- City of Madison
- Mayor's Office
- Blog
- Some Opportunities During this Pandemic
Some Opportunities During this Pandemic
Posted on Friday, Apr. 24, 2020 at 8:18 pm
The partnerships, the creativity and the kindness offer a silver lining to this pandemic and Safer at Home order. As the weeks wear on, I think Friday is a good day to share positive updates. Please send me yours at mayor@cityofmadison.org.
Thank you to everyone who has donated masks and face coverings to the city! As you may have read, we are asking all city workers to wear a face covering in public, and you are helping to make that possible.
I was touched by the efforts of the Madison Police Department and their work to reach out to children and young adults. Look and listen to the #BooksAndBadges. In an effort to stay connected to the Madison community during this pandemic, departments around the country are reading books to children. The officer featured in this link is Assistant Chief John Patterson and he does a great job with Fox in Socks here.
Madison School and Community Recreation (MSCR) is an active partner with the City and they have provided a number of opportunities for on-line adventures. Check out the classed and other opportunities, and let me know what you think.
City Engineering has a great idea for a family project: build a rain garden! . you can help us reach our 1,000 rain garden goal. A rain garden is a garden of native shrubs, perennials, and flowers designed to capture and infiltrate water into the ground. A rain garden is a great option for stormwater management as it temporarily holds and soaks in rainwater runoff that flows from roofs, driveways, patios or lawns. As of April 21, 2020, the City has 624 rain gardens recorded on its rain garden map.
If you have a rain garden, and want it included on a future interactive map the City is working on, email the photo to engineer@cityofmadison.com with the location. You can find more information here. Keep in mind, as we wind down Earth Week, a rain garden is great for the environment. Rain gardens help Madison lakes and can attract birds, butterflies and bees.
Another option to get outside is to make our City even more beautiful by helping pick up litter in our parks. We all want you to remain safe though, so follow some important guidelines.
Pick up trash with the following safety precautions:
- Do not come into direct contact with any trash
- Be sure to wear protective gloves
- Use a trash picker tool, if you have one
- Dispose of bagged trash in Parks can
- Use hand sanitizer when you finish
- Wash your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds when you return home
- If you're over age 60 or in a high-risk category, you may wish to consider other volunteer project
You could also help get rid of another problem in our parks by pulling garlic mustard! Garlic mustard is an invasive plant, which has heart-shaped leaves with scalloped edges in its first year. By the second year, it has triangular tooth leaves with tiny white flowers. Crushed leaves smell like garlic. This short video from the UW Extension provides information on how to identify it. If you find a patch, pull it up and make sure you get the roots! It’s best to put it in a bag, which you can leave at the edge of the park near a trash can or paved path. Staff will dispose of it properly.
As the weather gets warmer, we all look forward to spending time outside, but please maintain appropriate distances, wear your face coverings, wash your hands and please stay healthy.
Subscribe to Mayor Satya's Blog Updates
Archive
- Fifty Years and Counting
- Madison Kicks off 2021 with #Teamcity Awards Focused on Teamwork
- An Open Letter to Our New President and Vice President
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Ya Estan Disponibles Los Fondos Para La Siguiente Ronda Del Programa De Proteccion De Pago (PPP)
- Next Round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funding Available
- Growing our Housing Options in Madison with Cooperatives
- Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- City Buildings and Fleet Named Dane County Climate Champions
- Madison Parks Keep You Active Outdoors this Winter
- A Message from the Streets Division-This Winter will be Different
- City Program to Support Small Businesses Underway
- Team City Awards
- Supporting Local Business and Each Other
- Safer to Report Harassment Under our New Policy
- Madison to Receive up to $500,000 to Support Guaranteed Income Pilot
- Madison Receives Highest Possible Score in Human Rights Campaign Annual Report
- Centering Racial Equity and Social Justice
- Displacement of Elderly Residents
- An Open Letter In Support of Meaningful Conversation and Action to Address Systemic Racism in Government and all American Institutions
- Eight Can’t Wait
- Addressing Racial Bias Within City Government
- Building an Inclusive Workplace
- Budget Spotlight: Housing and Community Services
- Madison ACRE Participants
- Shared Streets, Let’s Plan for Next Year
- The Federal Government Must Mitigate the Impacts of any F-35 Deployment
- Millions Available to Support Community-Based Organizations That Provide Affordable Housing
- Budget Spotlight: Equitable Economic Development Programs
- Federal Support for Alternative Crisis Response Teams
- Mayoral Proclamation: Election Hero Day
- Madison Clerk’s Office Honored for Safe, Secure Elections in the Midst of a Pandemic
- Madison Wins Salute To Local Government Awards -Effective Response to COVID-19 Challenge
- Five Mayors, One Challenge
- Asking Everyone to Do Their Part
- New Leaf & Yard Waste Pickup Schedule
- Vote Early Day is Saturday, October 24th
- In-Person Absentee Voting Underway
- Obama Highlights Madison Civilian Oversight Board
- The City's Financial Resources Hotline has been Launched
- Tough Choices on the Budget
- Millions of Dollars to Support Affordable Housing in Madison
- 2021 Executive Operating Budget Message
- Reimagining Public Safety - Progress and Budget Priorities
- Cast your ballot today!
