District 11 Blog

Remember to Vote in the Spring Election, Tuesday, April 1, 2025: Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place and see your sample ballot at https://MyVote.wi.gov(link is external)

If you reside in Ward 89 in the City of Madison, your polling place for the April 1, 2025, Spring Election is Velma Hamilton Middle School, 4801 Waukesha Street. Voters can only enter through the main doors off Waukesha Street, specifically Door 1A

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: 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.

In honor of Earth Day, the District 11 Book Club will discuss the 1962 book, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson on April 9th from 7:00–8:30 PM at Sequoya Library. Observed on April 22, Earth Day is a global call to action for environmental protection.

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: 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.

Image: The MADISON, a 600-square-foot mural in District 11 at Hilldale Mall, created in 2018 by Brian Kehoe. 

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: 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.

Snow Plowing Update: Plows will be out on the salt routes. Check in with the City of Madison for Winter Weather website about citywide plowing response.

Last fall, our District 11 Book Club explored "A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel to the Car to What Comes Next" (2021) by Tom Standage, a fascinating book on the evolution of transportation. The book went into the history of public transit…