Round Up

Hello world!  Here’s a little round up of things that have come up in the last week you may be interested in – all local government or community related.

Personal note:  I was in the hospital Monday night, but all is good.  Tho’ I do feel a rant coming on . . . our health care “system” sucks!!!  Anyways, I’m back.

What’s different at Forward Lookout?

Lots of changes in process. If this round up looks different, here’s a summary of what is going on!

NEWS

In order to keep the news up to date a little bit better, I have a new format for news.  You can look on the homepage under “Konkel Round Up” and I will update that information periodically throughout the day, depending upon what else is going on.

MO’ MEETINGS

Will also be putting Mo’ meetings with the news items.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY CALENDARS

You will now see a two calendars on the front page in the right hand column.  One calendar is for all the government related meetings I find out about that are not in the week ahead, the other calendar is community meetings that may be of interest.  If you have anything to add, just send an email to forwardlookout@gmail.com.

CITY PROJECT UPDATES

Also added to the Konkel Round up in order to be more timely

POLICE POLICY UPDATES

You only get 14 days to comment, so I will add those to the Konkel Round Up in order to be more timely.  The ones below piled up in the last week

More Police Policies for review

From MPD Standard Operating Procedures website – Look quick!  They disappear in 2 weeks.  However, you can always comment and they will consider your suggestions.

• De-Escalation, posted 01/13/2020
• Line of Duty Death of an Employee, posted 1/15/2020 – This SOP will replace the Line of Duty, Life-Threatening Injury or Death of an Employee SOP currently posted below.
• Mental Health Incidents/Crises, posted 01/13/2020
• Military Leave, posted 01/14/2020
• Use of Non-Deadly Force, posted 01/13/2020
• Overtime Guidelines, posted 01/13/2020
• Personal Appearance, posted 01/14/2020

Noise complaints from F-16 training?

Notice: The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will be conducting evening training flights Monday, January 13, 2020 through Thursday, January 16, 2020. During this time area residents may see or hear F-16 fighter jets taking off or landing until approximately 9:00 p.m. Training flights normally take place during daylight hours, but pilots and maintenance personnel are required to conduct nighttime operations as a part of their overall readiness. Pilots will follow flight paths designed to minimize noise to area residents. The 115th Fighter Wing appreciates the overall support we have from the citizens of Wisconsin and the greater Madison area as we continue to train in support of our state and federal missions.

Complaints? Head on over to Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin for details, but make sure to complain not just to the airport, bu the Military as well.

Upcoming Demolitions

These are all from Tuesday, Jan 14

Please be advised that Brandon Cook will be filing a demolition permit application on January 15, 2020 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Commercial building located at 4417 Hillcrest Dr Madison, WI 53705 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Brandon Cook, John Fontain Realty, 465 N Baldwin Street MADISON, WI 53703 at johnfontainrealty@gmail.com or (608)279-7962.

Please be advised that Brandon Cook will be filing a demolition permit application on January 15, 2020 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Commercial building located at 817 Williamson St Madison, WI 53704 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Brandon Cook, John Fontain Realty, 465 N Baldwin Street MADISON, WI 53703 at johnfontainrealty@gmail.com or (608)279-7962.

Please be advised that Adam Kidd will be filing a demolition permit application on February 17, 2020 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Commercial Building located at 66 West Towne Mall Madison, WI 53719 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Adam Kidd, WDS Construction, Inc., 100 Tower Drive Beaver Dam, WI 53916 at jhauschild@wdsconstruction.net or (920)356-1255.

From Monday, January 13th

Please be advised that Stacey Oehrke will be filing a demolition permit application on January 14, 2020 for Plan Commission review that calls for a 2 story residence accessory buildings located at 9317 Mineral Point Rd Madison, WI 53562 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Stacey Oehrke, Knothe & Bruce Architects, 7601 University Ave, Suite 201 Verona, WI 53562 at soehrke@knothebruce.com or (608)836-3690 ext: 115.

Applicant’s Comments:
Demo of the following addresses: 9450 Silicon Prairie PkWy / 9201 Mineral Point Rd residence along with multiple accessory building behind residence. This goes along with the demo application which was already submitted for 7231 & 9317 Mineral Point Rd.

