A round up of things you may be missing around the holidays. Not much going on with local Madison, Dane County and School Board government, but here’s a few things that may be of interest.
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.
CALENDAR
You will now see a calendar on the front page and a tab to the full monthly calendar. This calendar is for all the government related meetings I find out about that are not in the week ahead.
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
CHEROKEE MARSH UPPER YAHARA RIVER REHAB PROJECT SURVEY
From N.I.C.E. & Northside List Serve –
Neighbors,
The Dane County Land & Water Resources Department was awarded a planning grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to create long-term plan for a portion of the Cherokee-Yahara River Estuary (the portion of the river from just upstream of Lake Mendota to where the river narrows about 3 miles upstream, including Cherokee Lake).
The objectives of the plan are to enhance (i) recreation, (ii) fishery and wildlife, (iii) water quality and vegetation, and (iv) erosion and sediment trapping in the estuary.
Public Input
Two public meetings were held in November 2019 with representatives from Dane County, City of Madison, Town of Westport, DNR, and UW-Madison. Background information about the project was presented and public input was collected.
Residents who didn’t get a chance to attend one of the meetings can fill out a survey to voice their priorities when it comes to rehabilitation of the Cherokee-River Estuary. If you filled out a survey at one of the public meetings, your responses have already been counted and you do not need to complete this online survey.
View the presentations and take the survey
Read comments from the Friends of Cherokee Marsh on the project
METRO SERVICE OVER NEW YEAR’S EVE AND DAY
Reduced Service Over the HolidaysNew Year’s Eve (12/31) Metro’s administration office will be open during regular business hours. Customer service agents will be available from 6:15 a.m. until 1 a.m. New Year’s Day (1/1)Buses follow holiday schedules on Wednesday, January 1. UW Campus routes do not operate. Metro’s administration office will be closed. Customer service agents will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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| New Year’s Eve | Tuesday, December 31 | Weekday | Free extended service begins at 7 pm. Customer Service: 6:15 am – 1:00 am |
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| New Year’s Day (2020) | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Holiday | Routes that operate: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30, 31, 32, 36, 40, 50, 51, 59, 63, 67and 68 Paratransit: Standing rides canceled. Administration Office: Closed UW Campus: Routes 80-84 do not operate. |
NO COLD WEATHER NIGHTS FOR SHELTER
People without homes (single men and women) are only allowed 90 days in shelter per year. That is, unless its declared a “Cold Weather Night” or there is other bad weather. In order for it to be too cold to sleep outside, it has to be below 20 degrees. This Christmas Day and Christmas Eve it was not cold enough, so people had to decide to sleep outside, or use one of the precious nights in shelter.
There will be no CWN exceptions from tonight Tuesday 12/24 – Sunday 12/29/19
Preston Patterson
Porchlight Drop-In Shelter Director
Porchlight Organization WISP Administrator
ppatterson@porchlightinc.org
Phone: 608-255-2534 ext 48
Cell: 960-5207
Fax: 257-2507
POLICE POLICIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
I also blogged about this here.
These are drafts of new or modified SOPs that have completed the internal MPD review process. Changes to existing SOPs are noted in each document. Please share any input or feedback on the changes by clicking the “Submit Suggestion” link above.
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- Arson Investigations, posted 12/23/2019
- Changes to Code of Conduct and Standard Operating Procedures, posted 12/23/2019
- Identification Procedures, posted 12/23/2019
- Interactions with Youth, posted 12/17/2019
- Investigation of Cases Involving Officers as Victims of Serious Crimes, posted 12/23/2019
- LE Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) for Former Madison Police Officers, posted 12/26/2019
- Notification of Commanding Officers, posted 12/17/2019
- PSIA Discipline Matrix, posted 12/23/2019
- PSIA Electronic Complaint File Management System, posted 12/23/2019
- Recording Suspect Interviews, posted 12/23/2019
- Robberies in Progress and Silent Robbery Alarms, posted 12/23/2019
- Searches, posted 12/23/2019
ALSO ON FORWARD LOOKOUT OVER THE HOLIIDAYS
– Catching Up: Madison Historic Preservation Plan
– New Madison Police Policies for Comment
– Catching Up: Madison Use of Surveillance Technology
– Keep up with who is running for City of Madison Alder District 8 (campus), Madison School Board (3 seats up – Castro, Toews, VanderMuelen) and all 37 County Board Supervisor Seats. Deadline Jan 7th.