- Pandemic Assistance for our Immigrant Residents-with clarifying information
- Local Municipalities Need Federal Pandemic Relief
- Seeking Support for Equitable Community Access to Elections
- Request to Public Service Commission to Extend Utility Shut-Off Moratorium
- The Need for Federal Pandemic Relief
- City's Streatery Program Growing Fast
- Mask Up Madison
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway and City Leaders Announce Agreement to End School Resource Officer Contract
- Juneteenth-A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Dream Up and Dream Big-Dream Up Programs Advance
- Statement of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Common Council Members Write to Sheriff Mahoney
- Now Is Time For Change
- Join me in Supporting President Obama’s Call to Action on Police Reform
- Madison Mayor Tells Trump Not to Deploy the Military Against Protestors - Supports Rep. Pocan’s Bill to Require Congressional Authorization
- Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway Commemorating Breonna Taylor
- Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Pride Survives
- "Streatery" Restaurant Recovery Program- A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Phase One Reopening Begins Today in Madison
- Wear your Cloth Facial Coverings this Memorial Day Weekend!
- A Message from the Mayor About the Heroes Act in Congress
- City of Madison Invests in the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce and the Latino Chamber of Commerce to Help Businesses During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Public Health Madison and Dane County Announces Preparation Phase to Open Up Businesses in Dane County
- Data and Science Will Guide Our Decision Making
- Meet Justin Stuehrenberg- Metro Transit’s New General Manager
- Community Testing Site Now Available at Alliant Energy Center
- Your 2020 Census form – An Easy and Safe Way to Help our Community
- Friday Good News Updates
- An Update on our Community and COVID-19.
- Homegrown Harvests During the Badger Bounce Back
- Contact Tracing’s Role in Re-Opening Wisconsin
- A Friday Update of Some Good News and Opportunities from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- COVID-19 Testing: Why It Matters to Re-Opening the Economy, What it Takes, and Where Things Stand
- How Dangerous Is This Virus? How COVID-19 Attacks the Body
- Learning from the Past
- A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway Regarding Mental Health Care and COVID-19
- Some Opportunities During this Pandemic
- COVID-19 Update from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Earth Day in the Time of COVID-19
- Badger Bounce Back - a Path to a Safer Recovery
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement in Support of First Responders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Some good news from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- COVID-19 Update from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- COVID-19 and Some Essential City Services
- Homeless Services – Response to COVID-19 Pandemic-A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement Regarding Community Gardens and COVID-19
- City of Madison Looking for COVID-19 Cloth Face Covering Donations
- Let’s Double Down on Physical Distancing and Social Solidarity
- Thank you for Supporting Our Elections! A Message from Mayor Rhodes- Conway
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway Update on COVID-19
- Tus Tswv Zos Rhodes-Conway Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Tsis Txhob Xaiv Ntsej Xaiv Muag Hauv Lus Zej Zog
- Reaching Out and Helping Others
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Rejecting Racism in Our Community
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Transportation in Regards to COVID-19
- Wisconsin is the Only State in the Nation Moving Forward with an Election at this Stage of the Pandemic
- COVID-19 Update from Mayor Satya
- Complete the Census and Encourage Others to Join You!