Citizenship & Other Classes

Fair Housing Retreat!  As in . . . going backwards . . . 🙁 

Fair Housing  – HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule Is Not a Fair Housing Rule

HUD’s new proposal to gut the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule represents a complete retreat from efforts to undo historic, government-driven patterns of housing discrimination and segregation throughout the U.S. The proposal underscores Secretary Carson’s fundamental misunderstanding or willful misreading of the Fair Housing Act and its obligations. His proposal would allow communities to ignore the essential racial desegregation obligations of fair housing law and is the latest of Secretary Carson’s attempts to weaken and disrupt HUD’s fair housing duties.

NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project, and other partners are leading an effort to oppose HUD’s proposed AFFH rule through the Fight For Housing Justice campaign. Advocates can learn more, leave comments, access talking points and other resources, and catch up on news at: https://www.fightforhousingjustice.org

Read more of this article here

By Youth for Youth Funding

2019-2020 Request for Proposal

By Youth For Youth (BYFY) is pleased to announce the availability of funding for youth initiatives in Dane County. Eligible projects will benefit youth in Dane County, and include youth in project planning, proposal writing, and project execution. BYFY defines “youth” as being enrolled in school grades K-12.

Last year, BYFY awarded $21,000 to 16 local youth programs/projects, which reached more than 18,824 youth and their families in our community!

To see full details and to apply, please click here!

Applications are due Friday, January 17, 2019 at 11:59pm.

Reduced Service for MLK Jr. Day Monday, January 20

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 20, Metro will run SATURDAY schedules on the following routes:

2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30, 31, 32, 36, 40, 50, 51, 59, 63, 67, 68 & 78

• Routes 55 and 75 will operate weekday schedules.
• Routes 80 and 84 will operate recess weekday schedules.

PARATRANSIT STANDING RIDES CANCELED
All standing paratransit rides will be canceled on Monday, January 20. Paratransit passengers must schedule casual rides to travel on this date. Rides are eligible according to Saturday schedules.

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Metro’s customer service center will be open from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM. Metro’s administration office will be closed for the holiday.

For more information, contact the Metro customer service center at (608) 266-4466 or mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com.

Bike Madison Updates

2020 Snow Clearing Enhancement – Weekend and Holidays
The City of Madison 2020 Budget includes funding for enhanced weekend and holiday snow and ice control on the City paths. The funding allocated will increase service on weekend and holidays so that snow is cleared and ice is treated on primary paths within 12 hours after the winter weather event.

City of Madison Bike Map
The City is in the process of updating its printed bike map. Do you have an idea for making it better or do you have a favorite map from a city you have visited? We would love to hear what you think makes a good printed map especially now that so much information is available online. Please send your suggestions to the Ped Bike Program.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Southwest Path Reopened at Waite Circle
The culvert project at Waite Circle has been completed and the Southwest Path is now open.

Additional City Projects
Information on additional city projects can be found on the City of Madison Engineering webpage.

Reindahl Park Path
The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District has closed the Reindahl Park Path as a part of the Northeast Interceptor Project. The date of reopening is anticipated to be late spring.

Campus Drive Path
The path behind Veterinary Medicine Building on the UW campus is now closed. Please follow the detour signs to use Linden Dr and Easterday Lane. This closure is expected to last until March.

Dayton St – Charter to Park St
The UW Utility Project has had weather delays so Dayton St from Charter to Park St remains closed. The project is currently expected to be completed in May.

OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS

A number of events this weekend will impact the bicycle facility network. Please use caution in these areas or choose another route.

• Winter Farmer’s Market – The market is moving to the Garver Feed Mill this winter for the first time. This will increase traffic in and around the Capital City Path and there will be more pedestrians on the path and crossing near Garver and Olbrich.

ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION

• Annual Bike Swap at the Alliant Energy Center. If you attend the swap on Sat, Jan 11 look for the City’s Pedestrian Bicycle Program staff who will have a table with bicycle maps and other information.
• Free Bikes for Kids Bike Collection Day is this Sat, Jan 11 from 9am – 1pm. Find out how to donate your unused bike.