Posts tagged budget mismanagement

A man in a suit and glasses digging into the ground with a serious expression.

Hidden Costs: Superior’s Ignored Efficiency Study Caused Taxes and Chaos

in City Hall City of Superior Jack Sweeney Jenny Van Sickle Mark Johnson Mayor Jim Paine Nick Ledin Ruth Ludwig Tylor Elm on February 10, 2025 April 2, 2025

A recent study found significant problems in Superior’s government, like bloated budgets and outdated practices. Despite this, Mayor Jim Paine’s administration is ignoring the report, burdening taxpayers with rising property taxes.

A man with glasses and a calculator in front of a classroom blackboard filled with mathematical equations.

Mayor Jim Confuses Mill Rates with Milkshakes! Residents Left Counting Pennies!

in City Hall City of Superior Garner Moffat Jenny Van Sickle Mayor Jim Paine Ruth Ludwig Tylor Elm on January 27, 2025 February 13, 2025

Find out how Superior’s city hall cuts the mill rate, yet homeowners face rising property taxes from reassessments. Learn about the true costs of living in Superior and why your monthly bills might be higher than anticipated.

A humorous digital illustration depicting a chaotic city council meeting. The setting is a generic government chamber with mismatched furniture and scattered papers, emphasizing disorganization. At the center, a mayor in a disheveled suit leans back in a chair, shrugging, with a speech bubble reading, "I got nothing." Nearby, council members appear distracted: one is flipping through an empty notebook, another is staring at a laptop showing a game of solitaire. A stack of untouched budget books sits on a table labeled "2024 Goals." In the background, a bulletin board lists half-finished agendas like "Museum Contract: TBD" and "Fiber Expansion: Dig Holes?" Above the scene, a banner humorously reads, "Superior's Common Circus." The overall tone is comedic, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Superior City Clowncil Meeting: A Farcical Display of Governance on November 19th

in City Hall City of Superior Fire Department Police Department on November 27, 2024 December 9, 2024

The November 19th Superior Common Council meeting turned governance into a comedic spectacle, highlighting incompetence and absurdity in local leadership.