Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of November 4.

• Mineral Point Road: Businesses Owners and Tenants, Wednesday, November 6: There are two public information meetings scheduled, one for residents and one for business owners scheduled for Nov. 6, 2024, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.

Announcements and News Releases

• Empowering Small Businesses: Alder Nasra Wehelie Hosts Lunch and Learn to Focus on Small Business Opportunities through the City of Madison: Alder Nasra Wehelie of District 7 is pleased to announce her upcoming Lunch and Learn on Thursday, November 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. This event is designed to provide information focused on business financial support programs, citywide grants and… [posted November 1, 2024]

• Put Your Pumpkins in Your Leaf Piles: Streets Division crews will collect pumpkins along with your leaves and other yard waste. This includes other compostable decorations like corn stalks and hay. Remove wires, candles, string, electric lights, and similar items and then set your… [posted November 1, 2024]

• Key Absentee Voting Deadlines: Absentee voting for the November 5 General Election is coming to a close. Voters should be aware of some key deadlines: [posted October 31, 2024]

• Introducing Trash Gordon and Vin No Diesel, Wisconsin’s First Electric Trash Trucks: The vote to name Madison’s and Wisconsin’s first electric collection vehicles ended on October 21 and we have the results. Voters selected Trash Gordon and Vin No Diesel.  Welcome to the fleet! How the Voting WorkedThis election was a ranked… [posted October 31, 2024]

• Road Closure for Continuation of E Wilson Street & E Doty Street Paving: Starting on Friday, November 1 at 7:00am, R.G Huston’s paving contractor will continue paving operations on E Doty Street and E Wilson Street.  The paving contractor will be working in three different work zones throughout the day.Work Zone 1… [posted October 30, 2024]

• How to Track Your Absentee: The Madison City Clerk’s Office has issued absentee ballots to over 67,000 voters for the November 5 General Election, of which over 58,000 have been returned to be counted. Being able to verify that your absentee has been delivered to the Clerk’s… [posted October 30, 2024]

• New Features for Updated Streets & Urban Forestry Website: Street Tree Inventory, Online Recyclopedia, and Simple Schedule Lookup: The Streets and Urban Forestry Division unveiled a new website today, October 30, 2024.The redesigned site has three important new features for Madison residents. Street Tree Inventory On the Urban Forestry section, you can find an inventory of the… [posted October 30, 2024]

• City’s Affordable Housing Fund to support 150+ affordable units: Four affordable rental housing developments will receive financial support from the City of Madison after the Common Council approved the funding. [posted October 30, 2024]

• Madison Recognized as a Best Practice Example for Safe Systems Approach in National Traffic Safety Report : The City of Madison is proud to announce its recognition in a national report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which highlights Madison as a best practice example in applying the Safe System Approach to improving road safety [posted October 29, 2024]

• Segment of SW Commuter Path Closed for Concrete Work: Starting at 7am on November 4, CPR Inc will begin reconstructing the eastern ramp of the SW Commuter Path at Midvale Boulevard.  During this work the SW Commuter Path will be closed in both directions from Midvale Boulevard to Hiawatha Drive.… [posted October 29, 2024]

• Hospitalized Absentee Voting Begins Today: Today is the first day for hospitalized voters to have an absentee ballot delivered to them in the hospital. This process is available until 5 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5.Hospitalized voters can initiate the process by appointing an… [posted October 29, 2024]

• S Paterson Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement: Project Overview Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29th, work will begin on the sanitary sewer main replacement along S. Paterson St, from E. Washington Ave to Williamson St.  The project is being completed in conjunction with the development… [posted October 28, 2024]

• Statement on Referendum Mailers: The City of Madison has sent informational mailers to residents to notify them of…[posted October 28, 2024]

• Accessible Options for Voting: The City Clerk’s Office want to make sure voters know about accessible options for the November 5 General Election. [posted October 28, 2024]

• Final Week for Food Scraps Drop-off at Farmers’ Markets: This is the final week to drop off food scraps for composting at the three neighborhood farmers’ markets.  The markets are on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 and Saturday, November 2, 2024. We set a goal of composting 22,000 pounds this year,… [posted October 28, 2024]

• Public Election Equipment Test Rescheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 30: The public is invited to observe the City of Madison public test of election equipment on Wednesday, October 30. The public test will begin at 9:00 a.m. at 2713 E. Washington Ave. [posted October 28, 2024]