At Progressive Dane's General Membership meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2008, four local issues were unanimously voted on as priorities Progressive Dane will concentrate current efforts.
Continue reading "Progressive Priorities"The past spring elections were a little quiet, perhaps a little more quiet than we would have liked; however, there was still plenty of electoral action going on. There were two open school board seats, with only one candidate for each seat. Progressive Dane had one endorsed candidate out of the two races. On the County Board, there five Progressive Dane incumbents running for reelection; three of them were unopposed and two had opponents. There was also a Progressive Dane supervisor who was moving on, so there was an open seat for Progressive Dane to defend as well. So without further ado, here is the race-by-race break down:
Madison’s Economic Development Plan
The City of Madison has hired a consultant to develop a Strategic Economic Development Implementation Plan to guide our efforts over the next 3 – 5 years.
Do you like it?
It’s all about your economic future, Madison!
Creating quality jobs, supporting small businesses, encouraging public-private partnerships, up-dating zoning, designing city spending to stimulate economic growth, and preserving quality of life are all on the table.
Matt Mikolajewski, Manager of the Office of Business Resources, City of Madison, will present a draft of the city’s 3 – 5 Year Strategic Economic Development Implementation Plan and respond to your questions and comments.
Learn about the plan and provide input!
Thursday March 13, 2008
Hawthorne Branch Library, 2707 East Washington Avenue
6:00 – 7:30 pm
The earlier you are on board the better!
A draft of the city’s 3 – 5 Year Strategic Economic Development Implementation Plan is now available online at:
www.cityofmadison.com/business/obr
You may also submit your comments and suggestions via e-mail at obr@cityofmadison.com or by calling the City of Madison Office of Business Resources at 267-8721.
Sponsored by Progressive Dane, www.prodane.org, 608-257-4985
We, the members of Progressive Dane, join together to form an independent political party in Dane County with a major focus on local issues. We pledge to work to improve the quality of life in Dane County for all people, particularly those marginalized by economic and social discrimination. We will work to improve our local government by making it open, easier to understand, and accessible for all citizens of Dane County. We are working to achieve positive policy change by electing accountable progressive officials and mobilizing citizen action.
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