Can the Council finally do their job?

By:  Diane Benjamin Five aldermen stopped the welcoming ordinance meeting for next week.  More important are the names of the aldermen who didn’t sign the request to stop the waste of time and money:  Scott Black, Amelia Buragas, Diana Hauman, and Jamie Mathy Maybe now the Council’s full attention can be working on the budget.  […]

Citizen Budget cuts

By:  Diane Benjamin Since Alderman Hauman’s citizen budget group hasn’t been allowed to discuss their findings at a Council meeting, I want you to see their work. (moving the library and a Welcoming Ordinance for illegals are evidently more important) The group started with the items discussed at the November retreat.  The retreat was the […]

Are Hauman and citizens ignored?

By:  Diane Benjamin Alderman Diana Hauman took it on herself to gather citizen input on the budget.  She asked 6 people to look at the budget and look for savings.  2 had to drop off, but 4 with extensive business experience spent months looking at everything.  Evidently they aren’t allowed to present their findings because […]