Infrastructure Investments, Plus Income Tax?
The gentle brown S-curve in the diagram denotes a "social street" which is envisioned by the Old West Design Group to connect Washington and Liberty streets as part of a re-development plan for 415 W. Washington. Margaret Wong spoke at council against the idea of a motorized vehicular connection between Washington and Liberty. (Image links to larger resolution file.)
City Council Meeting (Jan. 5, 2009, Part II) This article reports the portion of council’s Monday evening meeting that did not relate to the City Place PUD, which is covered in Part I.
This piece is organized thematically, not chronologically.
- Laptop computers – what do they cost the city?
- Liquor – why do they get a liquor license, when we’ve heard so much negative news about them?
- Easement for public utilities – what, if anything, do the public schools have against electricity?
- Public Art Commission – an unexpected wrinkle in a garden-variety appointment.
- City Income Tax – a previous study to be updated.
- Streets and Snow – includes a ride-along in a snow plow reported by councilmember Marcia Higgins; also Stadium & Pauline and Huron Parkway & Nixon have construction planned starting in the second half of April 2009, to be completed by end of August 2009.
- Waste – commercial recycling and wastewater treatment (can you say “bio-solids”?)
- Public Commentary – against a street, for social justice, and for unbiased reporting on the bombing of Gaza.