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Weekly Update: 11/13/2022

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Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. And the number of people who have had all four injections is now below fifty percent. Football, Thanksgiving. Christmas. I think you know where I’m going here. They’re doing walk-ins … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 11/13/2022”

Mayor’s Speech to Des Moines Marina Association Annual Meeting

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A ‘private’ community presentation by the Mayor to the DMMA membership. I include a transcript, which the DMMA objected to but whatever, because the Mayor revealed a number of items that should have been part of the September 27 public meeting. Must read.

This document is subject to frequent changes…

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Boy, is it ever. 😀 I wrote in my Weekly Update that the Futures Report was useless and I demonstrated this by posting a page from yesterday (11/06/2022.) And below are pages from the version updated 1today. And what I learned, today, is this: The Ferry Update that was scheduled for November 17 has been … Continue reading “This document is subject to frequent changes…”

Weekly Update: 11/06/2022

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Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. And the number of people who have had all four injections is now below fifty percent. Football, Thanksgiving. Christmas. I think you know where I’m going here. They’re doing walk-ins … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 11/06/2022”

My calendar? It’s wide open

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This article has an important update today (11/07/2022) This a snapshot from our Future Agendas Report taken today. Every City has some form of official calendar like this. I’ve written about this issue before but it’s worth re-visiting because it’s not exactly getting better. First off, there are no meetings on November 10th. (They were moved … Continue reading “My calendar? It’s wide open”

Weekly Update: 10/30/2022

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Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. And the number of people who have had all four injections is now below fifty percent. Football, Thanksgiving. Christmas. I think you know where I’m going here. They’re doing walk-ins … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 10/30/2022”

A land use migraine

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At last night’s Budget Session, the Mayor and City Manager teamed up on yet another totally blindside move which was at least as egregious as last month’s Marina Redevelopment Community Meeting. It’s a pattern. What Happened At least a day before the meeting, the City Attorney had prepared a Draft Ordinance placing an ’emergency’ moratorium … Continue reading “A land use migraine”