounts of Alcohol (#41)

The final piece of the Common Council recap from Tuesday . . . banning liquor sold in small quantities.First, here's what would be banned...

Edgewater Lite Common Council Recap (Final)

I'm getting spoiled, the meeting was only a little over two hours . . . Sorry this is a little late, I was playing...

Miscellaneous Common Council Recap (Updated)

Somehow, the meeting lasted til 10:00. A surprise to some, as there was no one major issue on the agenda. Confusion about...