Madison

In October 2022, how will Madison and Fitchburg split the Town of Madison's assets? What will happen to their employees? How does this work with redistricting? Are the town's properties under assessed and what happens with the city's higher tax rates? How will we give Town residents the same level of service when we won't get levy increases sufficient to do the work?  So many questions!

Madison, WI - A brief rundown of the week ahead for City, County and School Board meetings covered on Forward Lookout in podcast format.

Eliminating the Committee on the Environment, Borrowing for MG&E, new Planning, Community and Economic Director, Historic Preservation Plan, Board of Health Intergovernmental Agreement, busy Urban Design Agenda, golf and more!

Items the mayor is meeting about this week, Performance Excellence, Public Market, Complete count, public health, water utility finances, Freedom Inc, Benjamin Olneck-Brown, police and more  . . .

If you ride the bus have you checked for Madison Metro route changes that might impact you?  Feedback mostly seems to be about the UW Campus Route, Route 3, bus stops and Route 35.  Hearing on Wednesday!  Send you comments in today!

City Council's first remote meeting, mostly focused on the financial update by the finance department and a few other items.

FAQs and a video on the Eviction ban that was declared by the Governor on March 27th and goes through May 26th, unless extended.

Forward Lookout's Brenda Konkel and WORT host Dylan Brogan walk us through this week in (virtual) local government.  Development, development, development.

Not many meetings this week, none on Tuesday, and missing agendas, so keep your eyes open for last minute additions.

Court's impact on jail population and COVID-19 response, an in person meeting!!!, drama over eviction prevention money (white supremacy in action!) and more.

Here's what the alders have picked off the agenda for discussion or additional actions.

At first we had 3 of 8, then 7 of 8, now 6 of 8 . . . turns out the last change is because they were looking at 2015 policies and we've gone backwards since then.