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Posts tagged as “Gene Hexom”

Blog Poll: Madison City Commission Race!

The petitions are in, and Madison has five candidates for two seats on the Madison City Commission. Neither of the incumbents, Dick Ericsson and Scott Delzer, chose to run again, so Madison's five choices are all fresh faces (well, sort…

Allen, Wolff, Hexom Running for Madison City Commission

The Madville Times eagerly endorses Ashley Kenneth Allen's bid for the Madison City Commission. He has the youthful non-Establishment mojo that Madison desperately needs to face and fix problems. Allen vows to eliminate crony capitalism from Madison city government... and…

Downtown Development: Explaining Dick and Gene’s Defensiveness

As I noted in my earlier post this morning, I don't usually expect positive feedback from the Madison City Commission and the Lake Area Improvement Corporation. I'm used to hearing the defensive condescension that says, "Things are great! Madison's doing…

Allen Sees Conflict of Interest for City Commissioners on LAIC Handouts

...and you can see and Feel the Surge(!!!) of the "Forward Madison 2" launch... My neighbor Ashley Kenneth Allen attended the Lake Area Improvement Corporation's dog and pony show promoting its "Forward Madison 2" economic development initiative, which is counting…

Mayor Receives Complaints about Country Club “Economic Development” Loan

Mayor Gene Hexom submits his monthly Mayor's Report to the Madison City Commission Monday night. His report includes some classic Madison euphemism: "Economic development loan"—hmm... could the Mayor be referring to the zero-interest quarter-million dollar loan the private Madison Country…

City Commission Mistakes Policy Criticism for Personal Attacks

Madison resident and telecommuter extraordinaire Ashley Allen attended last night's Madison City Commission meeting to ask for some accountability in the public dollars handed out to the Lake Area Improvement Corporation. Allen raised a number of issues that call into…