Madison Voters: Check Your Voter Registration! (Updated)
Alders were asked to help spread the word. As of last Friday you may have been taken off the voter registration lists.
Which Madison Parks strategies/policies should be priorities in 2020
The Parks Long Range Planning Committee is meeting on Wednesday to look at what policies they should work on in 2020. What would you like to see changed?
Madison City Week Ahead
Madison, WI - Arts and Rallies in Madison Parks, Visions/Silk Exotic East Gentleman's Club licenses, final (?) Historic Preservation and Urban Forestry Plans, Housing Snapshot presentation and meaty Tenant-Landlord agenda (if they meet).
Madison adds highest percent of police of WI cities
A new report out shows in the past 10 years (2008-2018) Madison added 10.6% more officers, the highest in the state.
CDA to “Dispose” of 32 units of Scattered Site Public Housing
CDA has big plans for scattered site public housing, Straubel Court and the Triangle. They are starting with the Scattered Site housing with a resolution on their agenda today.
Armed Security Guards in Madison Public Housing?
On Thursday, CDA will consider authorizing armed security guards in Madison's Public Housing. Would you want armed security guards roaming the hallways of your home?
Will TIF Solve Financial Issues with Annexation of the Town of Madison?
Thursday the TIF Review Committee is meeting and they will be hearing a presentation from staff about how TIF could be used in South Madison to solve challenges with the annexation of the Town of Madison.
What Should the Madison Public Safety Committee Work On?
Like the Education Committee, the Public Safety Review Committee is determining what to focus on in the next year? What would you say?
Brief Madison Plan Commission Recap
Edgewood campus master plan repeal denied, Park St. grocery lot rezoned, Reach Dane Daycare approved, Oscar Mayer Land division, alcohol zoning overlay ordinance approved and more.
No one running for some seats on School Board and County Board
41 seats up for elections, 2 are contested and 9 have no one filing anything. 2 people officially on the ballot so far. Papers due January 7th - 29 more days. Media silence, so who even knows they should be thinking about running?
Input Needed for New Madison Police Procedures
There are 7 new Madison Police Department "Standard Operating Procedures" that are open for comment and review right now. Check them out!
Trumps Appointment of Robert Marbut will destroy US Homeless Policies
Madison, WI - Good grief! Our policies around homelessness were already in need of reform, but appointing this man who wants to hide homeless people, ban feeding them and criminalize homelessness to lead the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness is a nightmare. See what you can do ASAP.