Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings listed for the cIty of Whitewater today. I’ll assume that the city manager’s Weekly Report mention of a Police and Fire Commission meeting tonight was erroneous. Why erroneous? Because if there were a meeting, a confident police leaders would be happy to list notice of it in…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a council meeting tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is available online. Among the items on the agenda tonight are consideration of a chronic nuisance ordinance and appointment of citizen members to boards and commissions. At Washington School, it’s Eagle and Spirit Day today. Local Government Watch, a…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s a new month, with much catching up to do. But first, a post for the beginning of the day. In the City of Whitewater, the city manager’s weekly report lists the following entry for today at 10:30 a.m.: “10:30 A.M.-Whitewater Technology Park Board, City Municipal Center, Cravath Lakefront Room, 312 W.…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. Over at the Wisconsin Historical Society website, there’s an entry commemorating an event from 1845: “Wisconsin Approves Free Schools.” The text of the text of the entry accurately places free in quotations (that is “free”): On this date, under the leadership of Michael…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. In our school district, there’s Summer School walk-in registration today, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lincoln School, proud home of the leopards. The summer school registration deadline is June 5th, with band lesson registration by May 29th. The registration…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony in the city today at 11 a.m. As public events go, it’s benign. Almanac Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:53 AM 07:51 PM Civil Twilight 05:23 AM 08:22 PM Tomorrow 05:52 AM 07:53 PM Tomorrow will be: 3 minutes longer Amount of…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Community Development Authority Board of Directors meeting today, beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Municipal Building. The agenda is available online. Almanac Monday, April 27, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:55 AM 07:50 PM Civil Twilight 05:24 AM 08:21 PM Tomorrow 06:53 AM 07:51 PM Tomorrow will be: 3 minutes…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. This is, however, a notable anniversary for our small city. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this date in 1977, the Pratt Institute moved to from Whitewater to Waukesha: On this date the Morris Pratt Institute, dedicated to the study of…

There are no public meetings scheduled in Whitewater today. Almanac Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 06:02 AM 07:45 PM Civil Twilight 05:32 AM 08:15 PM Tomorrow 06:01 AM 07:46 PM Tomorrow will be: 2 minutes longer Amount of sunlight: 13h 43m Amount of daylight: 14h 43m Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Good morning, Whitewater Common Council meets tonight, with an agenda available online. Three quick remarks — (1) The meeting will not include discussion of a chronic nuisance ordinance, an item postponed until a later date. (2) The agenda does include consideration of Council member appointments to boards and commissions. Most interesting one to watch —…

Good morning, Whitewater The Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 p.m. The agenda for tonight’s meeting is available online. It’s Caps for a Cure at the high school today: “Wear pink and support a cure for breast cancer. Also, don’t forget to buy a cap for $1 from any Student Council member. All proceeds go…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a State Budget Listening Session at the Municipal Building today from 1-3 p.m. How ’bout something worth listening to? Reason has just what any politician needs…It’s a video about federal spending (where deficits are possible), but it explains levels of new (national) spending well… See, also, the Stop Spending Our Future…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. One should not be surprised; yesterday’s Tree Commission meeting was scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. After two solid hours considering, pondering, assessing that state of trees in Whitewater, any municipality would have to take a break. It’s a proud…

Good morning, Whitewater You know it’s tax day, but you may not have known that the CDA Housing Committee in Whitewater meets today at 7:30 a.m., and the Tree Commission at 4 p.m. Note the the CDA Housing Committee: Why are you meeting now, a week after our election? I’d heard that the issue of…