Madison

Complete with maps this time! See if it affects you. Read how it will benefit the lakes and the city.

A smattering of random things going on around town.

Nothing except . . .

The Affordable Housing Action Alliance was formed in 1998 and has been working on Affordable Housing issues ever since. It's a small group of dedicated people trying to move the needle. They recently asked the the Mayor and alder candidates 6 questions and school board candidates 2 questions - here are the answers! (Note: Many chose not to answer, including Soglin.) Just how important is affordable housing to the candidates - beyond the campaign . . .

If the resolution passes the County Board on Thursday, candidates for three open seats will have less than a month to circulate nomination papers. Circulation starts Friday and papers are due April 9th - only 18 days!

Council meeting this week, several committee nearing end of their work and creating reports (Urban Forestry, Surveillance), Street Tree Speces list, a new Police and Fire Commission Attorney to be hired soon and so much more.

A few more things you might be interested in . . .

12 years ago I did a blog post about women on city committees. What progress have we made in the last 12 years? Less than I would have expected.

So, early voting has started . . . and continues through March 31st. When and where varies . . . here's the list at the moment.

A random list of things that end up in my email inbox that I think you might be interested in.

Zoinks! Did I miss something?  Is it real? Is it actually happening? The Transportation Committee is discussing this tonight!

If you don't like moving your car for alternate side parking in the winter in Madison, or if you are confused by all the snow emergency parking restrictions, you might want to read this. Changes are coming!