Ok, cleaned up some of my inbox . . . . this is what I’ve got after sorting out over a weeks worth of 100s of emails. I feel like I might have a handle on my to do list now!
WILLIAMSON ST CRUSHING TO RESUME AT UNION CORNERS
An update from Alder Rummel
FYI- this letter has gone out to nearby property owners and forwarded to other east side list serves.
MarshaJune 16, 2010
To: Property Owners and Residents near the Union Corners Property
Re: Concrete and Asphalt Recycling for the Williamson Street ProjectAs part of the Williamson St. reconstruction project, the City of Madison has required that the contractor, R.G. Huston Co., Inc, recycle all of the asphalt and concrete that is removed from the existing street. Due to space constraints on the project site and access requirements, the City has allowed the contractor to use the Union Corners property for the recycling operation. It is expected that over 25,000 tons of material will be recycled, and by using the Union Corners property, this will save approximately 23,000 miles of trucking.
In the previous letter sent to inform you of the recycling, it was noted that the crushing of the concrete and asphalt would take place in two phases of 4 days each, and the stockpiles of the material would remain on site to be used as needed for the construction. The first phase of the crushing has already been completed, and most of the material from the first phase has already been used back on the Williamson St. project site.
The construction of Williamson St. is being phased such that the blocks from Blount St. to Ingersoll St. will be completed prior to the start of the Willy St. Fair on September 16. To accommodate this construction phasing, it will be necessary to split the second phase of crushing into two phases lasting 2 days each. To continue to use recycled material on the site and to keep the project on schedule, the contractor will soon need more of the recycled material than what currently remains. It is expected that the first of these 2-day phases will be starting on Thursday, June 23, so the removed concrete and asphalt will likely start to be brought to the Union Corners property on Monday, June 20. The second of the 2-day phases will be taking place later this summer. The City will not allow for any additional phases of crushing beyond these two, 2-day phases.
The allowable hours of the crushing will be the same as the first phase, which are from 8:00am to 5:00pm, but trucks hauling the material to and from the Union Corners property may be arriving as early as 7:00am. The trucks will use the same routes as in the first phase, so they will be arriving at Union Corners using E. Washington Ave., and exiting on to Winnebago St., over to Milwaukee St., and then back on to E. Washington Ave. The contractor is still required to restore the Union Corners property once the site is not longer needed for the recycling.
If you have any questions regarding this work, please contact Jim Wolfe at 266-4099 or at jwolfe@cityofmadison.com.
EVOLUTION ARTS COLLECTIVE RUMMAGE SALE AND ART OPENING
We’re gonna have our rummage sale 9am to 6pm on the 2nd and 3rd (of July, Sat and Sun) with a free Friday night preview easily accessible from the art opening in the next room. BTW, art opening Friday the 1st, 6pm to 10pm or so. Hope to see you there. Where? Evolution Arts Collective, 202 S. Dickinson St. Madison, halfway between Willy St. and E. Wash near the RR tracks.
FUNDRAISER FOR COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Summer Solstice Sampler
I hope you can join local food lovers and Northsiders at the Summer Solstice Sampler on Tuesday, June 21. This fundraising event will be held at the Capital Brewery in Middleton from 5:30 pm to sundown. Tickets are $38/single and $60/couple at the door. Dozens of local restaurants have donated appetizers and desserts for you to sample. There will be a cash bar. Sweetgrass will performing bluegrass music for your pleasure and dancing.
A silent auction will also be part of this event and you don’t have to attend the event to bid. You can view the items and the bids at: http://feedmadison.org/?page_id=78
You’ll be able to bid online from the site from now until 10 am Monday, June 20. You can even scoop the event attendees by submitting a bid for the “Buy It” price posted. Several things have been snapped up already.Browse the selections–you’ll find gift certificates for many of your favorite restaurants and bars, artwork, consultations, cookbooks, and a pork & poultry share. There are helpful resources for keeping our brains active, for caregivers and adults who work with children with autism. How about tickets to the symphony? You can bid on certificates for massages and chiropractic treatments. There’s bakery, cheese, chocolate, coffee, jams and pickles, grass-fed beef, salmon, and a homemade dessert for every holiday for a full year. Bid on a Lake Mendota cocktail, cruise, a trip to a salon, an herb workshop, or a visit to the Madison Children’s Museum. And each Northside Planning Council boardmember has put together a themed basket that is tons of fun.
With over 100 items, there’s bound to be something you’d like to bid on…especially when you consider that your purchase
is tax deductibleOnly the amount that one pays over the value of the auction item is tax-deductible. AND brings the Northside Planning Council closer to breaking ground on the Food Enterprise and Economic Development Kitchen. It’s a win-win-win situation!Thank you for helping the Northside Planning Council realize its next dream!
STORMWATER UTILITY NEWSLETTER
Please visit the following link or see attachment for the first issue of our quarterly Stormwater Utility Newsletter.
http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/index.cfmIn each issue we intend to include information on ongoing or new projects, changes to stormwater regulations, and other stormwater-related news.
If you have suggestions for future issues, please let us know. Also, feel free to forward this link to others.
Genesis Steinhorst
Water Resource Specialist
City of Madison – Engineering
MADISON URBAN MINISTRY ANNUAL MEETING
Ooops, I’m late on this one, but you could probably still go without doing dinner. Worth a call if you are interested.
Tuesday, June 21 ยท 5:30pm – 8:30pm
United Way of Dane County, Atwood Ave. MadisonPresenters for the evening are Richard Ralston of the University of WI and Judith Adrian of Edgewood College. The presentation will include selected pieces from the book, In the Place of Justice by Wilbert Rideau.
The presentation will begin after a dinner, a reflection on the life of Alice Schacht, the “mother” of MUM, Annual Business Meeting and volunteer recognition. The meal will be catered by Bunky’s and a $20. donation is requested (more if you can, less if you cannot). Registrations are required if you wish to join us for dinner. Dinner registrations must be made by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17th. Contact Linda at 256-0906 to register.
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY GARDENS MEETING
We have scheduled an extra meeting for next Tuesday, June 21 (we typically meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month) in order to have more time to prepare for our meeting with the mayor and to continue our discussion of next steps. We will meet at 7:00 at the main central public library, 201 W Mifflin St. just inside the doors at the newspaper stands and then move to somewhere outside or a nearby inside location. Please join us if you can.
DCG Google Group
DCG Facebook Page
MEETINGS ON WATER ON THE EAST SIDE
Count me annoyed they sent this as a jpg.
