Tag Archives: Board of Public Works

A Lesson in Beating a Broken System and Getting City Hall to Fix Broken Sidewalks: It’s the Law

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

It’s time we started getting clear about some things. I’m coming up on my fourth anniversary of speaking publicly about what’s on my mind, in the way I choose to do it. If any of you ever spent a week … Continue reading →

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City Budget Day One: Mayor Backs Down on Water Runoff Tax — For Now

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

At the end of a long day of hearings on the city budget crisis, officials of the Board of Public Works and the mayor’s office admitted Monday there was no “urgency” to efforts to quadruple the storm water runoff tax … Continue reading →

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