Mayor Dave uses taxpayer funds to campaign

Austin King must be pleased. It appears we do have taxpayer financing for the Mayoral race in Madison. (pls. see link above). Today's mail brought to me a full color 8 1/2 by 11" mailer with Mayor Dave and four good looking firefighters and Local 311 members in full gear on duty (drawing pay?) inside a fire station and ready to roll! While writing this, I hear on the radio George Dreckman - the head Garbage (Not the band, the stinky stuff) and Madison's Recycling Czar) doing the voice over for a taxpayer paid (public service?) ad about how Madison's water is drinkable and by implication, don't even think about our Water Utilities' bridge over murky waters, even though it is a campaign issue for both candidates for Mayor. Is the fact that the head garbage man is doing the ad mean that maybe he holds a lower standard for our drinking water? Rejoice Austin! You won! We do have one candidate for Mayor who has financed his campaign using our tax dollars!