Food Carts at Olbrich, Ice Cream Social, Harmony Bar - D15 Update 8/1/2022

Harmony Bar Ownership Change

There will be an information session in the back room of the Harmony Bar on Tuesday, August 2nd at 5:30 to hear from the new owners in relation to their liquor license application. There will also be public hearings on the license at the Alcohol License Review Committee on 8/17/22 and at the Common Council on 9/6/22. 

Common Council Meeting

The Common Council will also hold its only August meeting on Tuesday this week. You can find the meeting details and full agenda here. Some items of potential interest to D15 residents include:

• 11. 72455 Transfer of License Location Table Wine LLC • dba Table Wine New Address: 2301 Atwood Ave • Agent: Molly Moran Estimated Capacity (in/out): 25/25 Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • 98% alcohol, 1% food, 1% other

• 13. 72461 Public Hearing - New License Mos Espa LLC • dba Woody & Anne's 2236 Winnebago St • Agent: Joshua Swentzel Estimated Capacity (in/out): 40/0 Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • 80% alcohol, 15% food, 5% other 

• 18. 72319 Petition received in the Madison City Clerk's Office June 28, 2022 from SWAYNK LLC, regarding attachment from the Town of Blooming Grove to the City of Madison. SWAYNK LLC petition.pdfAttachments: Legislative History 6/28/22 Clerk's OfficeReferred for Introduction Refer to the 8/2/2022 Common Council meeting to accept. 

• 33. 71869 Change of Licensed Premise Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery • dba Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery Current Capacity (in/out): 70/96 • Proposed Capacity (in/out): 70/96 2827 Atwood Ave • Agent: Daryl Sisson Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • 10% alcohol, 90% food Aldermanic District 15 (Alder Foster) • Police Sector 602 Request to continue outdoor premises expansion previously approved by Streatery program.

• 109. 71147 SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Planning Division’s shift to a Planning Framework with 12 higher level Area Plans to be updated every 10 years 

• 123. 72660 Creating Section 15.01(650) of the Madison General Ordinances entitled “City Boundaries" and being part of the chapter entitled “Alder Districts and Wards", attaching to Ward 154 and the 15th Alder District, the property located at 219 N Fair Oaks Avenue in the Town of Blooming Grove, and assigning a temporary zoning classification of Temporary A (Agricultural) District. 

• 124. 72661 Creating Section 15.01(649) of the Madison General Ordinances entitled “City Boundaries" and being part of the chapter entitled “Alder Districts and Wards", attaching to Ward 154 and the 15th Alder District, the property located at 3450, 3490 and 3510 Milwaukee Street in the Town of Blooming Grove, and assigning a temporary zoning classification of Temporary A (Agricultural) District. 

Carts at Olbrich Park

The Carts in Parks program will have food carts at Olbrich Park every evening from Wednesday through Sunday this week. You can find more info here. 

Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social

On Thursday, the Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society will host its Annual Ice Cream Social.

In the News

• Spoiling Absentee Ballot Explainer

• Reminder: New Trash/Recycling Schedule Starts Monday, August 1, 2022

• In-Person Absentee Voting Starts Tuesday in Madison

• Public Health to Fund Violence Prevention Work in the Community 

• Vision Zero Continues Speed Reductions on a Section of East Washington Avenue

• Dane County Moves into “High” COVID-19 Community Level 

• Beach Water Quality

• Madison Commons, Media Digest

• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

(You can find a map of current public works projects in District 15 here. You can find a map of future road projects here.)

• Starkweather Drive/Garver Path

• St. Paul Avenue, Ohio Avenue, Talmadge Street, Jackson Street, Lafollette Avenue Reconstruction

• Eastmorland Sidewalk Installation

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study

• Atwood Avenue/Olbrich Path

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave.

• Worthington Avenue, Powers Avenue, Thurber Avenue Sanitary Replacement

• Garver Office/Olbrich Cottage Repointing

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application

  • 6/13 - Plan Commission

  • 6/21 - Council meeting

• Voit Farm

  • 6/30 - Public Information Meeting

• N. Fair Oaks

  • 7/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 8/17 - Urban Design Commission informational presentation

Save the Date

• August 9 - Parks Alive - Darbo/Worthington Park

• August 14 - Lake Edge Neighborhood Association Annual Picnic

• August 21 - Lake Edge Jazz Concert at 6p

• August 25 - Tunes on the Triangle

• Sept 15 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• Nov 12 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

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