Fairly Conservative

…..WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT????????

Courtesy the Ol’ Broad.

The State Department of Health wrote a letter December 1, 2008, at the request of the mayor outlining the requirements to facilitate the outlot development at The Shire. To my knowledge, aldermen were never given a copy of the report or this letter. No meeting was held to discuss the findings. And it’s unlikely there will be any change in the current moratorium. It will probably be extended another year in the next couple of months. A note from a City Hall employee explained,

The Landfill Moratorium Committee was to review the State report, receive a presentation from the State’s representative/s then make a recommendation to the Plan Commission / Common Council. It doesn’t appear that there will be time for that process to be completed prior to the expiration date of the existing moratorium.

December 2008 to August or so 2009. Nope. No time at all. (Come on, you all see what’s happening here, right?)

The letter, written by Jim Delwiche and Henry Nehls-Lowe, outlines several requirements that have not yet been fulfilled. The restrictions may be so steep they will NEVER be fulfilled.

And so I ask: Was it the right thing to do to give this developer his way only to restrict half the project? I’m told those reserve lots are needed before he’ll turn a profit. It seems to me like he’s had the worst possible outcome so far.

Maybe that’s why he’s in the mood to shoot the messenger.

That’s what I’m up to this morning. Then I have to figure out where to put it all when I get home! I know. Tough life.

I’ll put up the last Shire document in a minute. After that, I’m likely to be away for a few days. Yes, I’m aware some of you don’t like it when I do that, but such is life. Unless something really big pops up in between, I’ll see you next week.

Don’t forget the July 4th parade at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

That 60 is the magic number to provide a filibuster-proof Senate. Doesn’t matter much as Republicans are crossing over fast and furious.

How long until the Dems screw it all up? Oh, wait…

Here’s the narrative of the report prepared by BT2, Inc. The charts, etc., described are available from City Hall. (The report is large, it may take a minute to download.)

Here are a couple of maps you can use to identify the location of the wells measured. These show the western and northern edges of the landfill.

I’m not about to interpret these for you. You’ll have to do your own work. I will say it could be worth your time if you wish to live in the area.

As a reminder, this report was not available for the aldermen during the decision process in early 2004.

(I still can’t believe the real news people haven’t picked up on this report. So much for investigative reporting.)