Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of July 29, 2024

posted July 31, 2024 - 11:48pm

ATTENTION: The Common Council will take up the Mayor's proposed $22 million ongoing yearly referendum/tax levy for solving the budget crisis during a special Common Council session on Tuesday, August 20. The session will be held by Zoom only. The issue needs only eleven (11) votes to pass. As of now, there will not be space for public comment. If you want to give the Mayor, Common Council, or Common Council office your input, you will have to email your comments to allalders@cityofmadison.com, or if you want the Common Council to see your commentary, you will need to email council@cityofmadison.com.

HOW DO YOU CONTACT ME or other alders or departments? You can contact me by email at district12@cityofmadison.com, but I prefer that you text me, or call me at (608) 345-8747, especially if the email you want me to read or review is urgent. You can also reach out through the City website at www.cityofmadison.com/council. If you would like to contact all alders, you can email them at allalders@cityofmadison.com. If you have something that you want to send to the Mayor's office, their email is mayor@cityofmadison.com. Finally, if you want to get your issue handled directly, or if you know the department that would likely handle your issue, feel free to email them directly, and cc: me in on the email, so that you can get direct help and I can stay abreast of your situation. Here is a directory of all of the major city departments: https://www.cityofmadison.com/departments. If your issue is urgent or you are having trouble catching up with me, feel free to call the City Common Council office at (608) 266-4061 or send an email to council@cityofmadison.com and let them know you are trying to reach me. We receive thousands of emails, especially if an issue is contentious or controversial, and unfortunately our department has a limited staff.

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.

Madison Public Library Board: The Madison Public Library Board meeting will take place on Thursday, August 1, at Lakeview Library on 2845 N Sherman Ave. at 5:00 p.m. Agenda items include a statement regarding a $22 million referendum or cuts to the library services, as well as the possibility of a reduction in evening hours at Madison Public Library locations in the event that the referendum fails and cuts have to be made.

Community Development Block Grant Committee: The Community Development Block Grant Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, August 1, in virtual format at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include the adoption of the recommended Northeast Area strategic growth plan and the West Area Plan.

Meeting Details

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

News & Announcements

Public Invited to Celebrate Madison’s Sister Cities: The community is invited to celebrate these global connections at a free reception, featuring a photo exhibit, at the Overture Center. [posted July 25, 2024]
Lane Closures -- King, Wilson and Butler Street Intersection: Starting Friday, July 26, R.G Huston will be performing underground utility work within the King St, Wilson St, and Butler St intersection.  During this phase of work all traffic will be shifted to the south side of Wilson St with one lane of… [posted July 25, 2024]
West Dayton Street Westbound Traffic Lane Reopens : The westbound traffic lane of West Dayton Street, which had been closed since October of 2023 for a UW steam tunnel project at the Park Street intersection, is now reopened. West Dayton Street is now fully open to both directions of traffic on… [posted July 25, 2024]
Metro Transit Public Hearing Scheduled: Give feedback on proposed service to Monona as well as Metro's updated service equity analysis. [posted July 24, 2024]
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases Rising in Dane County: Public Health Madison & Dane County are alerting the community about an outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. [posted July 23, 2024]
Madison Celebrates Installation of First Air Quality Monitor: The City’s air quality monitoring network will measure particulate matter concentrations in neighborhoods throughout the City. [posted July 22, 2024]

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. Dis you know you may subscribe to get updates from any department in the City of Madison and track issues that you care about.

Events

In-Person Absentee Voting Begins, Tuesday, July 30: Absentee voting sites has begun. Check our In-Person Absentee Voting website for locations and hours. The last day to vote absentee in person will be Sunday, August 11.

Parks Alive Dates!

Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music and free food. Events are held in parks across the city and throughout the summer. Connect with your neighbors and engage with your community at a Parks Alive event near you! Events start at 5:00 p.m.

Please find additional upcoming City of Madison Parks events listed on the City parks event calendar.

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