Madison

During the budget discussion on the wheel tax, they kept talking about all the studies that would  be done for BRT.  Here's a look at the what is expected from the study about changing our bus routes to complement BRT.

Here's the snow emergency info and the email telling downtown alders that they plan to tow if you get a ticket tonight and for the next few days.

Here's the notice from the Wisconsin Air National Guard with the times that they will be taking off or landing at the Dane County Airport.

Madison Metro Network Study RFP, more consulting for Judge Doyle Square, Surveillance Report, Electric Vehicle Charging and AirBnB ordinances, Public Market, Judge Doyle Square and Hub II at Urban Design, dogs in parks, PFAS at Sewerage District, armed security guards at CDA housing, Education Committee meets and more!

So, the Madison City Council tried to get the answers out of Larry, Darryl and Darryl to no avail.  The best answer is, they will tell us later when they figure it out.  Here's the details!  Or lack thereof.

Koval and Bus Rapid Transit resolutions will be withdrawn.  Plastic straw ordinance, approving City Engineer and Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development, Performance Excellence presentation and more.

MG&E answers what projects they need $65M for.  Prepare for disappointment in their answer.  Council votes tonight.

This week in local government: The Dane County boards support a union for UW nurses. Madison takes aim at robots on sidewalks. And the Madison school district puts pen to paper on a contract for its new superintendent.

Lots of meetings with staff, meetings with former alder Barbara Vedder, Greater Madison Convention and Visitor's Bureau's Deb Archer and transportation, planning, engineering, fianance, sustainability and fire staff.

It was supposed to be in December, then January . . . now it's postponed til June!!  Along with other pieces of the project.

On Tuesday's agenda there is a resolution honoring former Chief Mike Koval.  That resolution is now going to be "placed on file" - why?

Well 9 is one of the 3 wells that has the highest levels of PFAS in it according to the most recent well testing, but it is unlikely to be shut down like well 15.  Here's why.