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Protecting the Homeless
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on How to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
- City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Message Today at the Press Conference with the County Executive and Public Health Director
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Food with Regards to COVID-19
- Statement of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Voting with Regard to COVID-19
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Local Business with Regards to COVID-19
- Taking Care of Children
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway Statement on City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus
- Our best defense is our collective action
Category
Uncategorized
-
Madison Clerk’s Office Honored for Safe, Secure Elections in the Midst of a Pandemic
-
"Streatery" Restaurant Recovery Program- A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
-
Meet Justin Stuehrenberg- Metro Transit’s New General Manager
-
Community Testing Site Now Available at Alliant Energy Center
-
Your 2020 Census form – An Easy and Safe Way to Help our Community
-
A Friday Update of Some Good News and Opportunities from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
-
COVID-19 Testing: Why It Matters to Re-Opening the Economy, What it Takes, and Where Things Stand
-
A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway Regarding Mental Health Care and COVID-19
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement in Support of First Responders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
-
Homeless Services – Response to COVID-19 Pandemic-A Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
-
City of Madison Looking for COVID-19 Cloth Face Covering Donations
-
Let’s Double Down on Physical Distancing and Social Solidarity
-
Thank you for Supporting Our Elections! A Message from Mayor Rhodes- Conway
-
Tus Tswv Zos Rhodes-Conway Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Tsis Txhob Xaiv Ntsej Xaiv Muag Hauv Lus Zej Zog
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Rejecting Racism in Our Community
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Protecting the Homeless
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on How to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
-
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Food with Regards to COVID-19
-
Statement of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Voting with Regard to COVID-19
-
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Local Business with Regards to COVID-19
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway Statement on City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus
-
The F-35 Final Environmental Impact Statement, Additional Information and Timeline
-
Statement by Mayor Rhodes-Conway on the Passing of Detective Nicholas Ryan
-
Comments Regarding F-35 Draft Environmental Impact Statement FR #2018-02468
-
City Staff Memo & Maps on F-35 Environmental Impact Statement
Affordable Housing
-
Madison Kicks off 2021 with #Teamcity Awards Focused on Teamwork
-
Madison to Receive up to $500,000 to Support Guaranteed Income Pilot
-
Millions Available to Support Community-Based Organizations That Provide Affordable Housing
-
Millions of Dollars to Support Affordable Housing in Madison
-
Urban League and City of Madison Announce Wealth-Building Partnership
Equity
-
Madison Kicks off 2021 with #Teamcity Awards Focused on Teamwork
-
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Message from Mayor Rhodes-Conway
-
Ya Estan Disponibles Los Fondos Para La Siguiente Ronda Del Programa De Proteccion De Pago (PPP)
-
Next Round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funding Available
-
A Message from the Streets Division-This Winter will be Different
-
Madison to Receive up to $500,000 to Support Guaranteed Income Pilot
-
Madison Receives Highest Possible Score in Human Rights Campaign Annual Report
-
The Federal Government Must Mitigate the Impacts of any F-35 Deployment
-
Madison Wins Salute To Local Government Awards -Effective Response to COVID-19 Challenge
-
Update on City Work Related to Criminal Justice Reform, Crime Prevention, and Racial Disparities
-
Urban League and City of Madison Announce Wealth-Building Partnership
-
Pandemic Assistance for our Immigrant Residents-with clarifying information
-
Request to Public Service Commission to Extend Utility Shut-Off Moratorium
-
Mayor Rhodes-Conway and City Leaders Announce Agreement to End School Resource Officer Contract
-
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Common Council Members Write to Sheriff Mahoney
-
Join me in Supporting President Obama’s Call to Action on Police Reform
-
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway Commemorating Breonna Taylor
-
Welcome and Congratulations to the 62nd Class of Madison Police Department Recruits
Sustainability
Tags
- #TeamCity
- 2021 Operating Budget
- 8 Can't Wait
- AASPIRE
- absentee voting
- ACRE Program
- Addressing Racial Bias
- Affordable Housing
- Apprenticeship
- Assisted living
- ballot drop box
- Black History Month
- BRT
- Business
- CAHOOTS
- Census
- Child Care
- Children
- City services
- Civilian Oversight Board
- Climate Champions
- collaboration
- Community
- community investment
- Community Services
- contact tracing
- Coronavirus
- COVID
- COVID-19
- COVID-19 Relief
- Crisis Response Team
- Del Programa De Proteccion De Pago
- Dream Up Program
- Early Voting Day
- Earth Day
- Election Hero Day
- elections
- Employment and Training
- engineering
- environment
- Equity
- Equity Coordinator
- F-35
- F35 Noise Mitigation
- fair elections
- federal relief
- Financial Resources Hotline
- food
- Forward Dane
- gardening
- gardens
- Health
- Health/Wellness
- homeless
- homelessness
- Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- housing
- Housing Co-ops
- Housing Forward
- Inclusive workplace
- Infrastructure
- Internship
- Juneteenth
- leaf collection
- Length of Service
- Look Forward
- Madison Parks
- Madison Poilce
- Madison Police Department
- masks
- Mayors for Guaranteed Income
- Mayors Voting Challenge
- Mental Health
- Metro Transit
- MetroForward
- Muncipal Equality Index
- neighborhoods
- Pandemic Assistance
- parks
- Paycheck Protection Program
- Policing
- polling locations
- President Biden
- Pride Month
- Prohibited Harassment and Discrmination Policy
- Public Safety
- Public Service Commission
- Reimagining Public Safety
- Safer at Home
- Safety
- SBER
- Shared streets
- Small Business Equity and Recovery
- Small Business Equity and Recovery Program
- social distance
- Statewide Award for Janel Heinrich
- Streatery
- Streets
- Support Local First
- Sustainability
- Systemic Racism
- Team City Award Winners
- TeamCity
- Testing
- transportation
- Truax
- Vice President Harris
- Vote
- Voter Registration Day
- voting
- Winter snow removal
- Youth