City-County Building
Common Council

Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of March 10, 2025

posted 
Large mural at Hilldale Mall by OhYA Studio

Image: The MADISON, a 600-square-foot mural in District 11 at Hilldale Mall, created in 2018 by Brian Kehoe. 

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found at the Meeting Schedule page.

  • Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include modifying the appointment process for the Police Civilian Oversight Board, establishing hearing procedures when a complaint is filed that seeks removal of an alder from the Common Council, and amending or repealing various Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
  • Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include approving the stormwater Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System annual report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  • Board of Park Commissioners: The Board of Park Commissioners meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include approving a request from Big Top Events for a fireworks display on June 28, 2025, at Breese Stevens field.

If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.

Public Information Meetings (PIM’s)

  • High Point Road, South, Monday, March 10: The purpose of this project is to extend S High Point Road from Raymond Road to the Midpoint Meadows Plat limit. Proposed work will include pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk/path, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main and lighting. A public information meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., March 10, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.
  • Pflaum Road, Wednesday, March 12: City Engineering plans to remove and replace the asphalt pavement and road base, replace sanitary sewer main and laterals, replace water main and laterals, replace storm sewer and private storm connections, and replace curb and gutter, sidewalk and drive aprons as needed. There is a public information meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m., March 12, 2025, via Zoom. Registration is required prior.

Announcements and News Releases

  • Recent Metro Service changes Starting on March 2,  Metro made service changes on the following routes: 
    Route 38 (new alternating trips to Monona) 
    Route G (new stops in Monona)
    Route L (new stops in Monona)
    Route A (schedule adjustments)
    Route B (schedule adjustments)
    Route F (schedule adjustments)
     
  • Street Sweeping During the Overnight Hours Begins Sunday, March 9, 2025: Starting on the evening of Sunday, March 9, Streets Division sweepers will be on the roads working 16 hours a day to collect as much salt, sand, and other grit and grime as we possibly can. We will have one shift of operators sweeping from 10pm to… [posted March 7, 2025]
  • Women in Construction Week 2025: Taletha Skar:  A lot of jobs in construction are pretty visible: broken ground, dump trucks, concrete trucks, high visibility florescent yellow safety vests, and yes, even hard hats—hard hats of every color above ground. However, one of the most important pieces of infrastructure that keeps the entire City running and connected isn’t visible at all. [posted March 7, 2025]
  • Announcing the 2025 Plow Names!: The votes are in. Madisonians, here are the names you selected for the snowplowing equipment. [posted March 6, 2025]
  • Pick Up Free Seeds for Your Garden from Eight Madison Public Library Locations Beginning Today!: MADISON, WI -- Madison Public Library’s popular Garden Seed Giveaway(link is external) begins today on Thursday, March 6 at eight library locations. All libraries (with the exception of Central Library) will offer a variety of flower, herb, and produce seeds for visitors, free of charge. [posted March 6, 2025]
  • Women in Construction Week 2025 Profile: Renee Callaway: Biking in Madison, Wis. is a big deal. The community of cyclists is big. The bike system to get around the City is big and connected. The excitement and appreciation is big. None of these facts are likely surprising to anyone who has spent time in the Madison area, especially Traffic Engineering Division Assistant Director Renee Callaway. [posted March 6, 2025]
  • Women in Construction Week 2025: Molly Berkholtz : The smell of burning covers and hovers over a snowy Prairie Ridge Conservation Park on the City’s south side, near the Elver neighborhood. [posted March 5, 2025]
  • Women in Construction Week 2025: Sarah Johns: With a couple twists of a wrench, Madison Water Utility Service Representative Sarah Johns loosens the bolts to a water meter. [posted March 4, 2025]
  • Women in Construction Week 2025: Emma Almy: Sometimes the oldest and most complicated road projects in the City of Madison are paired with some of the most passionate, sharp and energized engineers eager to understand and help create solutions. [posted March 3, 2025]
  • 2025 Spring Yard Waste Collection Schedule Now Available: The dates when you should set out yard waste to the curb for collection this spring is now available. The information is available on the Streets Division’s yard waste website. All residents in Madison have two-yard waste collections in the… [posted March 3, 2025]

Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted.

Events

Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.

Was this page helpful to you?

District 11 - Alder Tishler

Alder Bill Tishler

Alder Bill Tishler

District 11
Contact Alder Tishler