Not long ago – only about two years ago, I wouldn’t wonder – Whitewater, Wisconsin was getting ready for a retail plaza and green grocer on the east side of town. It’s been green (and brown) in the time since, as the area’s still just an empty lot. We did build – as a transportation…
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City, Innovation Center/Tech Park
Measuring Progress in a Small Town (or any other place)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
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The City Budget: First Pass
by JOHN ADAMS •
It’s the season, across Wisconsin, for municipalities to present and approve their 2010 budgets. The process varies by city – some finish quickly, some extend the discussion from October into November. We are among that latter group – although we are a small town, our municipal budget is a big matter, with considerable discussion. Last…
City, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Planning
The Next Big Thing
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You may be sure that these days are scarcely ordinary – we are on the cusp of the extraordinary, the exceptional, and innovative. Nearly a month ago, Whitewater broke ground on a taxpayer-funded tech park, along a street renamed Innovation Drive, beside our existing business park. There was a brief ceremony, filmed for those who…
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Whitewater at the Trough
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’m sure someone has a story to tell about how one of his Scandinavian ancestors swam across the Atlantic, hiked through the forests and prairies of America, and helped found this city with his bare hands. It’s just another version of the commonplace, “when I was a child…” stories one hears from crusty old relatives.…