Round Up

Now that everything is done being closed, where do wild creatures go when it’s cold out, grace period to pay your property taxes, school board forum and more.

WHERE DO WILD CREATURES GO?

Bird & nature outing – Where do wild creatures go when it’s cold out?

Sunday, Feb 3, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park – North Unit, 6098 N Sherman Ave.
Follow N Sherman Ave north to the parking lot at the end of the gravel road. map

Join Master Naturalist Alex Singer to learn about the clever structures and survival strategies of muskrats, squirrels and other animals that overwinter in Wisconsin.

Free and family friendly, no registration required, no pets.

If you can’t make it to this month’s outing, remember that we have a bird and nature outing at Cherokee Marsh on the first Sunday of every month, year-round:

These outings are sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, and Friends of Cherokee Marsh.

Questions? Contact Paul Noeldner, paul_noeldner@hotmail.com, 608-698-0104

Friends of Cherokee Marsh
Madison Parks bird and nature outings page

GRACE PERIOD TO PAY CITY TAXES

Due to the extreme cold and City offices remaining closed on January 31, we want property tax payers to know they have the following options:

Pay online: at www.cityofmadison.com/treasurer.

Pay by mail: Return the bottom portion of your property tax bill with your payment.

Please make checks payable and send to:
City Treasurer’s Office
P.O. Box 2999
Madison, WI 53701

If you are paying by escrow: When paying with an escrow check, endorse the back of the check. If your escrow check exceeds the tax bill amount, the overpayment will be sent to you within six weeks.

Pay in person:
Bring your bill and pay with check, cash or money order.
Office Hours: Friday, February 1- 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Next week Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: City Treasurer’s Office
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Room 107

Grace period for January 31 deadline for first installment:
Payments may be made by mail or in person at our office until 4:30 pm on Thursday, February 7th. Payments must be IN OUR HANDS by 4:30 pm February 7th to be considered timely. Mail received after that time will be delinquent REGARDLESS of the postmark. If you failed to pay at least the first installment, your taxes will be delinquent and due in their entirety. Delinquent taxes are charged 1% interest and .5% penalty each month. These charges are assessed on the first day of each month on the current balance.

LUNA’S GROCERIES

Hello all,
You may have seen on social media, but Luna’s Groceries is officially open as of a few days ago!

We are located on 2010 Red Arrow Trail, Madison, WI 53711, off of Verona Road near the Beltline, and across the street from McDonald’s. Our hours are 9am-9pm every day of the week.

Please join us to shop and let anyone you know in the Allied/Dunn’s Marsh neighborhood that they have a place within walking distance to shop for fresh, healthy, ethnically diverse food options. If there is an item you would like to see in the store, let us know!

Here is the link to our Facebook page. We’ll be posting soon and YES, we are open today in the cold weather so spread the word!

Joe Maldonado
joemaldonado06@gmail.com

SCHOOL BOARD FORUM

GRUMPS (GRandparents United for Madison Public Schools) is holding a forum for all the active candidates for the 3 School Board seats that are up this year.

It is a pre-primary forum.

There are primary races for each of the three seats on the MMSD Board of Education. Learn where the candidates stand on critical issues facing the District; all candidates are participating.

The Future of the Madison Metropolitan School District
Tuesday, February 5
6:30-8:00
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham

For more information, email Anne Arnesen at aarnesen@ameritech.net.

Cap Times will also be holding a forum on March 19th at East High School at 7:00.

BASSETT REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL 616/632 W. WILSON ST

BASSETT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR 616-632 W. WILSON STREET
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 – 7:00 P.M.
J.H. FINDORFF & SON TRAINING CENTER
300 S. BEDFORD STREET

Please join me for a neighborhood meeting about a proposal by Block 600, LLC and Walter Wayne Development, LLC to redevelop 616-632 W. Wilson Street. The existing buildings would be demolished and a new, five-story, multi-family apartment building would be constructed. The new building would have 59 units ranging in size from studios to one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus den, and two-bedroom units. There would be enclosed parking for 59 vehicles and at least 59 bicycles. The proposed project would require conditional use approval by the Madison Plan Commission for the demolitions and for the redevelopment.

Alderperson Mike Verveer
Madison Common Council
Fourth District
Cell: (608) 576-4355
Home: (608) 255-6498
Office: (608) 266-4071
mverveer@cityofmadison.com

KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES
Videos are starting to appear! Check them out here! https://media.cityofmadison.com/Mediasite/Showcase/madison-city-channel/Channel/know-your-candidates