OPEN LETTER TO MARQUETTE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD
The drama/tone deafness/lack of listening continues on the near east side.
Board,
The two Board appointments last Monday night were a surprised to some. That surprise derives from what, at times, comes across as a lack of empathy by the Board for the different perspectives of some neighbors. I’m sure that was not the Board’s intent. I think there was hope for a greater level of compromise so that more neighbors could feel a part of the association. But possibly there is a difference of opinion on what compromise and inclusiveness might look like.
It seems that the Board feels aggrieved and I know that some neighbors do, not a good atmosphere for compromise and inclusion. I hope the Board can overcome that feeling and understand that neighbors can have very different perspectives, yet not intend malice or be ignorant of the good works that the Board does. Everyone is striving for what they believe is best for our community.
I know that the road to a healthier atmosphere in the neighborhood will be difficult, but I hope that hard work on all sides at two-way communication, consideration and understanding of diverse perspectives can be a step in the right direction.
Thank you,
john coleman
REFUSE AND RECYCLING OVER THE NEW YEARS EVEN AND NEW YEAR’S DAY
Shortened hours New Year’s Eve. Closed New Year’s Day. Make-up collections on January 2.
Below is the information regarding Streets Division operations on New Year’s Eve 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020.
New Year’s Eve Operations – Shortened Hours
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 the Streets Division will perform regularly scheduled refuse and recycling collection. The drop-off site will also be open, but for limited hours.
Residents with a Tuesday collection day must have their carts to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on December 31.
The Streets Division hopes to conclude curbside collection of refuse and recycling by 11a.m. on December 31.
Since additional personnel will be needed for refuse and recycling collections on New Year’s Eve, other curbside collections, like large item pickup, may be temporarily delayed.
The drop-off sites ate 4602 Sycamore Ave and 1501 W. Badger Rd will also close for the day at 11a.m. on New Year’s Eve.
New Year’s Day Operations
There will be no refuse, recycling, or large item collection on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. The drop-off sites will also be closed.
Streets Division Operations – Thursday, January 2
Madison residents who normally have their refuse and recycling collected on Wednesdays should instead place their carts to the curb for collection by 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Carts set out late may not be collected.
Residents with refuse and recycling scheduled for Thursdays will also be collected on January 2, and the collection carts must be out for pickup by 7:00 a.m. Carts set out late may not be collected.
Large item collection and other services may be delayed since crews will be diverted from these tasks to assist with the collection of refuse and recycling.
Drop-off Site Information
The City of Madison drop-off sites will be open the following hours:
- December 30, Monday – 7:30am to 3:00pm
- December 31, Tuesday – 7:30am to 11:00am
- January 1, Wednesday – Closed
- January 2, Thursday – 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- January 3, Friday – 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The drop-off sites are where Madison residents can recycle all the cardboard and wrapping paper that will not fit into the recycling carts at home and many other items. The sites are located at 1501 W. Badger Rd. on the southwest side and 4602 Sycamore Ave on the east side.
The drop-off sites are currently on winter hours. The Badger and Sycamore sites are open 7:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday, except on city-observed holidays. Winter hours will remain in effect until April 4, 2020.
More information regarding the Streets Division’s recycling and solid waste services can be found at www.cityofmadison.com/streets, or by contacting the offices directly. East side residents, which are residents east of S. Park Street, including the isthmus, should call 608-246-4532. West side residents, which are residents west of S. Park Street, should call 608-266-4681.
