This week’s City Council meeting was brief, but it was notable that it was our first in person + mask optional meeting in 2 years! Lots of other activity and news outside of our meeting – read on for more info on: 2022 real estate assessments and my thoughts (remember, […]
With the unwanted two year anniversary of Covid this weekend, it seems like we’re finally approaching some sort of new normal. The updated CDC metrics and guidance on masks is welcome to allow us to dial up/dial down mitigation as needed. As long as we remain in low or moderate […]
With chaos at home and abroad, I am grateful that this is usually the quieter lull of the year for the City Council. The School Board adopted their budget this week and City staff have been putting together the general government budget, which means we’re about a month out from […]
This week’s post will be short and sweet. (We had a two hour meeting, which is short by our standards.) Besides the affordable housing grants discussed last week, we also received an annual report from the CACT, our volunteer board on all things transportation. This is a good time to […]
Our work session this week was largely focused on exciting affordable housing initiatives on the horizon. We have been making remarkable progress in affordable housing in recent years and with the city successfully winning two rounds of Amazon grants totaling over $7M, we’ll be able to fund new priorities like […]
This week’s post will be a bit different. Unlike most City Council meetings, the most important topics this week are unrelated to any votes we cast: (1) The Fields apartments – this has been an increasingly frustrating situation, so I’ll share the latest and my thoughts. (2) Fiscal Impact Model […]
Thank you for the kind notes and input on my draft priorities last week. One of the top needs I’ve heard is improved pedestrian safety/traffic calming/sidewalks. Good transportation intersects with all other areas of local public policy – equity, climate, housing, economic development – you can’t care about one without […]
Happy 2022 – I hope you are staying healthy and well. City Council held our organizational meeting this week and elected new leadership. Mayor Tarter was re-elected and I was elected to serve as Vice Mayor for the next two years. It’s not something I’ve pursued or aspired to do, […]