Items of Interest for District 19 and Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 10, 2025

In the D19

• Recycle Your Whole Pizza Box - Even the Greasy Parts: If you have City of Madison recycling at your home, you can now put the entire cardboard pizza box in the green recycling cart. Even if there are grease stains. For years, the recycling guidance for Madison residents was to rip off cardboard lids of… [posted February 4, 2025]
• Community Voices Survey: The Community Development Division (CDD) works with residents, neighborhoods, and stakeholders to overcome barriers and build a vibrant, prosperous, and healthy community. In 2025, the City of Madison will accept proposals from organizations focusing on Crisis, Intervention, and Prevention (CIP) services, with funding available starting January 1, 2026. Please note that CIP funding provides partial support to selected organizations, and the process takes about six months. To guide this effort, CDD launched the CIP Community Voice survey to gather input on experiences with currently funded CDD agencies. Your feedback is essential to ensure services meet Madison’s community needs. The survey closes next Sunday, February 16. It is available in four languages: English, Spanish, Hmong, and Chinese.

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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, February 11, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include changing the terms of Alder appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 12, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include adopting the Sauk Creek Corridor Plan.
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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 (PIM’s)

• Public Input Meeting - Sandburg Park, Thursday, February 13: Madison Parks is replacing five existing playgrounds in 2025. On Dec. 5, a virtual playground workshop was held for all five playgrounds, including the playground in Sandburg Park, 2818 Independence Lane.

Announcements and News Releases

• Prioritizing Traffic Safety for All Road Users: D7 Virtual Lunch and Learn with Traffic Engineering: Alder Nasra Wehelie is excited to continue her Lunch and Learn session for this month, featuring Traffic Engineering on Thursday, February 20, from 12 to 1 p.m. Whether you drive, bike, or walk, this virtual Lunch and Learn will offer residents a… [posted February 7, 2025]
• Stop by on Winter Bike Day, Happening February 14 : Demonstrating that biking isn’t just a summer activity, even in snowy Wisconsin, the local bicycle advocacy group Madison Bikes is hosting a Winter Bike Day on Friday February 14. [posted February 7, 2025]
• Free Ice Skating Fun This Weekend!: Looking to get outdoors this weekend? Madison Parks has free ice-skating events planned and you're invited! Get your groove on at Groove & Glide on Friday night. Ice skate under the stars with fun music and games at… [posted February 6, 2025]
• Time to Vote on the Snowplow Names!: The election opens today on the Wisconsin Salt Wise website. You have until February 24 at 8:00pm to submit your vote. Madison, you crushed the snowplow name suggestions.  We received 1,335 total names. [posted February 4, 2025]
• Madison Public Library Invites the Community to Celebrate 150 Years of Library Service: MADISON, WI -- Madison Public Library is celebrating 150 years of service in 2025 with programs, events, and activities designed to highlight the value of libraries as a cornerstone of the Madison community. [posted February 3, 2025]
• Changes Coming to Local Rent Assistance Program: City and County government officials are alerting residents that changes are in store later this year for the Eviction Diversion and Defense Partnership (EDDP). [posted February 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

• Hospitalized Absentee Voting Begins Today, Tuesday, February 11: This is the first day hospitalized voters may appoint an agent(opens in a new window) to pick up their absentee ballot from the City Clerk's Office for the February 18 Spring Primary.
• Warner Family Fun Night, Friday, February 14: Join us at WPCRC for Warner Family Fun Night! Families can create art projects, play in the game room or the gym, watch a movie or win some prizes playing bingo!
• Groove & Glide, Friday, February 14: Make the most of winter at a Groove and Glide event! Experience the fun and beauty of ice skating under the lights with fun music and games.  All ages and experience levels are welcome. Grab your friends, a date, or family, and have fun on the ice. 
• Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park, Sunday, February 16: Tracks and Signs ~ Join Naturalist Kathlean Wolf  for a free fun educational family friendly guided walk to explore the Wild Side of Warner Park.  We'll look for the footprints, scat, and nests of our wild neighbors, and try to interpret the story of their lives during the coldest part of winter. We may have hot cocoa and a campfire with smores after the walk.

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