Daily Archives: February 3, 2025

BUFFALO RIVER EMERGENCY PLEASE ACT NOW!

 in Buffalo River

They keep putting off the committee presentation. That means they are getting your messages. Please send a message again! Bill filed to derail state’s efforts to protect Buffalo River from hog farming We know you have received several messages from BRWA recently asking for your help in securing a permanent moratorium prohibiting any future swine CAFO permits in the Buffalo National River watershed. Now the legislature is considering a bill which would prohibit moratoriums statewide, including specifically the Buffalo River watershed. Senate Bill 84 is an obvious attempt at an end-run around current rule makings which would establish a permanent […]

Homeless Solutions Meet-Up

 in homeless / housing

Thursday Feb 6 – 6:30 – Omni Center Thank you Homeless Solutions Folk for your faithful attendance at the Housing Crisis Task Force meetings over these several months! We know we’re making a dif! At the next meeting let’s discuss the last TF to update each other on what we’re seeing emerge. Where do we want to put our energy now? Who else do we need to connect with? Are there things we still need to learn? (very likely) If you’ve never been to a Homeless Solutions meeting before don’t let that stop you from joining us!

What the Mayor said to the Task Force

 in homeless / housing

Public meeting Jan 22 was enlightening! It’s been fascinating watching the Housing Crisis Task Force move from baffled citizens asking themselves (just like all of us are)  “what the heck’s going on with housing?” Slowly, as they interview area experts and talk to people all over town, what they’re revealing is a whole lot of different people in city government, the development community and a lot of related industries and agencies all doing their jobs to the very best of their ability, as they are safely tucked into their own narrow silo, with no effective way to know how their work is impacting […]