Baseball fans will recognize the name of George Petak, slated to meet with Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at 1:30 on Thursday. Petak, formerly a Republican senator from Racine, swore in 1995 that he wouldn't support a plan to build Miller Park that created a special tax district including his district.
And of course he did just that, earning a recall for his effort. He currently works as a lobbyist for Whyte Hirschboek Dudek, on behalf of "bottled water interests, cemetery concerns, electric power generators, gaming interests, healthcare providers, and in the area of energy conservation."
Many feel, however, that the Milwaukee Brewers would not have been able to assemble the current National League Central-leading team it has without a modern stadium like Miller Park. If the Crew makes it to the World Series this year, someone should make sure Petak has a good seat for all the home games, if nothing else.
MAYOR CIESLEWICZ WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday, July 16, 2007
9:00 a.m. Ald. Larry Palm and Rebecca Cnare
10:00 a.m. Policy staff meeting
11:00 a.m. David Stark and Enis Ragland
1:30 p.m. Capital Improvements Review Committee (CIRC) meeting (Mayor's Conf. Room)
4:00 p.m. Pat McDonnell, Joel Plant, and Rebecca Cnare
4:30 p.m. Common Council leadership meeting
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
8:00 a.m. Kathleen Falk, Dr. Tom Schlenker, Janet Piraino, and Topf Wells
9:00 a.m. Speak at The Natural Step session, Monona Terrace
10:30 a.m. Mayor's Management Team meeting
2:00 p.m. Sharyl Kato, Agnes Cammer, Peng Her, Heidi Pascual, Lakshmi Sridharan, and Enis Ragland
3:30 p.m. Brad Clark quarterly meeting
6:30 p.m. Common Council meeting (CCB 201)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
9:00 a.m. Capitol Area Regional Planning Council Budget and Personnel Board meeting (CCB 309)
10:00 a.m. Staff meeting
2:30 p.m. Ald. Brian Solomon and City staff regarding Allied Drive
4:00 p.m. Tom Moen and Enis Ragland
5:00 p.m. Centro Hispano remodeling grand opening ceremony (810 West Badger Road)
5:30 p.m. Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force meeting (MMB 300)
7:00 p.m. Concerts on the Square
Thursday, July 19, 2007
7:30 a.m. 105.5 Triple M New Music Review (7601Ganser Way)
9:00 a.m. Susan Schmitz and DMI representatives quarterly meeting
10:00 a.m. Lee Rayburn
10:30 a.m. Public Works Improvements (PWI) meeting
12:00 noon Lunch with Bridgit VanBelleghem
1:30 p.m. Dan Dietzler, Tom Carey, George Petak, and Joel Plant
2:00 p.m. Capital Improvements Review Committee (CIRC) meeting (Mayor's Conf. Room)
5:00 p.m. Department of Civil Rights Summer Diversity Picnic (Warner Park Shelter)
Friday, July 20, 2007
9:00 a.m. Welcome at Wisconsin State Employees Union Council 24 convention (Concourse Hotel)
9:30 a.m. Final interviews of Human Resources Director candidates
2:30 p.m. Taping of "For the Record" (Channel 3, 7025 Raymond Road)
6:00 p.m. Monona Terrace 10th anniversary celebration (Monona Terrace)
Saturday, July 21, 2007
10:00 a.m. Boys & Girls Club Bike On! Team Sentry (Edgewood High School)
8:00 p.m. Welcome at Opera in the Park (Garner Park)
