Dear Reader, I hope your summer was joyful and full of life, amidst whatever difficulties and challenges you encountered.  Your City Council is now back in session, following our annual August…

There is a complicated set of issues unfolding up on East Wilson Bridge Rd. (EWBR) that may seem peripheral—since literally near the outer edge of our city—but which touch upon some of the…

When assessing the City’s financial condition, it is best to be sober-minded and prudent. There’s too much at stake to be otherwise.  It’s the job of the City to safeguard public funds, to think…

Last night, your City Council voted to deny Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) most recent proposal for building on the UMCH land. Before saying anything else, I want to fully credit the residents of…

A couple of quick notes follow regarding City finances. The upshot is that both short term performance and long-term outlook remain strong.*

At summer’s end, 8.31.21, year to date (YTD) income tax…