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Dane County Week Ahead 8/26/24
7 meetings this week as the summer winds to an end. 5:00 PM UW Extension Committee Hybrid meeting – 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI – Moraine Conference Room and Zoom. Natural Resources Introduction and Program Overview. Director Report. 5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend...
Madison City Week Ahead 8/26/24
Finance, UDC, Plan Commission, tour of East-West Bus Rapid Transit and more. Recreate the 1.0 FTE position #1200 of Engineering Program Specialist 1 (CG16, R17) as a GIS Specialist 2 (CG18, R8) and reallocate the employee to the new position. Approving the Negotiated Agreement Relating to the Dane County Landfill...
Madison City Council Meeting on Referendum 8/20/24
Apparently if equity is too hard to explain to us stupid taxpayers, they abandon their values. It was a virtual meeting, 19 alders in attendance, Alder Armani Latimer Burris was absent. Mayor starts off the meeting with her usual remarks about being courteous, there are no disclosures or recusals. There...
Dane County Week Ahead 8/19/24
Dane County has plenty of meetings for the mid-August get your vacations in before end of summer typical government committee slump. 9:30 AM Board of Canvassers Hybrid Meeting – CCB-County Clerk Conference Room 106A. Conduct Canvass of the Votes Cast for the following Offices:. US Senator Representative in Congress...
Madison City Week Ahead 8/19/24
Lots of meetings this week, mostly around Housing Week, but also council votes on referendum this week. I left the meetings from Saturday and Sunday in here because they were unusual . . . and I missed them last week if they were there when I blogged. Saturday, August 17,...
In other news . . . 8/11-8/17/24
Other news and events that didn’t quite count as local news in the Konkel Round up!. Don’t forget to check out the Konkel Round Up on the home page below the latest posts, this is where you can find all the local government news I could find!. Flying...
It’s Madison Housing Week?!
Ever heard of the Madison Housing Coalition? They’re apparently hosting Madison Housing Week. The groups sponsoring makes me a little queasy, skeptical, cynical, etc . . . the coalition partners are a who’s who o the business community that make money on . . . housing(developers, realtors, etc) plus environmental groups? I didn’t find anything obvious about the Madison Housing Coalition itself online, but here’s the coalition partners from the Madison Housing Week website.
Dane County Week Ahead 8/12/24
County Board is taking it on the road this week from downtown Madison to Schumacher Farm Park in Waunakee. Don’t forget! Look at the homepage of forwardlookout.com, I’ve resumed the daily round up of local government news. Monday 8/12/24. 3:30 PM Aging & Disability Resource Center Governing Board...
Madison City Week Ahead 8/12/24
Summer slump when many committees don’t meet . . . but still plenty to look into if you’re interested. Don’t forget! If you look on the homepage of forwwardlookout.com I’ve resumed the daily round up of local government news. Monday, August 12, 2024. 5:30pm Police and...
In other news . . . 8/6/24 – 8/10/24
This segment used to be called the round up, but that’s also the name of the local news summary on the front page, so I gave it a fresh look!Loyal readers will remember this feature as the segment where I add information about things going on around Madison and Dane County that I don’t have a link for, but I thought people would want to know. It’s mostly a copy of the many emails that I get about community events and city and county news. My goal is to do it at least weekly.
Summary of the Council Meeting 8/6/24
Only 3 hours . . .1.5 hours of testimony on the referendum and an hour of questions that are 40 minutes by one alder. This is what passes for a council meeting these days. Phoning it in!. Getting Started. All alders kinda present except Tishler Excused, Vidaver Late. Mayor starts...
Alders Voting Blindly – On What?
There’s a lot going on in city hall right now, and I’m still catching up, but I did happen to catch this.It’s a small discreet item I can start with as I return to blogging. I have about 150 other topics on my mind, but time . . . it’s always about time!
Konkel Round Up is Back on Forward Lookout
2 or so years ago I stopped doing the daily round up of local news, but that feature is back!Over the next month or so you will also see other changes around Forwardlookout.com. It will be slow, but I’m returning to blogging and sprucing some things up a bit. There are also some exciting changes coming up with my segment on WORT starting in September.
Dane County Week Ahead 8/5/25
Joint Presentation to about the Huber Program to Health and Human Needs and Public Protection and Judiciary and more. 3:45 PM Area Agency on Aging Board This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109; Attend virtually via Zoom. Regional Housing Strategy Update...
Madison City Week Ahead 8/5/24
Council meets this week, it’ll be your only time for input on the referendum with the council. SUBSTITUTE: Amending Section 27.05 of the Madison General Ordinances to refine lawn and property maintenance provisions. Adopting the Sustainability Plan Update and directing staff to implement the recommendations in the plan. 4:30pm...
7/29/24 Dane County Week Ahead
5:30 PM City-County Liaison Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 354; attend virtually via Zoom. History and the Purpose of the City-County Liaison Committee. Review Current Building Rules and County Resolution: 2023 RES-297 Review of and Action on Building Use Application Submitted by...
7/29/24 Madison City Week Ahead
So it’s been a while . . . but I’m back! Short blog, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s are a 5th day of the week so less meetings than usual. 25% of agendas missing (4 of 12) Monday, July 29, 2024. 5:00pm Equal Opportunities Commission – Executive Committee...
Dane County Week Ahead 4/1/24
Some long agendas with lots of funding for various groups along with affordable housing projects. 5:00 PM Health and Human Needs Committee – Opioid Settlement Subcommittee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City-County Building, Room 357; attend virtually via zoom. Recommendations to Health and Human Needs Committee. 5:30...
Madison City Week Ahead 4/1/24
Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday and here’s the city’s upcoming meeting that have agendas (4 don’t) 12:00pm Madison Arts Commission – Public Art Standing Committee Virtual. Metro Transit Phase II Percent for Art Project. -Discussion and recommendation will be reported to the full body...
Dane County Week Ahead 4/25/24
Also less meetings this week at the county, but enough to be interested in!. 5:30 PM Public Works & Transportation Committee Hybrid meeting: Attend in person at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI. There will also be a virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by phone.
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