A closing thought—what do you, fair reader, think about the annual release of the (top) city wage earners? Should the list continue to be released? Is it inflammatory? Is it fair?
Let us know what you think in the comments.
March 18, 2008
Wage Earners: Your Thoughts
March 18, 2008
Orders under suspension
The end of meeting orders:
Rushton: What are the top 10 pages visited by the public over the past year?
Petty: When are we going to confirm a date for the MBTA summit? O’Brien says May 9 is likely, from 8:30-11:30 in the morning. Tentative, but arrangements are being made.
Petty: Sidewalk repair at 30 Barry Road…only [...]
March 18, 2008
The color of money
“We may have to look at a salary freeze, and take a breather for this year,” says Mayor Lukes, calling the top 250 salaries evidence that we pay “comfortable” salaries. Of course, the bottom 250 salaries in the city have not been requested by the council.
“How about a breather than you voted yourself a [...]
March 18, 2008
Coleman wants Library open, now!
Bill Coleman who, in case you’re not on his email list, has sent a barrage of emails over the past week calling for the Public Library to be open on Mondays, has brought his case to City Council.
It would cost $375,000 for 20 Mondays, Coleman says.
And while councilors agree in concept, some seem to think [...]
March 18, 2008
Crosswalk Conundrum
City Councilors are asking police to crack down on motorists speeding through crosswalks with pedestrians in them.
“It is time the police crack down on the motorists,” says Councilor Michael Germain, who is calling for a citywide intersection/pedestrian needs review, of sorts.
8:06
March 18, 2008
Yes, we’re here…
…but the councilors are getting a full demonstration of a new piece of software designed to integrate data and make tracking “problem properties” more effective. It breaks down the so-called “silos of data,” says Councilor Haller.
It’s cool stuff, conceptually, and a data geek’s dream, but we’ll save you the play-by-play.
We do have one question [...]
March 18, 2008
Council Live Blog preview
A couple big items on the City Council agenda tonight. But the one that will generate the most comment from the public is sure to be those top 250 salaries.
Like every year, a lot of that attention will be directed right at the police detail pay, some of which seems a bit high. Take Police [...]
March 18, 2008
The library’s stash
As we all know, under the current city ordinance, you can’t open a strip club, sex toy shop, adult video store, or any adult entertainment business within 500 feet of the library because of the so-called “secondary effects” of adult entertainment, and the number of kids that use the library. And, under the proposed revised [...]
March 18, 2008
They doth protest
Video from Saturday’s peace march that temporarily shut down northbound Main Street traffic is online.
Nothing incredibly thrilling here, but a question: The march started at Clark University, and made it almost all the way downtown before a police cruiser showed up in a largely futile effort to get the protestors to move to the sidewalk. [...]
