City Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of March 17, 2025

City Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of March 17, 2025

Information Source:  Thank you to Lorissa R. Bañuelos, our Community Engagement Strategist at the Common Council Office, for compiling all of this information each week for Alders Citywide! Appreciated.  To submit your community event for consideration, please email Lorissa at: LBanuelos@cityofmadison.com  Note ahead of time:  per our ethics policy, not all events can be published and other considerations have to be made but it never hurts to submit information for consideration.

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.

• Finance Committee: The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, March 17, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include approving the issuance of a Request for Proposals for the redevelopment of Block 113, located at 1 South Butler Street.
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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include development-related requests in Districts 2, 8, 12, 14, and 19.
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• Transportation Commission: The Transportation Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 19, at 5:00 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include the Department of Transportation Annual Operations Report.
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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 (PIMs)

• Near West Watershed Study and the John Nolen Drive Watershed Study, Tuesday, March 18: A public information meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., March 18, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required. This meeting will cover the Near West Watershed Study and the John Nolen Drive Watershed Study.
• Buffalo Trail, Barron Court, Green Lake Pass, Thursday, March 20: The March 20, 2025, meeting will also be held virtual via Zoom with an in-person viewing during the meeting hosted at the Midtown Police Station, 4020 Mineral Point Road.
• scheduled for 6:30 p.m., March 12, 2025, via Zoom. Registration is required prior.

Announcements and News Releases

• OIM Community Listening Session with JUSTDANE: The Office of the Independent Monitor, in collaboration with JustDane, invites members of the public to a community listening session on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 5 pm. This hybrid session is open to the public, but registration is required.… [posted March 14, 2025]
• Spring Break Travelers Urged to Check Measles Vaccination Status (link is external): Ahead of spring break travel, public health officials urge travelers to check their measles vaccination status. [posted March 13, 2025]
• Madison Madness: Fill out a bracket to let us know what you want in your neighborhood: As we get closer to tournament time, the City of Madison is getting into the spirit with a new way for residents to share their perspectives during the ongoing Southwest and Southeast Area Plan process. [posted March 12, 2025]
• Mayor's Announcement Regarding Clerk’s Office : City Attorney Michael Haas will assume the role of Acting City Clerk on an interim basis and will oversee office operations to make sure that everything runs smoothly. [posted March 12, 2025]
• Madison Launches the Second Year of the Building Energy Savings Program: BESP requires large commercial buildings to benchmark their energy use annually and complete building tune-ups every four years. [posted March 11, 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

• In-Person Absentee Voting Begins, Tuesday, March 18: Early in-person absentee voting begins today and runs through Sunday, March 30.
• Public Test of Election Equipment, Saturday, March 22: The City Clerk's Office will test every tabulator, ballot style, and office on the ballot to make sure the tabulators will accurately tally votes at the polls on Election Day. The public test begins at 9 a.m. and runs until complete.
• Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor, Saturday, March 22: Join a naturalist for an easy family-friendly walk from Aldo Leopold Nature Center into beautiful Edna Taylor Conservation Park and enjoy a bit of nature education along the way. Walk will begin at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, 330 Femrite Drive. Meet outside at the Children's Shack. Co-sponsored by Madison Parks, and Aldo Leopold Nature Center(link is external) . No registration is required. No pets are allowed.
• Mobile Vaccination Clinic: Badger Prairie Needs Network, Saturday, March 22: We're hosting mobile vaccination clinics throughout the county in partnership with community organizations! All vaccines are free to those eligible...

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

ABW,

Alder Amani

Amani Latimer Burris, Alder, District 12

(608) 345-8747 (cell -- text preferred)

District12@cityofmadison.com

P.S. As always, here is a directory of all of the major city departments: https://www.cityofmadison.com/departments.  If you know the department that should handle your issue, feel free to reach out to them directly and also feel free to cc me in on the email if you want to know of your complaint, concern or question.  This will help you:

1. Get direct help and
2. I can stay abreast of your situation.

Yep, you can contact  me by email and 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.

Here are other ways to reach out:

Reach out through the City website at www.cityofmadison.com/council.

Reach out to all Alders:  you can email us at allalders@cityofmadison.com.

Reach out to the Mayor's office:  their email is mayor@cityofmadison.com

Reach out to the Common Council office:  if you don't know who your issue, comment or question or concern should be routed to by sending an email to:  council@cityofmadision.com

This will go to the Common Council Office and they will get it routed to the right place.  The Common Council staff is very knowledgeable and helpful and really there to serve, just as we are.

And finally, 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 hundreds of emails, especially if an issue is contentious or controversial, and unfortunately our department has a limited staff.  Of Course, my cell is listed above so, again, feel free to text or call me.